When I first saw this video it was called ‘Louis Armstrong in Africa’, but as soon as I saw the people and the sumptuous Kente cloth it looked to me like they were Ghanaians, this particular version clearly states it is Ghana which during colonial times was referred to as the Gold Coast, we need not go into that today.... I am half Ghanaian (on my mother’s side) and here Louis Armstrong invites this congregation of people to dance to t(his) music if they think they can!
Ha, when the first man got up my heart literally melted! Almost brought me to tears!!! Seeing everyone join in and how everyone danced to what must have been very different music to them, suggested so much to me! My insides are tingling! Not only do I see where some of my most natural movement must come from (even though I’ve never taken part in a traditional Ghanaian party or ever seen my Grandparents bust a single dance move), but it’s like oh my goodness that is so familiar to my most instinctive way of moving (completely different to the movement quality of the African Americans, who are in Western clothes). I also see Flamenco there, particularly in the more elderly dancers.
Thank you for sharing Phyllis! This is priceless!
