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In this episode, Kyekyeku talks to us about how he turned his passion for Palmwine music and Highlife into a career.
He explains how guitar master Agya Koo Nimo became his mentor while he was at university studying a completely different topic and explains how he is immortalising living legend Agya Koo Nimo and other greats in his music.
Connect with Kyekyeku and his music here: https://www.instagram.com/yo_kye/
Stream his music here: https://soundcloud.com/kyekyeku
Listen to George Williams Aingo here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5EolQQ55AaQIK72jgR08lL
The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.
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Dr Hannah Brew is a portfolio GP who was diagnosed with the rare condition that causes muscle weakness, not long after starting work in the UK.
She tells us how she navigated life with myasthenia gravis, the impact on her career choices and why we should all have more compassion when it comes to hidden disabilities.
This episode was recorded in February 2026 and edited by KAmo.
Learn more about Myasthenia Gravis
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/myasthenia-gravis/
Hannah’s social media details
https://www.thekairoxhealth.com/about-dr-hannah-brew/
https://www.instagram.com/hanbrew08/
https://youtube.com/@maverickmedtv?si=KMdQgRc_zRQxc_fo
The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
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In February 2026, Michael Kwadwo Donkor joined our book club and left us inspired as we discussed Hold – a coming-of-age book that explores the role of women, attitudes to sexuality, mental health and the tension between culture and identity.
The book follows three teenage girls. Two live in a town near Kumasi, Ghana's Asante Region and are housemaids for a well-to-do family. The third teenager we meet later in the book is from South London. During the course of the book, the worlds of the housegirl- Belinda, and London-born teenager collide.
HarperCollins described Hold as a "powerful new British literary voice". In the US, the book is titled Housegirl.
Have you read Hold?
Check out writer Kwame Ofosu's review of Hold in the Twi language.
https://akadimagazine.substack.com/p/a-twi-language-review-of-hold-a-book
And why not join our next book club online on 18 April where we discuss Marie-Claire Amuah’s debut book: ‘One For Sorrow, Two For Joy’. Follow our Substack:
https://akadimagazine.substack.com/p/join-our-next-book-club
The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.
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Edward Ofosu, a self-taught, mixed media artist based in Accra, who, in September and October 2025 staged his first solo in Accra, entitled ‘Rhythm of The Soul’ at the La Foundation For The Arts in Accra, Ghana.
Edward has had two solo exhibitions in Ghana and four solo exhibition internationally.
Edward employs a variety of artistic styles and uses a range of tools, including everyday objects found in Ghana, to create his work. You find that his art includes traditional portraits, sculpture and iPad art.
His work includes the exploration and impact of migration on individuals, and identity and feeds into his own migration journey from Ghana to the UK and his forced return back to Ghana.
He tells us more.
The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.
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Happy International Mother Language Day!
Hear Maame Serwaa Piese who shares her regret at not teaching her children her Mother Tongue. She shares her reflections in Twi followed by an English translation.
You’ll also hear from her niece Mirekua Ansah, who provides her perspective on why she has actively invested in ensuring her four children are fluent in their Mother Tongue. She shares her reflections in Twi followed by an English translation.
Find out more on our Substack.
https://akadimagazine.substack.com/p/how-are-you-marking-international
The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.
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Hello and welcome to AKADi Magazine’s Connecting Communities Podcast where we explore stories through a Ghanaian lens and dive into conversations with Ghanaians on topics including culture, the arts and history, which hopefully will leave you with some food for thought.
My name is Kofi Amo, editor of AKADi Magazine, and listen to my conversation with Richard Yeboah, a lifelong Hackney resident and historian. Richard is also the author of 'From Hackney with Love: An Intimate History of Gentrification'. Published in May 2025.
In our conversation, in September 2025, Richard reflects on his experiences of living and growing up in Hackney, and explores the social, political, and economic policies that have shaped the borough into what it is today. Richard also offers insight into his upbringing in a Ghanaian household and how he navigated life’s challenges as a young boy growing up in Hackney in the early 2000s.
The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.
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Andrea-Vicky Amankwaa-Birago takes us through her research journey of uncovering the remarkable stories of two 19th century Asante princes.
Cousin brothers: Kwasi Boachi and Kwame Poku were both 10 years old when they migrated to the Netherlands in 1837 on the request of Asantehene Kwaku Dua I, Kwasi’s father and Kwame’s uncle.
