Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A group of people sits in two rows of red chairs while watching a performance on a stage. One woman holds up a tablet in her left hand to record the performance and has a phone in her right hand to view text messages.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A man wearing holding two short sticks in his hands and a singing woman stand at microphones on a stage. The man wears a black hat, a black and white shirt, and closes his eyes while the woman wears a blue shirt, white pants, and looks towards a music stand in front of her as she sings. Behind the duo are two black chairs placed near two small drums.

Photograph of Eric Borketey Ansuade performing at the 16th Annual African Cultural Festival held at the University of North Texas' Voertman Hall. This photograph shows Ansuade juggling hats during a dance solo.

Photograph of Eric Borketey Ansuade dancing at the 16th Annual African Cultural Festival held at the University of North Texas' Voertman Hall. This photograph shows Ansuade leaning backwards with his arms extended.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A group of women wearing black tops and patterned skirts dance as a group while holding small cloths in their hands. A row of men dressed in patterned clothing stand in the background.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. Two rows of women wearing black tops and patterned skirts face one another. The patterns are made up by black, red, orange, and green geometric shapes on a yellow cloth.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A woman wearing a black sleeveless top, a patterned skirt, and jewelry on her ears and neck dances with a small cloth in one hand. Two similarly dressed women stand to her right, one whom holds a red cloth in her hand.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. Women wearing black tops and patterned skirts stand in a row on a stage while holding small colorful cloths in their hands. An audience dressed in patterned clothing sits in rows of red chairs facing the stage and holds up electronic devices to record the women onstage.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A person wearing a long skirt with tufts around the waist and a sleeveless shirt decorated by small shells dances while a group wearing patterned clothing plays instruments behind them.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A person wearing striped pants with tassels around the waist, a short top patterned with flowers, a beaded necklace, and a striped hat dances while holding a bundle of white cloth in one hand. In the background, a group dressed in brightly patterned clothing plays drums.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A long-haired woman wearing a black headband and a black sleeveless top stands in front of two women with her arms held above her sides.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A woman wearing patterned clothing and holding a woven fan bends down towards a line of women while drummers perform. The line of women wear red and black patterned clothing with ruffled waists and lean over the stage on their hands and knees. The drummers in the background are a group of men dressed in brightly patterned clothing.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A person holding a woven fan and dressed in a patterned dress with a line of colorful cloth tufts around their waist faces away from the viewer. They look towards a person wearing a tall hat, a sleeveless top decorated by small shells, and a skirt with a line of cloth tufts around the waist. Two people similarly dressed in colorful patterned clothing stand in the background to the left of the duo.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A person wearing striped pants with tassels around the waist, a short top patterned with flowers, a beaded necklace, and a striped hat dances while holding a bundle of white cloth in one hand. In the background, a second person wearing a tall hat, sleeveless shirt, and long skirt dances near a group of people dressed in brightly patterned clothing.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A group of people wearing patterned clothing dance and play instruments. One person dancing in the center of the group wears a striped hat, a short patterned top, and a pair of striped pants decorated by ruffles around the waist. Two people holding drums perform in the background while the rest of the group dances.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. Two men wearing patterned tops and dark pants play drums in front of rows of black chairs. The man on the left wears a hat adorned by a line of tufted hair and plays a hand drum while the man on the right holds a pair of drumsticks and plays three tall drums that've been banded together. Two additional drums sit behind the men.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A man wearing a patterned top and dark pants plays a large hand drum that hangs from white straps wrapped around his torso. Two additional drums have been stacked on top of one another and placed in a corner behind the man.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. Two men wearing patterned tops and dark pants play large hand drums that hang from straps wrapped around their torsos. The man on the right wears a tall hat with a line of white hair extending from its top. Additional drums sit in piles behind both men.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. Women wearing shell-decorated tops, patterned skirts, and beaded jewelry dance with their arms raised above their heads.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. Women in bright, patterned clothing stand between rows of red chairs in a balcony as they clap and dance.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. Women wearing patterned skirts over black skirts and black tops decorated by shells dance with their arms raised. The women also wear beaded jewelry around their necks and torsos.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A woman wearing a shell-decorated top, patterned skirt, and beaded necklace dances with her hands raised together. A group of dancing women behind her wear similar clothing and move into similar poses.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. Women dressed in bright, patterned clothing and hats dance while one man plays a drum and a second man sings into a microphone. Rows of black chairs, some with spiked rattles placed on or under them, fill the space between the two men.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A man and a woman wearing patterned cloth wraps lean towards each other while a group of drummers wearing patterned clothing perform. The woman wears a shiny dress under her cloth wrap while the man wears jewelry on his hands and wrists and a hat decorated by metallic circles.