“With bodies well crafted by the art they have so gracefully mastered, the sixteen-piece Ensemble managed to turn dancing into a kind of sensation, an incantation and indeed a therapy that left the audience with no choice but allow themselves to be captured into a body expression that bordered on the fringes of emotion. ”
Tour of Norway, The Spectator (Accra) May 17, 2003

Kusum Gboo Dance Ensemble is a Pan African Dance company based in Accra; the capital city of Ghana (West Africa). The group performs traditional African music and dance alongside their own creative and choreographed dance pieces.

Through the efforts of its past Artistic Director, Richard Danquah, Kusum Gboo can boast of over twenty choreographed dance pieces that are accompanied by authentic African drum rhythms in their diverse repertoire. These include dramatic infusions of traditional dances from Ghana, Togo, Benin, Senegal, Zaire, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe and others.

Founded a little over two decades ago under the name Peoples Cultural Troupe, the group went through a series of transformations including changes in its repertoire and management culminating in the rebirth of the group as Kusum Gboo Dance Ensemble in 1991.

Kusum Gboo, which is derived from "Ga" language, simply means "tradition never dies". ("Ga" is one of the predominant languages spoken in Accra.)

Over the past years, the company has gained wide recognition throughout Ghana, West Africa and Europe largely due to its spectacular performances to highly enthusiastic audiences. It has also held workshops/seminars on African culture in numerous schools and colleges in some parts of Europe.

Kusum Gboo's last tour of the Netherlands in the summer 2001 was a great success. Performing at the 14th edition of Festival Mundial alongside the Senegalese singer Baba Maal and other renowned artists, Kusum Gboo dazzled and mesmerized audiences in over thirty venues throughout the country.

The group also performed and held several workshops throughout The Netherlands including the University of Maastricht and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Den Haag. Its debut album ''Akrowasei'' was launched in Accra by the first Deputy Speaker of Ghana's Parliament, Honourable Freddie Blay in August 2001.

Kusum Gboo Dance Ensemble’s mission is to promote and sustain African Culture by presenting dance and music that illuminates the richness and diversity of African traditional values.

“The extreme energy and vitality of Kusum Gboo leaves no doubt in any spectator’s mind as to whether to be fully absorbed or not by their inferno of rhythms and colourful costumes.”
Tore Foss, Chief Executive Director, Sano Technology, Oslo-Norway

“The grace of tradition and beauty of culture were brought to bear on an excited audience when Kusum Gboo Dance Ensemble thrilled a capacity crowd using a well-drilled squad at the British Council Hall in Accra.”
Launching of Worminba (2nd Album), The Ghanaian Times (Accra) August 23, 2003