THE AFRICAN SHRINE PERFORMING ARTS GROUP STARTED ITS ACTIVITIES IN 1988 AT THE CENTRAL PART OF SIERRA LEONE. BASED IN SIERRA LEONE, THAT IS ON THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. THE GROUP MAIN ACTIVITIES ARE PERFORMING AND PRACTICAL ARTS. THE GROUP PERFORM FOLK DANCE AND SONGS THAT DEPICT FOLKLORISTIC HAPPENINGS BOTH IN SIERRA LEONE AND THE AFRICAN REGION AS A WHOLE. WITH IT LARGE EXTENT OF TRAVELLING IN AFRICA, THE GROUP BLEND IT SONGS AND DANCE TO SHOW THE RICH AFRICAN CULTURE AND TRADITION. THE GROUP PERFORM IN COSTUME DESIGN FROM SAMPLES GET FROM MESEUM THAT ARE WORN IN THE REGION AS FAR BACK AS THE 18TH CENTURY UP TILL PRESENT MOMENT.THE GROUP COMPRISES OF 68 MEMBERS BOTH MALE AND FEMALES. THE GROUP ORGANISED AND CONDUCT WORKSHOPS ON AFRICAN ARTS AND CULTURE IN SCHOOLS IN SIERRA LEONE AND OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES AND MOST TIMES DURING TOURS AND FESTIVALS. THE GROUP HAVE BEEN THE MOST OUTSTANDING GROUP IN THE COUNTRY NOT UNTIL JANUARY 6TH 1999 WHEN THE GROUP SUFFERED GREAT LOST DURUNG THE REBEL INTERVENTION INTO THE CITY ON THE ABOVE DATE WERE THE GROUPS OFFICE WAS COMPLETELY BURNT DOWN THUS LEAVING THE GROUP WITH NOTHING AS EVERYTHING IN THE BUILDING WAS GROUNDED. AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER 2003 THE GROUPS NEW OFFICE WAS ALSO DESTROY AS A RESULT OF TRADERS RIOT IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE CITY. BUT WITH THE DYNAMIC EFFORT OF THE GROUP’S YOUNGEST DIRECTOR FOUND IN SIERRA LEONE THE GROUP NOTWITH STANDING ITS LOOSES CONTINUE TO PURSUE IT LOST HERITAGE.
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