Dance

Nkwa ụmụagbọghọ dance

Nigeria

Le nkwa umuagbogho est une danse igbo de la région d'Afikpo, censée être dansée par les jeunes filles. Cette danse a été inventée à l'époque de l'indépendance, dans les années 1960, par le père de Chinedu Omeri-otu.

This shows Mrs. Chinedu Omeri-otu, leader of original nkwa umuagbogho dance group performing the nkwa umuagbogho dance.The photo was taken for the Audiovisuals of Igbo Dances Project (AID).
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Le nkwa umuagbogho est une danse igbo de la région d'Afikpo, censée être dansée par les jeunes filles.

01 · What it is
Dance

Live movement, rhythm, costume, or staged dramatic performance passed between generations.

02 · Where & name
Nigeria

Placed on record in Nigeria.

03 · How it is doing
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Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.

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InstrumentsLes instruments utilisés pour le nkwa umuagbogho sont l'okpokoro, l'udu, l'igba, l'ocha et l'ekwe.
Bibliographie(en) Prisca Ifeoma Okeke, Kelechi Uzoma Agoha et Nicholas Chielotam Akas, « The Social Significance of Nkwa Umuagbogho Maiden Dance of Afikpo: A Theoretical Discourse », Frontiers in Art and Design, vol.
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Le nkwa umuagbogho est une danse igbo de la région d'Afikpo, censée être dansée par les jeunes filles.

Where is Nkwa ụmụagbọghọ dance practised or documented?

Sources on this page place Nkwa ụmụagbọghọ dance in Nigeria.

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Le nkwa umuagbogho est une danse igbo de la région d'Afikpo, censée être dansée par les jeunes filles. Cette danse a été inventée à l'époque de l'indépendance, dans les années 1960, par le père de Chinedu Omeri-otu. Le style de cette danse est inspiré de la lutte masculine. 1

Instruments

Les instruments utilisés pour le nkwa umuagbogho sont l'okpokoro, l'udu, l'igba, l'ocha et l'ekwe. 1

Bibliographie

(en) Prisca Ifeoma Okeke, Kelechi Uzoma Agoha et Nicholas Chielotam Akas, « The Social Significance of Nkwa Umuagbogho Maiden Dance of Afikpo: A Theoretical Discourse », Frontiers in Art and Design, vol. 1, no 1,‎ 24 février 2025, p27–p27 (ISSN 3066-9758, DOI 10.30560/fad.v1n1p27, lire en ligne) (en) Folorunso David Jayeola, « Nkwa Umuagbogho musical tradition in a contemporary Nigeria: Aesthetic perspective », Journal of the Association of Nigerian Musicologists, vol. 19, no 1,‎ 23 juillet 2025, p. 102–123 (ISSN 1597-0590, DOI 10.4314/janm.v19i1.7, lire en ligne) Portail de la danse Portail du Nigeria 1

The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Nkwa umuagbogho”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1

Nkwa ụmụagbọghọ dance is the Nkwa Ụmụagbọghọ dance is a song particular to the people of Ezi-inya, Ezi-Nwachi Ndibe and Afikpo North in Ebonyi State, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2

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