Sankofa, a cappella ensemble, part of the Spirituals Project
Recorded by Ethan Crawford, February 18, 2011
The Spirituals Project is dedicated to preserving and revitalizing the music and teachings of the sacred songs called “spirituals,” created and first sung by enslaved Africans in America in the 18th and 19th centuries. Through its diverse program of concerts, lectures and workshops, The Spirituals Project seeks to preserve and revitalize the music and teachings of the sacred songs called spirituals, which were created and first sung by enslaved Africans in America in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Sankofa is a performing ensemble of The Spirituals Project, with a focus on highlighting for our audiences, in intimate settings, some of the best concertized arrangements of spirituals. All members of Sankofa also sing in the larger, 70-voice Spirituals Project Choir. Sankofa is named for the African adinkra symbol for the wisdom in learning from the past as we move toward building the future, is dedicated to sharing beautiful concertized versions of the spirituals.
The concert took place in the Boettcher Foundation Community Room on the first floor of Craig Hall at the University of Denver on
For more information about The Spirituals and its upcoming programs, please visit www.spiritualsproject.org.
Videography by Ethan Crawford, Editing by Jaceson Cole