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Adeline Ama Buabeng

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Adeline Ama Buabeng
Born
Ghana
Other namesAunty Ama
Occupation(s)Actress and storyteller

Adeline Ama Buabeng, also known as Aunty Ama, is a Ghanaian actress and storyteller. For over three decades she "worked at the cutting edge of popular theatre with the Brigade Concert Party and Kusam Agoromba".[1]

Buabeng started as a part-time member of the Workers' Brigade Concert Party, performing traditional dances such as the Atsiaghekor, Adowa or Takai before becoming a full-time actress.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Sutherland-Addy, Esi (2002). "Drama in Her Life: Interview with Adeline Ama Buabeng". In Femi Osofisan; James Gibbs; Jane PlastowMartin Banham (eds.). African Theatre: Women. James Currey Publishers. pp. 66–. ISBN 978-0-85255-596-5.
  2. ^ James Gibbs (2009). Nkyin-kyin: Essays on the Ghanaian Theatre. Rodopi. p. 29. ISBN 978-90-420-2517-2.
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