Umuoja Dance Cultural Troupe Performed at the 3rd Lagos Black Heritage Festival

Gabriel Okoro at the 3rd Lagos Black Heritage Festival


Gabriel Okoro and his Umuoja Dance Cultural Troupe performed at the opening and closing ceremonies of the 3rd Lagos Black Heritage Festival. The troupe did the Sango Bata dance.

Umuoja has perfomed other dances such as the popular Ekombi Dance from Akwa Ibom state in South Eastern Nigeria.

The following is the description of the Ekombi Dance by Gabriel Okoro, the Artistic Director of Umuoja.

The Efiks inhabit the coastal area of South Eastern Nigeria and are very well known nationally and internationally partly because of the prominence of Calabar in Nigerian history and also due to their rich cultural heritage.


Ekombi is a very graceful dance from Akwa -Ibom State done by both male and female dancers in very beautiful and colourful costumes and sweet melodious songs. Performed at festivals and social gatherings.


Umuoja performing the popular Ekombi dance.