Maputo Mensah Oral History, 2025
Abstract
Interview with Maputo Mensah conducted by Elwood Colahan.
Dates
- 2025
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Biographical / Historical
Maputo Mensah was born and raised in Accra, Ghana, in a family of professional musicians and dancers. While still a small child, he was dancing and drumming with his family. Before he reached his teens, he was teaching and performing these traditional Ghanaian arts professionally. For many years, he studied with Mustapha Tettey Addy, one of Ghana’s premiere artists in traditional music and dance. Over the years he has performed and taught internationally as well as in Ghana. Now living in Colorado, he created and performs with his own dance troupe, Logo Ligi, based in Boulder. Mensah teaches at the University of Colorado, the University of Denver, K-12 schools, in community classes, and is a regular guest artist at Aspen Dance Connection. Mensah is a world-class master of the African performing arts — dancing, drumming, singing, and storytelling.
Extent
From the File: 1 Items ((1) file folder)
Scope and Contents
This collection contains oral histories (DVDs and audio cassettes), biographical information, and plaques.
Creator
- From the File: University of Denver. The Dance Archive (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository