Photograph of the University of North Texas' African Percussion Ensemble performing at the 16th annual African Cultural Festival held in Voertman Hall. Members of the group are sitting in rows, playing axatse and gankogui bells on kaganu drums.

Photograph of the University of North Texas' Afro-Cuban Ensemble performing at the 16th annual African Cultural Festival held at Voertman Hall. Nine members of the ensemble are playing the congas and other types of drums while José Aponte (2nd from right), Principal Lecturer of Drum Set and Latin Percussion, and student Brittany Padilla (right) sing.

Photograph of Gideon Alorwoyie, Professor of Music and Director of the African Percussion Ensemble at the University of North Texas, on stage at the 16th annual African Cultural Festival held in Voertman Hall. Alorwoyie is standing with two drumsticks in his left hand and a sheet of paper in his right.

Photograph of the University of North Texas' Afro-Cuban Ensemble performing at the 16th annual African Cultural Festival held at Voertman Hall. Nine members of the ensemble are playing percussion instruments while José Aponte (2nd from right), Principal Lecturer of Drum Set and Latin Percussion, and student Brittany Padilla (right) sing.

Photograph of Gideon Alorwoyie, Professor of Music and Director of the African Percussion Ensemble at the University of North Texas, at the 16th annual African Cultural Festival held in Voertman Hall. Alorwoyie is standing to the left of the student percussionists, playing the kaganu as dancers perform in the foreground.

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 doing a handstand during a dance solo.

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 performing at the 16th Annual African Cultural Festival held at the University of North Texas' Voertman Hall. This photograph shows Ansuade balancing a large metal pan on his forehead during a dance solo.

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 balancing a large metal pan on his forehead 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 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 balancing an umbrella and a large metal pot on his forehead during a dance solo.

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 balancing large metal pans on his hand, torso, and mouth during a dance solo.

Photograph of Eric Borketey Ansuade performing a solo at the 16th Annual African Cultural Festival held at the University of North Texas' Voertman Hall. This photograph shows Ansuade balancing large metal pans on his fingers while doing the splits.

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. 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 of the African Cultural Festival. Three men wearing patterned cloth wraps and jewelry stand in front of an umbrella held by a boy, (l-r) Gideon Alorwoyie, Nana Boakye Yiadom.

Photograph of the African Cultural Festival. Two men wearing patterned cloth wraps stand under an umbrella on a stage. The man in white leans towards a microphone while the man in red holds a book open. At the far ends of the stage are groups of patterned drums.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A man wearing colorful patterned clothing and bracelets holds a small instrument. Behind him is a second man and two drums placed in front of chairs.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A woman wearing a black sleeveless top and a frilled, patterned skirt holds an arm up as she dances. A line of similarly dressed women stand to her right.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A woman wearing a black shirt and patterned pants holds a mirror in one hand and stands in front of two similarly dressed women.

Photograph of the African Cultural Festival. Men in patterned cloth wraps gesture upwards with their arms, two of them doing so under an umbrella. A row of men in the background wear colorful patterned clothing and sit while playing checkered drums. Two similarly dressed people stand behind the drummers.

Photograph from the African Cultural Festival. A woman wearing a black tank top and a frilled, patterned skirt over striped pants holds a small mirror in her right hand while dancing. The woman also wears jewelry around her left wrist, around her neck, and on her ears. Other dancers wearing similar clothing stand behind the woman.

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 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.