Boachi and Poku’s stories are both fascinating and tragic and hopefully will inspire a film one day. What I found most compelling was seeing the parallels almost 200 years apart between their migration stories and those of contemporary first-generation Ghanaians that make that journey from home to foreign lands.
This interview was recorded in early October 2025. Andrea-Vicky kicks off the conversation.
Background
You can read more about her work in her academic paper:
Building (b)ridges beyond the Portrait - Mapping Memories of Kwasi Boachi - Exit Frame! by Andrea-Vicky Amankwaa-Birago
https://anthropologyofglobalinequalities.com/2025/04/25/building-bridges-beyond-the-portrait-mapping-memories-of-kwasi-boachi-exit-frame/
https://voices.skd.museum/voices-mag/building-bridges-beyond-the-portrait/
The paintings depicting Kwasi Boachi and Kwame Poku
1: Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein: Bildnis des Aquasie Boachi, Prinz von Aschantiland / Portrait of Kwasi Boachi, Prince of Ashanti Region. 1849, Öl auf Pappe / Oil on cardboard, 33,1×29 cm
Leihgabe des Stadt- und Bergbaumuseums Freiberg / Loan from the Freiberg City and Mining Museum | Inv.-Nr. 53/237. © Foto: Albertinum | GNM, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Elke Estel/Hans-Peter Klut
2: Jacobus Ludovicus Cornet: Double portrait of Akwasi Boachi and Kwame Poku in 1837, Öl auf Holz, Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, Leiden
3: Nicolaas Pienemann, inauguration of King William II in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam, 1840, Öl auf Leinwandm Paleis Het Loo, Apeldoorn, permanent load from Royal Collections, The Hague.
The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.
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Happy New Year to all our esteemed followers and welcome to our first episode of 2026.
Kofi and I (Abena) thought we would use this opportunity to thank you for your support in 2025, reflect back on our podcasts from last year and look forward to some that you'll hear this year.
We also shout out to some of our listeners. You may hear you name mentioned.
Cheers!
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‘The Eyes of Ghana’ is a powerful docufilm about preserving Ghana’s film heritage.
Told primarily through 93-year-old cinematographer Reverend Chris Hesse, this story is one of hope, cultural preservation and is a call to action to us all.
Reverend Hesse was Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s personal videographer, during his presidency and captured hundreds of hours of little-seen footage.
We went to see the film in October 2025, and got to speak to two of the docufilm producers Nana Adwoa Frimpong and Anita Afonu.
The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
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Claudia George, an artist who creates under the name Claudia Zinski and works with batik, silks and canvas.
In this episode, Claudia explains how her exhibition in Accra, entitled: The Meridian Love Affair Exhibition (13-18 November), will act as the foundation for greater research into exploring the origins of mas or masquerade in Ghana, and Trinidad, and its connection to UK carnival.
Find more details here:
https://www.instagram.com/claudia.george_official/
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10167030762978682&set=a.10152393942763682
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Claudia George is an artist who creates under the name Claudia Zinski and works with batik, silks and canvas.
In this episode, she talks about how art helped her to deal with the loss of her sibling and how she plans to showcase new work in Accra this month entitled: The Meridian Love Affair Exhibition (13-18 November).
Find more details here:
https://www.instagram.com/claudia.george_official/
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10167030762978682&set=a.10152393942763682
The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.
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Writer Uwati Okojie speaks about ‘Le Salon - Art of Conversation’ - a living exhibition by Le Tings (Harris Elliott) x Johnnie Sapong at 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair 2025.
She shares insights into a Ghanaian art activation at the 13th edition of 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair at Somerset House in London in 2025.
This installation was called: 'Le Salon - Art of Conversation' by Le Tings (Harris Elliott) x Johnnie Sapong and was one of a series of ‘Special Projects’ that showcased at this year’s art fair between 16th and 19th October 2025.
In this podcast episode, Uwati walks me through the inspiration behind the installation which explores the intersection between art, music, culture and history within a barber shop/hair salon setting.
The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.
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To mark Black History Month UK, we caught up with pioneering architect Elsie Owusu who famously led renovations at Green Park Tube station the Supreme Court and has worked with award-winning artist Yinka Shonibare.
