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Photo by: Jamie Bower |
Maobong Oku
Maobong is a singer, dancer, and drummer from the
Efik people of Calabar, Nigeria. Based in Vancouver, she founded the Kokoma African Heritage Ensemble.
In August, 2011, Maobong Oku played with Project Nunkue Ayaya -- Roman
Diaz, Clemente Medina, Onel Mulet -- in their premier session. This
was filmed by Martin Cohen
and his Congahead crew and is available on YouTube.
See Congahead.com
for photos from the video shoot.
Among the musicians who played with Maobong in Vancouver
is Toto Berriel, of los Muñequitos de
Matanzas, whose father Israel Berriel still plays with the group, most
of whom are Abakuá. See YouTube
video of Canada Day performance, 7/1/11 -- Toto is to the left of lead
singer Maobong.
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