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[Video of the Kankouran Dance Company performance]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters performance by the Kankouran West African Dance Company on April 17, 1999. The event was hosted by the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. The video records the 50-minute performance of drummers and dancers playing four traditional West African pieces titled "Baak", "Bantaba", "Mansonko" and "Sabar".
Date: April 17, 1999
Duration: 52 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Konte, Assane & Gueye, Medoune
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Public service announcement for Kankouran Dance Company]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a performance by the Kankouran West African Dance Company on April 17, 1999. The event was hosted by the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. The commercial shows clips of dancers performing under a news anchor's narration of the date, time, and location of the performance.
Date: April 17, 1999
Duration: 37 seconds
Creator: Konte, Assane & Gueye, Medoune
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Igbodiegwu Cultural and Acrobatic Dance Troupe of Nigeria outdoor performance 1997]

Description: Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded in Umunze Africa of the Igbodiegwu Cultural and Acrobatic Dance Troupe of Nigeria, in October of 1997. The footage shows acrobatic dancers performing in an outdoor plaza surrounded by a wall. The dancers wear traditionally clothing and perform dances, tricks, and musical instruments in various groups.
Date: October 23, 1997
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Igbodiegwu Cultural and Acrobatic Dance Troupe of Nigeria
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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["Ozulumba" outdoor performances]

Description: Video footage provided by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the Nigerian dance company Ozulumbas program entitled "The Palace Carnival". The footage shows the highlights of the program: the wonder masquerade, maiden dancers, basket masquerade, and the acrobatic-atilogwau dancers. The tape was filmed outside with dancers wearing traditional clothing and costumes.
Date: 1995/1996
Duration: 11 minutes 49 seconds
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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