OXFORD, Miss. – The African Drum and Dance Ensemble at the
University of Mississippi presents its annual spring
concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday (April 15) in Nutt Auditorium.
The free concert, “The Beauty of Diversity and Humanity,”
includes African dances such as Tokoe, Gahu and Borborbor.
The highlight on the evening is the premiere of the
concert’s theme song, composed by George Worlasi Kwasi Dor,
UM associate professor of music.
“The Beauty of Diversity and Humanity” describes a world
absent of humanity and “tainted by injustice, wars and
genocide,” said Dor, director of the Ole Miss African Drum
and Dance Ensemble.
“But the world is still beautiful, especially when we
practice love, tolerance and peace,” he said. “The song
concludes with that fact that humanity needs everyone to
pledge to be citizens of the globe and be kinder to each
other.”
OMADDE formed in April 2003 with the purchase of 15
hand-carved Ghanaian drums. In March 2005, the group
performed a concert to show off its newly acquired Ghanaian
dance costumes acquired with aid from an Associates and
Partners Grant. OMADDE has performed at many university
events, including the 2003 Open Doors commemoration, 2003
International Conference on Race and a 2004 Black History
Month concert.
For more information on OMADDE, go to
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/music/.
For assistance related to a disability, call 662-915-7268
or 662-915-7269.