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Previously led by Dr. W. Komla Amoaku, former director of the National Theatre of Ghana, and now under the direction of John Flood since 1994, Ho-Asogli has transformed itself from a school group to a professional ensemble and club. Every member is an integral part of the ensemble, contributing their energy, time, and talent to upholding the foundation of Ho-Asogli - learning and performing traditional drumming and dance of Ghana. Our name, Ho-Asogli, signifies our close relationship with the traditional council in Ho, a town located in the Volta Region of Ghana. We feel very honored to be granted permission to use this name. Our performances include equal opportunity and diversity programs, city and county libraries, education and outreach programs, multi-cultural events, music festivals, and music education conferences. We have also appeared at Delta State University in Mississippi, the Nations of San Diego Dance Festival, Eveoke's Celebrate Dance Festival, North Park Festival, the Organ Pavillion in Balboa Park, the Morning Show on Channel 39, and on board the U.S.S. Stennis - just to name a few! We are research-oriented, travelling to Ghana every other summer to study with local musicians and dancers and we continue to work with teachers here in the United States. Along with local artists in Ghana, our teachers - both scholars and artists - include Authentic in our dress and instruments, the Ho-Asogli experience is a combination of dress, voices, instruments, and movement depicting significant traditional musical practices of various ethnic groups of Ghana. We drum, we sing, we dance - and sometimes all at once! All material copyright 2000-2008 by John Flood and Kathie Zaccaria
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