This conversation looks at Elsie's early beginning, the fascinating story of her father and her architectural achievements.
Read more about Tropical Modernism here.
https://www.akadimagazine.com/post/tropical-modernism-ghana-s-architecture-and-independence
Listen to our interview with the architect of Black History Month UK Akyaaba Addai-Sebo.
Part 1: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Vcder3qDAlMfMZnEfZXjJ
Part 2: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5GyKsUjmaLBrH6qr4rePk1
The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.
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Hello and welcome to AKADi Magazine's Connecting Communities Podcast where we spotlight Ghanaians making transformative change in their communities.
Listen to Omar F. Okai, dancer, choreographer, director and founder of the six-year Black British Theatre Awards (BBTAs) - a platform that recognises the talents of Black British creatives involved in theatre - from the actors right through to those behind the scenes.
And in this two-part series, Omar explains how some of his family members played a pivotal role in shaping Black theatre and performance history. And he explains how his past career as a chef helped him to excel in dance school.
This year's BBTAs is on SUNDAY 26TH OCTOBER 2025 at Piccadilly Theatre 16 Denman Street, London, W1D 7DY
https://blackbritishtheatreawards.com/
The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
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Anniwaa Buachie is an award-winning actor, filmmaker, audiobook narrator, who explains how she turned the story ‘Moon Over Aburi’ by award-winning poet and author Kwame Dawes into a film.
That’s where I first met Anniwaa at the screening of ‘Moon Over Aburi’ at the London International Pan-African Film Festival in South London in 2024 - you’ll hear me refer to it as PAFF in the interview.
Please stick around and listen to this inspiring artist as she talks about her journey into filmmaking, audiobook narration, and why it’s been important for her to centre Black women in her craft and work with Ghanaian creatives in Ghana.
Learn more about her here: https://www.anniwaabuachie.com/
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AKADi Magazine’s Connecting Communities Podcast where we explore stories through a Ghanaian lens and dive into conversations with Ghanaians on topics including culture, the arts and history, which hopefully leaves you with some food for thought.
The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.
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Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL) 2025 kicks off on 9 and 10 August bringing together seasoned and next generation designers from the Continent under one roof.
Now in its 15th season, this annual catwalk and exhibition event is one of the world’s largest and longest-running showcases of African and African-inspired fashion & design.
In this episode we speak to three Ghanaian designers who have travelled from their homes in Accra, Ghana to Space House in London to exhibit at Africa Fashion Week London 2025.
You’ll hear from Charlotte Akwaah-Adjei, founder of Lotte Empire, Darkwaa Edna, founder of fashion brand Ometsey & Julie Baidoe-Ansah, founder of Efata by Juba.
Read more about Africa Fashion Week London.
https://akadimagazine.substack.com/p/ghanaian-designers-and-more-at-african
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Poet and author Nii Ayikwei Parkes joined our Book Club in June 2025 for our review of Tail of the Blue Bird - his 16-year-old crime novel which has an exciting twist.
This book is set in a fictitious village not far from Accra that becomes a crime scene with a difference that brings police and a pathologist to crack the case.
But this is no ordinary crime and we soon find out that with the help of pathologist Kayo, who is forced to solve the case, that the events in the village of Sonokrom expose police corruption, highlight the relationship between so-called development and modernity over traditional practices and the power of language and storytelling.
We got to grill Nii over his book to find out why after 16 years, this book remains a compelling read that has been translated into languages across the globe. So sit tight and enjoy the ride.
Visit Nii Ayikwei Parkes' website: https://www.niiparkes.com/
More on Kwame Gyekeye: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwame_Gyekye
Gendering visions of the postcolonial modernist state through names: a literary onomastic analysis of Nii Ayikwei Parkes’s Tail of the Blue Bird (2009)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21681392.2024.2404209
Check out Part 1 in the next episode.
If you’d like to join our book club and connect with other bookworms, email us at akadimagazine@gmail.com for more details and if you've read Tail of the Blue Bird, tell us in the comments if you agreed/disagreed with our thoughts.
The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.
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Poet and author Nii Ayikwei Parkes joined our Book Club in June 2025 for our review of Tail of the Blue Bird - his 16-year-old crime novel which has an exciting twist.
This book is set in a fictitious village not far from Accra that becomes a crime scene with a difference that brings police and a pathologist to crack the case.
