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Personal
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Rita Fokuo:
"Ama Yoga"
Ama was born November 1986 in Lagos, Nigeria and returned to Ghana with
her family in Accra at 6 months of age. Ama's mother unexpectedly passed
away when Ama was three. She was brought up with her father and four
siblings in Accra.
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Samuel Gildas
Annan: "Annan"
Born October 1981 in Cape Coast, Ghana. Annan's childhood passion was
football (soccer), however by fortuitous circumstance his neighbour,
"Skinny", an instructor with Agoro Dance Company in Cape
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Joseph Appiah Kojo
Annan: "Appiah"
Appiah was born in August 1982 in Accra. Of dancing, Appiah says,
"it was quite simple; I started dancing as a child and did not want
to stop."
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Kingsley Kojo
Asabre "Flavour"
Flavour was born in December 1978 in Accra. He says 'I've always been
dancing,' though he started dancing officially in school in Accra where
the focus was on hip-hop. He came moved away from dancing in 1992 as
there were too many issues about dancing.
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Daniel Ekow
Crentsil: "Funny Boy"
Funny Boy was born in July 1979 in Accra. Grew up in Accra. He grew up in
the Atico area of Accra where he met Appiah who lived in the same
neighbourhood.
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Christian Kofi
Kunkpe: "Obour Kofi"
Kofi was born in December 1980 in the Volta region. He grew up in Lagos,
Nigeria as his father was a teacher in Lagos. In Nigeria, he learnt the
keyboard, piano, guitar and flute which he played at music school.
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Mary Ackun
"African Queen":
Mary was born in March 1985 in Cape Coast. She started dancing in at the
African Methodist Episcopal JSS in Cape Coast.
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Mishael Jyabin:
"Mishael"
Mishael was born in August 1984 in Jukwa, Central Region. Mishael began
drumming at the Roman Catholic Junior Secondary School in Jukwa in 2001
and then joined Jukwa Kate Traditional Group in 2001.
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Phillimina
Ankomah: "Philli"
Philli was born in January 1988. She grew up in Asinkruwa, between
Accra and Kumasi.Philli started dancing formally at fifteen years of age
in Asinkruwa with a school group. She came to Cape Coast in September
2005.
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Robert Fosu: "Robert"
Robert was born in July 1977 in Cape Coast. He first started dancing in
Takoradi at seven years of age. He danced formally in Cape Coast from
1996 and participated in the Embassy Club Pleasure dance competitions
throughout Ghana.
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Julius Bright Sackey: "Sackey"
Sackey was born in Cape Coast in August 1982. At fifteen years of age,
with a noted talent for dancing, Sackey was asked to join a dancing and drumming
group called Work Dancers in Cape Coast.
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Samuel Ofori: "Sammy"
Sammy was born in June 1983 in Cape Coast. Whilst in Junior Secondary
School Sammy was chosen to dance with Ghana Education Cultural Troop. He
trained and performed with them between 1994 and 1996.
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Edward Kofi Eshun: "Shabba"
Shabba was born in March 1980 in Accra. He started performing in 1993
with Miracle Dancers in Accra, at thirteen years of age, where he first
met Appiah.
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Frank Ekow Otoo: "Teacher"
Teacher was born in August 1974 at Asebu near Cape Coast. He started as a
dancer in 1999 with a group called Chosen Generation. He started as a
traditional dancer with this group, and then moved to drumming when the
group was short of drummers.
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