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Logo Ligi is an African dance ensemble founded in 1997 by John Jenkins and Lara Maykovich, in Boulder, Colorado, USA. The group is led by the Ghanaian-born brothers Maputo and Mawuenyega Mensah. Logo Ligi consists of musicians and dancers who have studied Ghanaian music for many years and who share it in the form of workshops and performances. The troupe is dedicated to celebrating and teaching the style and spirit of traditional Ghanaian performance art. The name of the group comes from the Ghanain Ga language for to tickle or excite. Its mission statement reads: "It is our intention to increase the awareness of a global community through artistic expression. More now than ever we find ourselves trying to blur the barriers of culture segregation through exploring the beauty, similarities and knowledge that exists in many cultures. Amongst the diversity we can unite in a world community." Logo Ligi is part of a community of African dance teachers and students based in Boulder. The city hosts many teachers including: Maputo and Mawuenyega Mensah, Mohammed Alidu, Fara Tolno, Onye Ozuzu, Nii Armah Sowah, Djeneba Sacko, Adjei Abankwah (director of Bao Bao Fest), Abdoul Doumbia and Malang Diatta. Other prominent African dance communities are located in New York and Oakland among other cities. ==External links== *(Logo Ligi Official Website ) *(The Mensah Brothers ) *(Fara Tolno ) *(Bao Bao Fest ) *(Abdoul Doumbia ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Logo Ligi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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