Press Release: NUBUKE FOUNDATION Temporary Closure For Refurbishment

  Nubuke Foundation, Accra will be temporarily closed to the public from 31 July 2018 while the East Legon campus is remodelled with a new purpose-built, modern gallery building, a library, a café, recreational areas and landscaped grounds solely devoted to the arts and culture. Refurbishments on the existing gallery spaces will transform them into a vibrant hub of galleries, […]

Music 1 min read

THE CUTS: EP 03 Vol. 19

THE CUTS is a short review of songs, videos or albums that we think you need to hear or watch. The music is not genre and/or region specific. Once it is good, it will be covered. Poetra Asantewa – Hungry ‘Hungry’ examines the relationship between country/society (Ghana) and its citizens through the prism of Poetra. The poem highlights the raw […]

Music 3 min read

Poet Koo Kumi Eulogies Mohammed Ali on “The Greatest Poem Ever”

The world remembers the brave. Their deeds continue to attest to their bravery, inspire others and, to an extent, influence and shape the course of history. One of the men whose deeds embodies all the above is ‘the greatest boxer to ever live’, Mohammed Ali. His prowess as a boxer made him a household name; his politics impacted American society […]

poetry 1 min read

Book Launch: Nene Tetteh Adusu to Release “Heart In The Sand

When: 29th April, 2018                  Time: 3PM         Where: Jamestown Boutique, Accra. In the sand of love, the heart of the poet was buried. The 2016 Universal Inspirational Poet honouree, Nene Tetteh Adusu is set to release his poetry collection – Heart in the Sand. Heart in the Sand presents various […]

Events 1 min read

Year 2016 in Retrospect: Poetry in Ghana

So, a couple of months ago, I asked writer and poet O’Zionn to share with me his best 2016 moments in the Ghana Poetry and Spoken word scene. In this post, he list a few under various categories. Here is his list. It’s been just a few years since I actively joined the burgeoning poetry scene in Ghana. And it’s […]

Opinions 2 min read

EP Review: Holes In A Pair by Slimo

Any avid watcher of the poetry scene in Ghana today would have noticed the vibrancy and energetic efforts at pushing the artform towards the centre of entertainment.  Poets are leading this effort through the release of various projects-mostly EPs. This year has seen the release of some compelling body of work by some leading voices within the poetry scene; picking […]

poetry 3 min read

Music Review: Serwa Akoto by YOM (Writer Poet)

Yom tackles the issue of skin bleaching on his latest poem Serwa Akoto The name Serwa Akoto has somehow become synonymous to beauty thanks to the classic hit song Serwaa Akoto by the Yamoah International Band released in the 1970s. The name, based off the song title and lyrics, celebrated the beauty of Serwa Akoto. (Note: Serwa Akoto was a […]

Music 2 min read

Writer Eli Tetteh talks his chapbook ‘Ellipses’ and other issues

If you have been a regular on Ghana twitter, the handle @elidot may have appeared on your timeline at a point.  The handle belongs Eli Tetteh, a man who wears many hats- a lecturer, music head, writer, poet and geek. His broad knowledge base and intelligence on myriad subjects has made him a favourite of many people on both social […]

Events 45 sec 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

Asantewa with one A at the end? That’s an ‘Anomaly’

“I’m nearly certain that I’m not normal, I’m almost sure there’s no way I can be fixed. I’m an Anomaly.” In our world, society expects us to follow conventions and live a ‘normal life’. But what’s ‘normal’ anyway? On her latest spoken work piece, Poetra Asantewa, née Ama Asantewa Diaka, tackles this subject by reflecting on who she is: An Anomaly. […]

Music 1 min read
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