Biography

Kaikpai and his dancing partner, Cleo, are truly ambassadors of Liberian culture, a couple that believes in their tradition. Mastering not only dances and rhythms of the Vai and Bassa but also the various ethnic groups of Liberia as well as Guinea, Sierre Leone and Cote 'dIvoire. They both are well known talented professional artists of their homeland and well respected in drum and dance community here the United States. They have conducted workshops throughout the United States. Some of their clients include the Muntu Dance Company of Chicago, Alayo, and workshops throughout Ohio, at Antia College in Yellow Springs, Arts Department of Ohio State University and Indianapolis.