CulArt Blog

VOCAL PORTRAIT 2 Review

‘Vocal Portrait 2 is an excellently produced album, concise and heavy on the issues of our times. The dedication and zeal of Kwame in elevating the poetry both as an art and a force in Ghana and beyond cannot be ignored’ VOCAL PORTRAIT 2 IS THE SOPHOMORE ALBUM by Ghanaian spoken word artist/poet Kwame Write (Kwame Ata Aidoo). Regarded by […]

poetry 5 min read

INTERVIEW WITH MUSIC PRODUCER NEL MAGNUM (ROGER THAT!)

‘Everybody else is thinking outside the box. Sometimes being the ugly duckling is the way to go. It’s not easy at the initial stages but eventually when we all fly onto the plaques of The Greatest Musicians from Ghana, we will all look beautiful’ WHENEVER YOU HEAR A BEAT WITH intercom voice – ‘ROGER THAT’- either at the beginning or […]

Music 8 min read

#STREETARTSATURDAY

Ghanaian graffiti artist Ian Quarshie has something awesome for all graffiti artists and lovers in Ghana. He would be starting a graffiti project called the “Next Up Graffiti Tour.” The tour will be making stops in KNUST (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology) – Kumasi, Tamale, Takoradi and Accra (Ghana). Apart from bombing walls with aesthetic graffiti murals, there […]

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BBC AFRICA BEATS FEATURES M.ANIFEST

Award winning Ghanaian rapper, M.anifest (Kwame Tsikata) kicks off this new BBC Africa Beats series by performing songs from his “APAE’ EP. M.anifest breaks down the inspiration behind the performed songs – Debi Debi (One Day) and Someway Bi. He is backed by renowned Ghanaian band ‘Ohia B3y3 Ya’ (Poverty Is Pain) led by Kwame Yeboah. Shouts to my Kenyan […]

Music 22 sec read

Alliance Française Launches “Festival de la Gastronomie”

Alliance Française Accra in collaboration with AccraPremium, is launching the “Festival de la Gastronomie” from the 21st, 26th and 27th of September 2014, an event that seeks to spotlight gastronomy in all its many and diverse forms with emphasis on fine cuisine. Created four years ago in France and celebrated nationwide, this festival tends to be internationalized as more and […]

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Q & A WITH ARTIST BERNARD AKOI JACKSON

This is a feature interview i culled from an Amsterdam website METROPOLIS M on Bernard Akoi Jackson, a Ghanaian artist and his works. ‘Identity is a notoriously contested concept’Bernard Akoi Jackson on Africa, Accra and Amsterdam Bernard Akoi Jackson, Freedom and……? 2010 BERNARD AKOI JACKSON, artist from Ghana, is invited by the Stedelijk Museum for a residency in Amsterdam. […]

Uncategorized 8 min read

EHALAKASA PRESS RELEASE

In preparation towards the 7th Annual Ehalakasa Festival, G3 Channels, the organization behind the Ehalakasa Poetry and Arts Festival has issued a press release, inviting Poets, Dancers, Performers to apply to be part of the event as well as Volunteers. The full text of the press release is published below 7TH ANNUAL EHALAKASA FESTIVAL: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 2014 Ehalakasa will […]

poetry 3 min read

Bisa Kdei Is Keeping Highlife Alive

Mention the name Ronald Kweku Dei Appiah to any music fan and that person will struggle trying to attach a face to the name. Ask that same fan who sang Baba and the name Bisa KDei will fall, unsurprisingly off their tongue. That is how popular the gifted singer and songwriter has become in Ghana, thanks to his style of […]

Opinions 2 min read

TOUR DE JAMESTOWN

As you may know by now, the annual Chalewote Street Art Festival will commence tomorrow. The historic town of James Town, which lies in the heart of Accra will play host to the two-day festival (23rd-24th August, 2014) I took some time off after work to visit main venue (Mantse Agbona) with Vanessa to catch up on how preparation is […]

Opinions 30 sec read

UNWELCOME

i aman optimist!always ready to believe the bestbut when it is you,it is only a half empty glass. i amnever a pessimist! unwilling to doubt a guestbut when i do not see you,i only see a half empty glass. i hold the bridlei guide the strings,always in chargealways in control. but you?you make me lose my logic,you bring chaos in […]

poetry 23 sec read

Arathejay’s Mesmerizing Glitch Africa Performance Proves He’s Ghana’s Next Big Thing

KWESI ARTHUR IS SEEKING HIS OWN ”NIRVANA” AND A FRESH START.

Kweku Smoke is Solidifying His Stake in Hip Hop with ”Kweku Jesus”

REVIEW: ZED AY KAY FT. M3NSA – MITSI

The CUTS: S01 EP 2

Review of Nenebi Tony’s Book ‘’Everything That Happened And The People Who Made It”.

BLACKO SHERIF SZN IS HERE; AND IT’S NOT A MIRAGE: REMEMBER KWAKU THE TRAVELLER

YGA ( O’Kenneth ) – Until It’s All Said And Done REVIEW