But this is no ordinary crime and we soon find out that with the help of pathologist Kayo, who is forced to solve the case, that the events in the village of Sonokrom expose police corruption, highlight the relationship between so-called development and modernity over traditional practices and the power of language and storytelling.
We got to grill Nii over his book to find out why after 16 years, this book remains a compelling read that has been translated into languages across the globe. So sit tight and enjoy the ride.
Check out Part 2 in the next episode.
Visit Nii Ayikwei Parkes' website: https://www.niiparkes.com/
More on Kwame Gyekeye: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwame_Gyekye
Gendering visions of the postcolonial modernist state through names: a literary onomastic analysis of Nii Ayikwei Parkes’s Tail of the Blue Bird (2009)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21681392.2024.2404209
If you’d like to join our book club and connect with other bookworms, email us at akadimagazine@gmail.com for more details and if you've read Tail of a Blue Bird tell us in the comments if you agreed/disagreed with our thoughts.
The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.
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Eugene Abeka-Donkor, the founder of RetroGhana - a social media platform on a mission to document, share and amplify Ghanaian music and the legends behind these iconic sounds.
In this episode, Eugene tells us what inspired him to create RetroGhana, he explains what led to his collaboration with Ghanaian unisex clothing brand Ajabeng and we ask him which musical collaborations (with living or departed singers) he thinks would make a stellar music match.
This episode is produced by KAmo.
Find out more: https://linktr.ee/retroghana
The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
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Listen to Krystle Zara Appiah, author of the award-winning novel ‘Rootless’ and the first published author to join our book club session as a special guest.
We’ve been meeting every month since September 2024 where we read and review books by Ghanaian authors or books about Ghana.
If you haven’t read ‘Rootless’, get comfortable because you’re about to hear from some of our book club members as we discuss the themes behind the novel, and put some of our burning questions to Krystle. And we also get to meet Krystle’s pet dog Mocha too.
Thanks for listening to this special book club episode on our AKADi Magazine Connecting Communities podcast.
If you’d like to join our book club and connect with other bookworms, email us at akadimagazine@gmail.com for more details and if you've read Rootless, tell us in the comments if you agreed/disagreed with our thoughts.
Krystle's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krystlezara/?hl=en
Source book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0BBSPNJKC
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You’ve heard of Highlife greats such as CK Mann, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, Ebo Taylor and Pat Thomas but what do you know about the producer behind some of their hit songs?
We spoke to the family of the late Dick Essilfie-Bondzie - visionary music producer and the first to bring a vinyl record pressing factory on to West African soil - to find out more.
If you follow our podcast or our newsletter, be the first to hear their accounts of their father and grandfather on the AKADi Magazine Connecting Communities Podcast.
Watch the original Roots to Fruits documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5IXNetG5ak
Essiebons Special (1973-1984)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdIyvkwYcw0
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You’ve heard of Highlife greats such as CK Mann, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, Ebo Taylor and Pat Thomas but what do you know about the producer behind some of their hit songs?
We spoke to the family of the late Dick Essilfie-Bondzie - visionary music producer about his musical legacy, plans to archive all the songs under the Essiebons label and a project to create a new documentary about his life and works.
If you follow our podcast or our newsletter, be the first to hear their accounts of their father and grandfather on the AKADi Magazine Connecting Communities Podcast.
Watch the original Roots to Fruits documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5IXNetG5ak
Essiebons Special (1973-1984)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdIyvkwYcw0
Join our Substack
https://akadimagazine.substack.com/
The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.
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The British High Commission in Ghana kicked off 2025 with its annual UK-Ghana Diaspora Networking Mixer.
This year's mixer was a chance to capitalise on these economic ties and deepen connections between the two countries by linking the diaspora with relevant business and government partners, as well as celebrating the achievements of British Ghanaians.
We spoke to the three British-Ghanaian entrepreneurs behind: Workspace Global, Talking Drums Travel & Marketplace, and Workspace Global, and EATO about doing business between the UK and Ghana.
Read more here:
https://www.akadimagazine.com/post/london-to-accra-connecting-capitals-for-economic-growth
The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.
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The British High Commission in Ghana kicked off 2025 with its annual UK-Ghana Diaspora Networking Mixer.
This year's mixer was a chance to capitalise on these economic ties and deepen connections between the two countries by linking the diaspora with relevant business and government partners, as well as celebrating the achievements of British Ghanaians.
