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  • African music delights audience

    Solveig Nygaard|Nov 22, 2018

    I went to the Okaidja Afroso performance with my grandma, and my brother. When Okaidja came out he was filled with so much energy and was fun to listen to. I could hear how much passion Okaidja and the others sang with. I could see how much he cared about the music and his culture. It filled me with so much joy. Okaidja even taught us some words in his language. He told us every meaning of each song. The band played many different instruments, such as the jilt. It is an African version of the xylophone. They also had a gourd that had beads in...