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[Gideon Alorwoyie dressed in patterned white clothing and holding a drum]

Description: Photograph from the African Percussion Ensemble. Gideon Alorwoyie wears white clothing patterned with geometric lines and curved shapes and holding a drum under his left arm. A curved wooden stick is held in his right hand. Behind Alorwoyie is a backdrop patterned with green, orange, and brown geometric designs.
Date: 201X
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.

[Three men standing behind four seated drummers, 2]

Description: Photograph of the African Percussion Ensemble. Four men in colorful patterned clothing sit with checkered drums in front of them and include Gideon Alorwoyie (2nd from the left) and Gidi Agbeko (3rd from the left). Three similarly dressed men stand behind them and include Eric Borketey Ansuade (1st from the left).
Date: 201X
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.

[Two rows of women in patterned skirts kneeling in pairs]

Description: Photograph of the African Percussion Ensemble. Two rows of women dressed in dark sleeveless tops and patterned skirts kneel in pairs face that face towards one another. One woman in each row holds small pieces of white cloth in their hands. In the background, to the right of the women, are rows of seated men wearing patterned clothing.
Date: 201X
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.

[Giddeon Alorwoyie playing a tall drum, 2]

Description: Photograph from the African Percussion Ensemble. Giddeon Alorwoyie uses drumsticks to play a tall drum as part of the African Cultural Festival. Alorwoyie is dressed in a long, patterned shirt and matching pants and wears a bracelet around his right arm. A second drum sits to the left of Alorwoyie.
Date: April 11, 2015
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.

[A man in patterned clothing sitting while playing two drums]

Description: Photograph of the African Percussion Ensemble. A man wearing patterned clothing sits on a stool while using drumsticks to play two drums placed on the floor in front of him. To the right of the man sits another person wearing a patterned shirt who has a similar drum positioned in front of them. Occupying the space behind the two people is a stage with a green banner patterned with the UNT logo sitting atop it.
Date: 201X
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.

[People laying on the ground while percussionists perform and an audience claps]

Description: Photograph of the African Percussion Ensemble. A group of barefoot people lay on the ground, on a wood-paneled square, while a row percussionists perform and an audience claps. The percussionists sit in front of a stage with a podium atop it while the audience sits at a table with drinks on it. Both the people on the ground and the percussionists wear colorfully patterned clothing.
Date: 201X
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.

[Giddeon Alorwoyie playing a tall drum, 1]

Description: Photograph from the African Percussion Ensemble. Giddeon Alorwoyie uses drumsticks to play a tall drum as part of the African Cultural Festival. Alorwoyie is dressed in a long, patterned shirt and matching pants and wears a bracelet around his right arm. A second drum sits to the left of Alorwoyie while behind him is a chair and a small stage.
Date: April 11, 2015
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.

[Gideon Alorwoyie standing with a group of men holding percussion instruments]

Description: Photograph of the African Percussion Ensemble. Gideon Alorwoyie holds drumsticks as he stands with a group of men that hold percussion instruments in their hands or tucked under their arms. Some of the group wears colorful patterned shirts over jeans while others wear patterned shirts and pants, as Alorwoyie does. The group stands around a wood-paneled square, in front of additional drums placed on the carpeted floor, a row of chairs, and a small stage with a podium atop it.
Date: 201X
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.

[A row of men dancing while two men play drums]

Description: Photograph of the African Percussion Ensemble. A row of men dressed in green shirts and striped orange pants dancing while holding dark brown objects in their right hands. Behind the dancers, one drummer wearing a green hat, green shirt, striped orange pants, and a yellow cloth wrapped around his waist plays a tall drum leaned against a wooden stand. To the right of standing drummer sits a second person playing a smaller drum. Both drummers have microphones placed near their instruments.
Date: 201X
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.

[Two men dancing energetically while a third man plays a drum]

Description: Photograph of the African Percussion Ensemble. Two men wearing green shirts, orange pants, and colorful cloths wrapped around their waists dance energetically while a third man plays a drum. The drummer wears a green hat, green shirt, striped orange pants, and a yellow cloth wrap around his waist. Behind the dancing men sits a row of wooden stands, one of which supports the drummer's instrument.
Date: 201X
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
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