FILM REVIEW: THE GHALILEO – THOSE CHILDREN

Poet GhaliLeo conveys a powerful and thought provoking message through the revered tradition of death How does the theme of death become a convenient vehicle to not only express sorrowful emotions but stoke up vigour, hope and a sense of duty? Death connotes somberness. It is a period of celebration of life (of the departed). It is also a period […]

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SPOTLIGHT: AN INTERVIEW WITH MUTOMBO DA POET

MUTOMBO DA POET is a recognized name within the Ghanaian art scene; first as a spoken word artist, a photographer, an occasional rapper and sometimes an actor (he made cameos in Coz Ov Moni Pt 1 & 2). For many, Mutombo is one of the  leading contemporary poets whose untiring efforts has helped push spoken word poetry  from obscurity to visibility: making spokenword […]

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NEW SPOKEN WORD SINGLE ‘EMPTY KONKO’ BY LAUD DEPOET

Laud DePoet is one of the few spoken word artistes who, in his own way, helping push the genre out to many people. Despite being young, he can be described as a veteran, considering the number of years he has been involved with spoken word/poetry. He has started a new spoken word series called Empty Konko and has released the […]

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RHYME SONNY RELEASES CV OF SIN

‘Lord! It’s been a while/My face looks like the residential quarters of smile but deep within me is bitterness/ I’ve become bitter than the bile because the things/ I used to preach against has become my style’ This is how one of Ghana’s foremost contemporary poets, Rhyme Sonny opens his latest spoken word single CV of Sin. The poem, as […]

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FAVOURITE POETRY EVENTS IN 2015

The poetry scene was a busy one in 2015 with a lot shows with new talents emerging on the scene. Though, not a huge genre in Ghana, it is gradually garnering attention among a section of the populace. In this post, I asked some friends to share their best moments in respect of poetry events in 2015. EP LAUNCH OF […]

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INTERVIEW: ELIDIOR THE POET TALKS MISFIT

AMEDIOR ELIKEM, known on the Ghanaian poetry scene as Elidior The Poet is set to release his debut EP, MISFIT. The EP which took two years to make touches on the subject of social justice, politics and reproductive health issues. Elidior The Poet has been performing for years across the country and in this interview reveals the inspiration behind MISFIT […]

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Panties, Politics & Pretense: Poetra Asantewa’s Motherfuckitude – The Naked Ones

This article was originally published on Circumspecte.com curated by @jabdulai All it takes is a word like Motherfuckitude  to give a whiff of what to expect – discomfort, candor, truth, courage. Delve deeper and you’ll find that ‘unapologetic’ might be the most appropriate word in the English dictionary to describe Poetra Asantewa’s debut. Doused in cleverly strung words, mellow sounds, […]

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POETRA ASANTEWA RELEASES ‘MOTHERFUCKITUDE’ EP

The much talked about EP is finally here. Spoken Word artist PoetraAsantewareleases her EP, Motherfuckitude; The Naked Ones. Although she has been in the art circles for some time, this is her first official release. “A lie is a dressed truth and Poetra is one of the very few who knows that what we currently call “naked truth” has actually been […]

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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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