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Front page of a folded flyer for Asadata Dafora's Shogola Aloba Group production of "Kykunkor," at the Congo Room of the Saratoga Club, Harlem, New York, performed on March 24, 1934

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division

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Front page of a folded flyer for Asadata Dafora's Shogola Aloba Group production of "Kykunkor," at the Congo Room of the Saratoga Club, Harlem, New York, performed on March 24, 1934

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Title
Front page of a folded flyer for Asadata Dafora's Shogola Aloba Group production of "Kykunkor," at the Congo Room of the Saratoga Club, Harlem, New York, performed on March 24, 1934
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Asadata Dafora papers

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1934
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc MG 48
Shelf locator: Sc MG 48 / Folder 6
Topics
Dance companies -- New York (State) -- New York
Dance, Black -- United States
Blacks in the performing arts -- New York (State) -- New York
Shogola Aloba Group
Genres
Fliers (Printed matter)
Notes
Content: Text on front page of flyer: An event of unusual distinction, Horton's primitive African artists known as the Shogola Aloba Group, singers and dancers, presents 'Kykunkor,' A sketch based on African Folklore, in the "Congo Room" at the Saratoga Club, 575 Lenox Avenue: between 139 & 140 St. N.Y., Saturday March 24th, 1934 9:30 pm.
Physical Description
Offset photomechanical prints
Extent: 14 x 11 cm (folded), 28 x 22 cm (unfolded) ; black and white
Type of Resource
Text
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12369199
MSS Unit ID: 20812
Archives EAD ID: 904896
Photo Order: 57553
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0d0abf60-ec98-0134-4c8c-4123d9ccb0b8
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  • 1934: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Front page of a folded flyer for Asadata Dafora's Shogola Aloba Group production of "Kykunkor," at the Congo Room of the Saratoga Club, Harlem, New York, performed on March 24, 1934" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1934. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/56724cb0-ed80-0134-66c9-5fd5b9d494b1

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Front page of a folded flyer for Asadata Dafora's Shogola Aloba Group production of "Kykunkor," at the Congo Room of the Saratoga Club, Harlem, New York, performed on March 24, 1934" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/56724cb0-ed80-0134-66c9-5fd5b9d494b1

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1934). Front page of a folded flyer for Asadata Dafora's Shogola Aloba Group production of "Kykunkor," at the Congo Room of the Saratoga Club, Harlem, New York, performed on March 24, 1934 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/56724cb0-ed80-0134-66c9-5fd5b9d494b1

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Front page of a folded flyer for Asadata Dafora's Shogola Aloba Group production of "Kykunkor," at the Congo Room of the Saratoga Club, Harlem, New York, performed on March 24, 1934