^M00:00:13 >> Yawuza Alhassan: Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Alhassan Yawuza, the artistic director, composer, choreographer, and performer, as well as a traditional music and dance researcher. The group you are going to see tonight is called Wuza Wuza African Music and Dance Ensemble. Wuza Wuza means you and us together as one. The items you are going to see tonight is from the various regions of Ghana and also, my own composition, which is blending the various instrumentals and then also vocals. Tonight, we couldn't have done this without the effort, and therefore, we would like to say a big thank you to American Folklife Center and the Center for Traditional Music and Dance. Thank you, thank you, thank you. ^M00:01:31 [ Music ] ^M00:09:08 [ Music and Chanting ] ^M00:09:51 [ Music ] ^M00:10:05 [ Music and Singing ] ^M00:12:05 [ Singing a Capella ] ^M00:12:37 [ Drum Beating and Singing ] ^M00:13:07 [ Drum Beating ] ^M00:13:26 [ Chanting and Drum Beating ] ^M00:13:35 [ Drum Beating ] ^F00:14:25 ^M00:14:28 [ Singing a Capella ] ^M00:15:03 [ Tapping and Clapping ] ^M00:15:58 [ Singing a Capella and Drumming ] ^M00:18:12 [ Laughing ] ^M00:18:14 [ Singing a Capella ] ^F00:18:23 ^M00:18:25 [ Singing a Capella ] ^M00:19:13 [ Singing and Drumming ] ^M00:22:58 [ Music ] ^M00:23:51 [ Music and Singing ] ^M00:25:46 [ Music and Vocalizing ] ^M00:26:14 [ Music ] ^M00:26:52 [ Music and Singing ] ^M00:27:16 [ Music ] ^M00:27:52 [ Music and Singing ] ^M00:29:40 [ Music ] ^M00:30:31 [ Music and Singing ] ^E00:31:54