KIKI: THE TRIBUTE SHOW

PRESS RELEASE Saturday 3rd October, Amphitheatre, Alliance Française Accra A musical extravaganza honouring the music legend Kiki Gyan, will be held at Alliance Française Accra on Saturday 3rd October at 8pm Music Legend Kiki Gyan of the Osibisa fame who immensely influenced our society through his musical endeavours, even placing Ghana on the world map as the fifth best pianist […]

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KIKI GYAN- The Musical Genius Trapped By His Flaws

Ask anybody who is old enough about Kiki Gyan and two answers would obviously rollout: first, he was a keyboardist for the legendary afro-rock band Osibisa. Second, he was once a young millionaire who died a pauper thanks to drug addiction. One thing that get lost or not widely know was his contribution to the growth of Osibisa, as one […]

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STONEBWOY: THE RISING PHOENIX

2015 IS SHAPING UP TO BE the best year for Livingstone Etse Satekla aka Stonebwoy Burniton, as his winning spree at both the local and international scene continues. Last weekend in Los Angeles, the 2015 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards winner added the 2015 BET International African Act trophy to his growing collection. Stonebwoy, the dancehall/reggae artists warded off competition from […]

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SUICIDE SARAH by POETRA ASANTEWA

AHEAD OF THE RELEASE of her anticipated maiden EP MotherFuckitude, poet Poetra Asantewa has released a video for her spoken word piece Suicide Sarah. The poem tackles the issue of acceptance and self-esteem. She assures Sarah to ‘damn everyone, the calvary, the cross the saints and whores’ who belittle her and her capabilities. ‘Do they not know that the sun borrows […]

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CHASKELE OPEN MIC SHOW

Chaskele Open Mic is an art event organised by Imagine Village. The event focuses on Spoken word Poetry,Comedy, Painting, Rap, Acoustic Music and Magic. The name “Chaskele” is used in relation to the Ghanaian game where a player is prevented by another player from throwing an object of play into the container. Deduced from this local game is the idea […]

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WRITERS PROJECT GHANA HOST SABATA-MPHO MOKAE

Writers Project of Ghana and the Goethe Institute will host South African writer Sabata-mpho Mokae as featured author for September, 2015 at their monthly readings in Accra. Sabata-mpho Mokae writes in two languages: English and Setswana. He is the author of the biography The Story of Sol T Plaatje, the novella Dikeledi and a poetry collection,Escaping Trauma. His debut novel […]

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THE PASTOR PAUL REVIVAL REVUE: FILM SCREENING CONCERT

Jules David Bartkowski; American actor, Funsho Ogundipe, Wanlov the Kubolo, Lady J, Yaa Pono and a host of others present the ‘Pastor Paul Revival Revue’, a film screening and concert on Saturday 26th September 2015 at Alliance Française Accra. The Accra Premiere of the World’s First American Nollywood Film – Jules David Bartkowski is Pastor Paul – starring Wanlov the […]

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THE CUTS

The Cut bring to its readers a weekly music or albums list by mostly Ghanaian artistes that this writer deem worth listening or having in your playlist. The music is not genre and/or regionally specific. Once it is good, it will be covered here. by @swayekidd LADY JAY feat Sarkodie – VENUS 2012. That was the year I first heard […]

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MUSIC REVIEW: OKYEAME KWAME –SMALL SMALL feat. MzVEE

The last time Okyeame Kwame teamed up with MzVee was in 2013 on the excellently conceptualized Versatile Album. Then, MzVee (going by the name Vera) was starting out in the music industry-with D3. Okyeame Kwame (OK for short) was charting a new frontier in his career. The song the two collaborated on was Don’t Judge Me. Fast forward, two years […]

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ACCRA FOOD FESTIVAL AT ALLIANCE FRANCAISE

AccraPremium in partnership with Alliance Française Accra comes again with its second Annual Accra Food Festival on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th September 2015 at Alliance Française Accra from 11am-6pm on both days. After the success of the first Accra Food & Wine Festival and Festival de la Gastronomie in September 2014, AccraPremium in partnership with Alliance Française Accra is […]

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