We spoke to the three British-Ghanaian entrepreneurs behind: Workspace Global, Talking Drums Travel & Marketplace, and EATO about doing business between the UK and Ghana.
Read more here:
https://www.akadimagazine.com/post/london-to-accra-connecting-capitals-for-economic-growth
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Hello and welcome to another episode of AKADi Magazine's Connecting Communities podcast, produced by Kamo.
My name is Abena Sewaa, the editor of AKADi Magazine, and you were just listening to Stephen Barnabis, founder and operational manager of Project Zero, an organisation based in Waltham Forest, London, that engages young people in positive activities to promote social inclusion, reduce antisocial behaviour, and strengthen community cohesion.
The interview you’re about to hear is a conversation I had with Stephen in March 2024.
Shortly before we published this podcast on 31 December, we learnt that Stephen was awarded an MBE for services to Young People and to the community in the London Borough of Waltham Forest in the New Year’s Honours List 2025. This list is published annually at the end of the year.
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London-based organisation Cultural Games Association (CGA) UK believes that education the next generation about the social, cultural and health benefits of traditional games played in African and Caribbean could help to tackle the rise in anti-social behaviour among the youth.
We went along to their launch in February 2024 to find out more and later spoke to representatives from the Association - Vincent John, chair of CGA-UK and Mariama Grant, CGA-UK secretary.
We also spoke to Stephen Barnabis, founder of Project Zero and Mrs Joyce Mahama, president of Women Sports Association of Ghana (WOSPAG) and president of African Women in Sports Association (AWISA).
You will also hear from Claudia Owusu and Ife Oluwamuyide, co-creators of the film 'Ampe: Leap into the Sky, Black Girl'.
The image used in this episode is "The Game of Ampe 01" by Nipah Dennis and is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Find out more here:
Cultural Games Association launch
https://www.akadimagazine.com/post/new-uk-organisation-to-revive-cultural-interest-in-african-and-caribbean-games
Interview with the filmmakers behind Ampe documentary
https://www.akadimagazine.com/post/in-conversation-with-the-filmmakers-behind-ampe-leap-into-the-sky
Interview with Ampe expert Theresa
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsfQDBUKdI6/?igsh=MWltODFydmJ3bm43ZQ==
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Some of the labour used to build Ghana’s railways came from the north of the country but there’s never been a railway in the region.
But award-winning visual artist Ibrahim Mahama, in one of his latest installations, is interrogating this phenomenon. He has brought a piece of a railway track, train carriages and even planes to his Red Clay Studio in Tamale.
His work at Red Clay Studio has been the subject of a new film documentary by Dutch filmmaker Ammodo Docs called 'Dear Home of Scars'.
In the second of a two-part conversation with Ibrahim, we find out more about why he now owns one of the food silos created by Dr Kwame Nkrumah, and why he’s turning abandoned trains carriages into schools for the youngsters in the Tamale area.
Have you listened to our first interview with Ibrahim?
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Award-winning visual artist Ibrahim Mahama is the founder of three art spaces in Tamale, Northern Ghana: Red Clay Studio, Savannah Centre for Contemporary Art (SCCA) and Nkrumah Voli-ni.
These arts spaces act as a repository for ancient and contemporary artefacts that have been recovered or donated and provide a platform for discussing Ghana's past, present and future.
In this episode of the Connecting Communities podcast, Ibrahim talks about the genesis of Red Clay Studio and becoming the subject of a new documentary film called ‘Dear Home of Scar’ by Ammodo Docs.
In this film, we see the arrival of a train, and the construction of a track on the grounds of Red Clay, and watch as the community get behind his project.
Click here to watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cT53-Qk3eg
This interview is hosted by Abena Sεwaa, the publishing editor of AKADi Magazine and is produced by editor KAmo.
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'The Golden Stool, or the Story of Nana Yaa Asantewaa' is an opera performance that debuts at the London's Barbican on 14 October.
https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2024/event/the-golden-stool-or-the-story-of-nana-yaa-asantewaa
The performance takes 12 classical opera songs, including Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy' and reworks them to tell the compelling story of Warrior Queen Nana Yaa Asantewaa through an all-female cast.
In our 8th episode in season 6, we speak to the creator and artistic director behind this afropera - Belgium-based Gorges Ocloo.
