Listen: Mutombo Da Poet releases ‘Fit In’ on Word Poetry Day

‘Looks like I’m surrounded by perfect beings who try to make me believe that they are flawless They have no blemish but I’ve even seen stainless steel rust so I know none is perfect’- FIT IN This is how one of Ghana’s known poets, Mutombo Da Poet, opens his new spoken word poem ‘Fit In’, a poem reminding us about […]

poetry 1 min read

Classics in the Park Celebrates Ghana at 60 with Kwaw Ansah

Africa Film Society’s free outdoor film showcase ‘Classics In The Park’ will feature legendary Ghanaian Filmmaker, Kwaw Ansah for its 7th Edition. Slated for March 25th, 6pm at Akola Boni Park in Osu, Nyaniba Estate. The award winning director, Kwaw Ansah will be available for a Q&A after the screening of his 1989 film Heritage Africa. Arguably Ghana’s most accomplished […]

Events 1 min read

EP Review: A track- by- track review of ZAMANI EP by AYAT

There is a difference between boastful talk and confident talk despite the thin line that separate them. The striking evidence that usually separate the two is the product or action that is presented after the talk. The expression, ‘if you talk big, you need to back it up’ becomes the star one need to aim and shoot at. Since emerging […]

Music 6 min read

Music Review: Okyeame Kwame ft Sir, Santi –Saucing

The last time Okyeame Kwame was involved in a musical ‘fam fest’ was back in 2007, when Bradez (made up of his younger brothers Stone and Kunta Kinte) drafted him on their classic breakthrough single ‘One Gallon’. The Appietus produced record had all the frills of being a classic from the moment the Yaa Amposah riffs reeled through the melodic […]

Music 2 min read

THE CUTS: EP 01 vOL. 2

THE CUTS is a short review of songs that you’d hardly hear on your radio. It’s not genre specific. And it’s a weekly thing. Our way of helping you update your playlist  _______________ Osofo Abrobe- (Skit) Chpt 1 There are two ways to sending out ‘offensive’ messages to many Ghanaians without courting their wrath. You either frame the ‘offensive’ messages […]

Music 3 min read

Listen: OneBeat 2016 Mixtape

The ONEBEAT global music exchange is proud to present our fifth annual OneBeat Mixtape, showcasing an exciting sampling of artists on the rise and eclectic sounds from across the globe. Each year OneBeat brings together twenty-five innovative musicians from every region of the world for one month to collaboratively write, produce and perform original music, and develop strategies for arts-based social change. This mixtape […]

Music 1 min read

Listen: Euphonic Music drops TWO EPs

Euphonic Music has released two new set of music by their resident producers Bond (Chief Sound Engineer) and Xoe (Resident Producer) respectively. Both songs are described as ‘sonic bodies of work to explore the spectrum of sounds our minds can create, installing mental notes of consciousness, reason and creative growth within every note’. Sharing the creation of Bond and Xoe […]

Music 1 min read

Singer SUTRA talks about her visual narrative film Waves/The Water

London based Ghanaian soul/jazz singer SUTRA, on Friday (10th March) released visuals for her songs Waves/The Water to critical commendation. Waves/The Water (#W) is a visual narrative or film that merges two songs off her 2016 mixtape The Art of Being (listen here). Shot in Ghana, specifically Aburi Botanical Gardens, the aesthetically endowed film is laden with both cultural (death, […]

Interview 5 min read

Crafted. The Man and The Brand.

Article culled from harmattanrain.com (@harmattanrain). Original article By Adedayo Laketu Kwami Kafui coined the term artivist. He identifies as an artivist and is recognized as one. When explained, an artivist is “an activist for art.” His love for the arts was not a direct translation of talent neither was it as a result of some desire to pursue a career […]

Interview 9 min read

Writers Project of Ghana host book reading with Nana Ama Kyerematen 

For our first reading in 2017, Writers Project Of Ghana in collaboration with Afridiaspora, a webzine dedicated to showcasing and promoting Literature from Africa and the diaspora, present an evening of readings from a new anthology of short stories and poetry, Obibinii Te Ase, published by Afridiaspora in March, 2017.  Obibinii Te Ase features young Ghanaian writers telling stories of modern Ghana. The anthology is […]

Events 1 min read
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