History of Aklowa Drum Band

Written By: Osahene Blackmore In Entertainment

The Aklowa drum band is part of the Aklowa UK Organization, an organization set up by the late Felix Cobson (Founder and Artistic Director of Aklowa). He introduced the element of Traditional African Culture to thousands of people who visited the African Village at United Kingdom.

Having firmly established Aklowa the African Heritage in 1977. The aim is to promote the understanding of African Culture and society through the study and participation in music, folklore, dance and the arts of Africa. Aklowa band group is made up of versatile professional’s artistes who provide high class African music and dancing to spectacular distinct rhythms.

The group seeks to use art as a tool to conscientize the youth into Ghana’s cultural values and identity, to promote African cultural heritage locally and internationally through drama performance music and dancing as well as create awareness of other dying art forms and promote foreign audience to gain deeper insight into African ways of life.

Through the years of successful workshops and dance shows the Aklowa Drum Band were formed together with late Felix Cobbson, Ebenezer Gyas Tawiah, Odai Nmai, Daniel Kpakpo Adotey, Benjamon Bortey Borķetey, Gifty Sosu and Rejoice Afoley Quaye.

The group has held a lot of workshops and educational tours at the Africa Village to teach and train a lot about the African culture. The educational tours are tailored towards the formal education system like school children, students, teachers and lecturers.

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