Gorges is a multi-disciplinary artist whose expertise includes performance art, contemporary dance – he is a stage director, librettist and composer and co-artistic director of Antwerp-based performing arts theatre Toneelhuis in Belgium.
If you’ve got an interest in opera, you might like to listen to our Season 6 episodes 1&2 interview with Venus Bushfires founder Helen Epega and opera singer Louisa Martin.
S6Ep1: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5fCUNwhzCoh5UlB3nX7EGe
S6Ep2: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7toXwa7tFhnKcDyB9ewiBd
This Pidgin Opera performance also challenged views on opera with the incorporation of Pidgin and other unconventional language styles.
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Gorges Ocloo is a multi-disciplinary artist whose expertise includes performance art, contemporary dance – he is a stage director, librettist and composer and co-artistic director of Antwerp-based performing arts theatre Toneelhuis in Belgium.
In this episode, Gorges talks about his AfrOpera - The Golden Stool, or the story of Nana Yaa Asantewaa, which comes to London's Barbican on 14 October.
This is a retelling of the Queenmother of Ejisu's story performed through 10 women of African descent.
This AfrOpera uses key classics from composers including Bizet and Handel to deliver a performance that challenges norms in opera while retelling the story of a powerful Asante woman.
Nana Yaa Asantewaa stood up to the British in 1900, rallied her people to fight back against them to defend and protect the sovereign independence of the Golden Stool.
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The ‘Family Ties: Adamah Papers’ exhibition at the Black Cultural Archives in Brixton, London is a collection of letters, documents and old newspapers belonging to an Ewe Fia (king).
These papers are significant because they are thought to be the first of their kind in Britain (and maybe the world) to document Ghana’s Ewe community in such a manner.
Charles tells us more.
Read the full story here:
https://msbwrites.co.uk/2018/06/25/an-archive-of-ghanas-past-on-paper-the-adamah-papers/
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Epistles From Nkrumah Krom is a thought-provoking poetry performance designed with a symbolic language to reflect on contemporary issues from the vibrant streets of Accra.
Poetivist and friends will take you on a journey through the captivating world of words and emotions on 15 June 2024.
Get ready to be moved, inspired, and entertained by the power of spoken word. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to experience poetry like never before!
Come join us for an evening of soul-stirring poetry at our in-person event at Inspired by Africa Unit 1-2 Croydon Boxpark, CR0 1LD.
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Executive producer Emmanuel Sampene talks about schooling in Ghana, studying in the USA and pivoting from a career solely in academia to creating his 3-D animation series Turkey Pinky Pants.
'Turkey Pinky Pants' has been selected for the Cinemagic Hollywood Film Festival in the Best Animation category thanks to the hard work of his team, which includes Director, Bradley J. Krause, and talented supervising animator, Sivakumar Krishnamoort .
He tells us more about the show, and his goal to make the show a household name.
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Executive producer Emmanuel Sampene’s 3-D animation series Turkey Pinky Pants was inspired by the bedtime stories he used to tell his children.
'Turkey Pinky Pants' has been selected for the Cinemagic Hollywood Film Festival in the Best Animation category thanks to the hard work of his team, which includes Director, Bradley J. Krause, and talented supervising animator, Sivakumar Krishnamoort .
He tells us what inspired the children’s series and his goal to make the show a household name.
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In this two-part episode, we speak to two inspiring women who are central to this opera - Louisa Adjoa Martin who has over 20 years’ experience as an opera singer performing with symphony choruses and is a soprano voice in this opera.
And Helen Epega, also known as the Venus Bushfires, who composed and wrote Song Queen: A Pidgin Opera and is the lead vocalist in the performance.
‘Song Queen: A Pidgin Opera’ celebrates the power of song, honours African cultures, and is a uniting force that champions languages, dialects and slangs that are considered by some to not be the standard.
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AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.
In this two-part episode, we speak to two inspiring women who are central to this opera - Helen Epega, also known as the Venus Bushfires, who composed and wrote Song Queen: A Pidgin Opera and is the lead vocalist in the performance.
And Louisa Adjoa Martin who has over 20 years’ experience as an opera singer performing with symphony choruses and is a soprano voice in this opera.
