The award winning Saakumu Dance Troupe is the leading traditional/contemporary dance and music group in Ghana, West Africa. Led by master musician, Bernard Woma, the group repertoire includes a range of spiritual, ceremonial, recreational genres to contemporary African dance forms. Their music and dance is joyful, expressive and highly participatory.  Saakumu Dance Troupe is dedicated to introducing audiences to traditional and contemporary African dance and music.  Master percussionist Bernard Woma is an extremely dynamic artist and deeply experienced educator.  Bernard has shared the performance stage with renowned artists such as Maya Angelou, Yo Yo Ma, and Glen Velez. He has performed with the New York Philharmonic, at the Lincoln Center, for international dignitaries and presidents such as U. S. president Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, and Queen Elizabeth II. He was recently honored as the cultural resource person for President Barack Obama's family when they visited Ghana.  The performance of his composition "Gyil Nyog Me Na" in the spring of 2006 at Zankel Hall in Carnegie Hall is a testimony of his musicianship. Bernard is the Artistic Director of Saakumu Dance Troupe and the founder and director of the Dagara Music and Arts Center in Accra, Ghana.