Voice of Culture is a collection of artists dedicated to the study of West African arts and culture. As is custom in West Africa, all company members play instruments, sing and dance in the cultural tradition. We strive to share the beauty and the cultural specificity of the traditional rhythms, movements, and songs of West African people. We do this through performances, workshops, artist residencies, presentations in schools, and cultural exchange. VoC was founded in 2008 by Ms. Kenna-Camara, and continues to grow and attract new members. Most notably, an adult division of the company, called Women of Culture, was formed in 2010.

About the Founder
Kenna has been dancing, studying, teaching and organizing in the Minneapolis area for over 10 years. Her main area of focus is Black Dance, with an emphasis West African and Hip Hop dance and culture. Kenna teaches dance at the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists, for WEWin Rites of Passage, and Collins Productions’ Dance Out Loud. She is on the performing artist roster of COMPAS and Young Audiences of Minnesota, and teaches West African and Hip Hop dance to young people all over the state through school workshops and residencies. Kenna is the curator of Black Choreographers' Evening '03-'05, Minnesota 's only showcase of Black dance. She has performed the work of Roxane Wallace, Leah Nelson, Aneka McMullen, and Morris Johnson - all Minnesota dance artists with national and international accalaim. Kenna hails from a dynamic artistic family - gaining inspiration for her filmmaking from her father's photography (Bill Cottman), and learning her first dance steps from her multitalented mother ("Auntie" Beverly Cottman). Kenna Cottman is the mother of Yonci(11) and Ebrima(3).