Rippowam African Drum & Dance Group
The Rippowam African Drum & Dance Group is a traditional percussion ensemble of middle school drummers, dancers and singers, taught and directed by Brian Rizzi.
Picture Slideshow
Gahu
The Rippowam African Drum & Dance Group performs Gahu from Ghana.
first show
Our first performance featured 3 rhythms from Ghana: Kinka, Agbekor Vulolo and Kpanlogo.
You can listen to individual tracks or the full set with over 20 minutes of non-stop drumming!
Full Set: Introduction, Kinka, Agbekor Vulolo, Kpanlogo
Kinka
Agbekor Vulolo
Kpanlogo
Gota
The Rippowam Middle School African Drum Dance & Dance Group performed Slow & Fast Gota from Ghana as part of the school's annual Diversity Day Celebration.
Here's just the fast section of Gota.
Here's the entire performance of slow and fast Gota.
We were on the news for this one too! CLICK HERE
kpanlogo
The Rippowam African Drum Dance & Dance Group performs Kpanlogo from Ghana.
Rehearsing Kpanlogo - Picture Slideshow
Tokwe
The Rippowam African Drum & Dance Group performs Tokwe from Ghana.
yankadi/makru
The Rippowam African Drum Dance & Dance Group performs Yankadi/Makru from Guinea.
Zimbabwe Marimba Ensemble
We played Zimbabwean-Style marimba music as people entered the auditorium..
Featuring the Zimbabwean Bass Marimba built by Josh Quinn and Brian Rizzi.
Rehearsal outtakes - Putting together a drum & Dance performance
Obatala
This performance was part of the Dolan Middle School 2003 Spring Concert where I taught before Rippowam..