2008 Woodie Awards
Beats of Sankofa Rock The Ballrooms
Multi-Cultural ORganizations Come Together For Third Annual Event
Jeremy Slagle
Issue date: 11/11/04 Section: Feature
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It is 7 p.m. on a Monday night. The beat of the African drums pulse in your mind. The cheers of the raging crowd echo throughout the campus. The blasting Latin music makes your heart race. These sounds are that of Sankofa reborn at Montclair State University.
Brought to MSU by the Native African Student Organization (NASO) and the International Student Organization (ISO), this third edition of Sankofa was the largest and best attended to date.
Co-sponsoring this multi-cultural event were the Latin American Student Organization (LASO), the Organization of Students for African Unity (OSAU), and the Haitian Student Organization (HSA). All the organizations involved contributed in some way by providing food, performers, organization for the event, or publicity.
The event's opening act was OSAU's Gospel Choir, followed by the cultural fashions of HSA, OSAU, and LASO. The clothing was spectacular, not only in color and design, but also for its authentic quality.
Following a rhythmic solo African drum performance by senior physical education major and NASO advisor Eddie Hamilton, the final fashion show of the evening took the stage.
NASO compelled the audience with the widest array of clothing items of any organization. What made their selection especially unique was that they had clothing from all over the African continent.
The women's clothing looked to belong at a formal reception at a king's palace. The men were also impressively dressed in cultural attire and several of the models carried ceremonial beads and gourds with them.
The MCs for the night were not only key in running the event, but also were performers as well. A prime example was Hamilton, who was, in addition to a drummer, one of the MCs.
The second MC for the event was senior health education major and NASO president Nahema Foster. This is the third year Foster has played a major role in Sankofa and, along with senior environmental geosciences major and ISO president Hakim Abdi, made up the two main event coordinators for Sankofa.
Brought to MSU by the Native African Student Organization (NASO) and the International Student Organization (ISO), this third edition of Sankofa was the largest and best attended to date.
Co-sponsoring this multi-cultural event were the Latin American Student Organization (LASO), the Organization of Students for African Unity (OSAU), and the Haitian Student Organization (HSA). All the organizations involved contributed in some way by providing food, performers, organization for the event, or publicity.
The event's opening act was OSAU's Gospel Choir, followed by the cultural fashions of HSA, OSAU, and LASO. The clothing was spectacular, not only in color and design, but also for its authentic quality.
Following a rhythmic solo African drum performance by senior physical education major and NASO advisor Eddie Hamilton, the final fashion show of the evening took the stage.
NASO compelled the audience with the widest array of clothing items of any organization. What made their selection especially unique was that they had clothing from all over the African continent.
The women's clothing looked to belong at a formal reception at a king's palace. The men were also impressively dressed in cultural attire and several of the models carried ceremonial beads and gourds with them.
The MCs for the night were not only key in running the event, but also were performers as well. A prime example was Hamilton, who was, in addition to a drummer, one of the MCs.
The second MC for the event was senior health education major and NASO president Nahema Foster. This is the third year Foster has played a major role in Sankofa and, along with senior environmental geosciences major and ISO president Hakim Abdi, made up the two main event coordinators for Sankofa.