WRITERS PROJECT, GHANA HOST ELLEN BANDA-AAKU AT SPECIAL READING

Writers Project of Ghana and Vidya Bookstore presents Zambian writer Ellen Banda-Aaku at a special public reading session on 10th October 2015 at 4.30 PM. Ellen Banda-Aaku’s first book for children, Wandi’s Little Voice, won the Macmillan Writer’s Prize for Africa in 2004. In 2007 her story Sozi’s Box was the overall winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Competition. Her […]

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 […]

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 […]

REPUBLIC BAR WINS WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE

‘The Republic Bar has some pricey gems some of these businesses could pick and keep their customer service tool boxes forever glistening’. THE FIRST TIME I HEARD of The Republic Bar was in an article written by Nana Sakyiamah (@nas009) of Adventuresfrom.com (I think).  The image I formed after reading her article was a plush hangout point exclusively reserved for […]

ALLIANCE FRANCAISE ACCRA PRESENTS: MATIERES GRISES EXHIBITION– RECYCLING MATERIALS FOR ARCHITECTURE

An architectural exhibition titled “Matière Grise: Material, Recycling, Architecture”, which aims at transforming main cities into “Zero Waste Metropolis” with the use of recycled materials in building will be held at the exhibition hall of Alliance Francaise Accra from Thursday 25th June 2015 to 26th July from 9am to 9pm. There will be a Panel discussion facilitated by Nat Amarteifio, […]

THROW BACK THURSDAY: FRANK DELLE – POUND POWER

FRANK DELLE is not a familiar name is Ghanaian music circles despite his fame in Germany and parts of Europe (he was the lead singer of Reggae band Seeed). Frank Delle, is of a mixed parentage-a German mother and a Ghanaian father. He is the nephew of former PNC Presidential Aspirant and foremost dermatologist, Prof. Edmund Delle. In 2009, he […]

10 QUESTIONS FOR POETS: SPOTLIGHTING NAA TAKIA

Naa Takia talks how a friend’s poem inspired her to write, why writing is a personal venture and thoughts on a million dollars gift What does poetry mean to you? I have always said this about writing and the same applies to poetry. For me, it isn’t just about words and it has nothing to do with conforming to particular […]

SHINE BY C-REAL

2015 is shaping up as a busy year for C-Real. After dropping his joint album Project Hip Hop with EL, he is out with a new single SHINE. Shine is a boastful song (it’s hip hop by the way) with him ‘owning’ the rap game as long as the sun shines ‘Gh hip hop on my back/ this shit is […]

BLITZ THE AMBASSADOR CONCERT REVIEW

‘BLITZ CAN RAP. He’s a perfect example of what performance is and should be’. This was the testament of a friend who saw the Blitz The Ambassador Concert (4th Home Coming concert) on Saturday. The venue, forecourt of Club 45 (near Nyaho Clinic), despite the not too impressive attendance compared to his three previous shows (the low attendance could be […]

BLITZ THE AMBASSADOR DESCEND ON ACCRA, GHANA

Ghanaian MC, Blitz The Ambassador (Samuel Bazawule) and his Embassy Movement will be performing in Accra, Ghana as part of his world tour, come 21st February, 2015. The concert, scheduled to take place at Club 45 (near Nyaho Clinic, Airport Residential Area) will witness the unveiling of a new album, Diasporadical by the Brookyln based MC. Blitz The Ambassador, revered […]