UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Monday, February 3, 1997 5A Laurie Fletchall / KANSAN The African NKWA Dance Group performs a traditional African dance. The performance yesterday at the Lied Center was sponsored by the dance group and Black Student Union in celebration of African-American History Month. African dances part of history celebration By Umut Bayramoglu Kansan staff writer "Jambo," said the drummer, greeting the audience, and the audience replied. "Sijambo." About 300 people celebrated the beginning of the African-American History Month at the Lied Center last night with a traditional African greeting. The Black Student Union and the African NKWA Dance Group presented a cultural extravaganza for the occasion, including authentic African music and a gospel choir. "The purpose of this event is to show the beauty of our music, dances and the spirituality that has helped us beat all the pains through history." BSU president Andrea Lockett said. Lockett, a Shawnee junior, said that African-American History Month was just a small opportunity for the United States to be educated on a culture that is a crucial part of the nation. "If we did not have any problems and if African-American history were a part of the curriculum, there would not be a need for this month," she said. During his keynote address before the dance performances, Cancellor Robert Hemenway said that celebrating the artistry and achievements of African Americans should be something people do every day but that it was nice to have a special month to emphasize it. The program started with a dance performance by NKWA, an African dance group formed by 10 KU students. The group performed a Nigerian dance called *Nimi*. Nimi is a ritualic dance that expresses woman's purity, wholesomeness and beauty. Kim Heath, St. Louis sophomore and president of NKWA, said the group had been practicing since the beginning of the semester for the performance. "This was our chance to show the appreciation for African culture," Heath said. After NKWA's performance, the Antioch Mass Choir of Topeka sang a selection of gospel songs. But what helped the audience get into the spirit of African music was a dance performance by the Traditional Music Society from Kansas City, Kan. Members of the society said that in Africa, people did not sit around and watch the dances quietly. Instead, they participated. So the group taught the audience an African healing song called "Kakil-ambe." Rachelle Brooks, Quinter junior, said she came to the event because she never had seen traditional African dance. "It was just amazing," she said. It was just amazing," she said. Ana Calderon, Shawnee junior, agreed that the presentation was impressive. "You sat there, it was hard not to clap or sing along. No matter who you were, you were a part of the performance," she said. 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