‘Song Queen: A Pidgin Opera’ celebrates the power of song, honours African cultures, and is a uniting force that champions languages, dialects and slangs that are considered by some to not be the standard.
And join our Podcast Club to access exclusive and early release content and discounts here: https://ko-fi.com/akadimagazine
The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Superopongstarz and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.
Autism is a developmental brain condition that affects people’s ability to communicate, and influences how sufferers process the world around them. In this episode, we look at the story of one mother who shares how she got to terms with her son's mental health condition.
AKADi Magazine editor Abena recounts their story and draws us in with his soothing tones as we discover whether the couple make it in time.
This piece has been adapted from a MisBeee Writes review blogpost here: https://msbwrites.co.uk/2013/09/01/mother-keeps-hope-alive-for-autistic-son/
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Marie-Claire is the author of ‘One For Sorrow, Two For Joy’ - a book that explores the impact of unresolved childhood trauma in adult life.
She wrote the book during the COVID-19 pandemic and recalls writing 54,000 words in two months, which she describes as "unnaturally fast".
Listen to author Marie-Claire as she explores themes linked to trauma, superstition and healing in this podcast episode.
She also explains her writing process and gives us a sneak peek into details of her second novel.
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How does a person heal from childhood trauma?
Listen to author Marie-Claire Amuah who explores the impact of unresolved childhood trauma in adult life in her debut book ‘One For Sorrow, Two For Joy’ on our ‘Connecting Communities’ Podcast.
When we first meet Stella, she’s an eight-year-old girl who lives with her mum, dad and older brother Sol.
Stella is a bright young girl, loved by her friends and teacher Ms Wilks. But at home she is considered insolent by her father and experiences physical and mental abuse at his hands. So does her mum but her brother does not.
This book explores the journey from trauma, to healing through the power of friendships and self-love.
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‘Small Joys’ is the debut novel of Elvin James Mensah which tells the story of a friendship bond that blossoms between two unlikely friends called Harles and Muddy.
Harles is a British-Ghanaian queer man who has a lot on his plate. He’s dropped out of university. He has a fraught relationship with his father and he’s battling depression.
Muddy is a Mancunian man who moves into a shared house with his friend Chelsea and Harles – his new housemate. Muddy is easy going, loves indie music and is a keen a bird watcher.
In part two, Elvin share details of his writing process with Abena Sɛwaa, the editor of AKADi Magazine, he explains how the Coronation Streets soap inspired one of the characters in the book, and he reveals details of his second novel.
This interview was recorded in December 2023.
'Small Joys' is published by Scribner UK in the UK, Random House in the USA and Plataeditores in Spain.
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‘Small Joys’ is the debut novel of Elvin James Mensah which tells the story of a friendship bond that blossoms between two unlikely friends called Harles and Muddy.
Harles is a British-Ghanaian queer man who has a lot on his plate. He’s dropped out of university. He has a fraught relationship with his father and he’s battling depression.
Muddy is a Mancunian man who moves into a shared house with his friend Chelsea and Harles – his new housemate. Muddy is easy going, loves indie music and is a keen twitcher (a bird watcher).
In part one of this interview, Elvin tells Abena Sɛwaa, the editor of AKADi Magazine what inspired ‘Small Joys’, how the book tackles mental health and explores parental acceptance.
This interview was recorded in December 2023.
'Small Joys' is published by Scribner UK in the UK, Random House in the USA and Plataeditores.
And join our Podcast Club to access exclusive and early release content and discounts here: https://ko-fi.com/akadimagazine
The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Superopongstarz and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.
What was life like for the average woman, man, and child in 17th, 18th and 19th century Accra?
And what impact did the European presence have on the exchange of ideas, cultures, languages, traditions, trade and more?
Our aim with this and subsequent interviews with historians and academic experts is to dig deeper into our understanding of what life was like in Accra (primarily).
We explore this in a new series in our ‘Connecting Communities’ podcast called –Challenging perspectives: Accra, her people and the Danes.
In our first interview we speak to Hermann von Hesse, assistant professor of African Art History at the University of Illinois, in Urbana-Champaign in the USA.
Hermann gives us a brief overview of life in Accra prior to European settlement. He outlines how the Danes established themselves in and around Accra and, draws distinctions and similarities between the European trade in people and the indigenous practice in what we now call Ghana.
We call this series Challenging perspectives because we hope that these discussions will encourage us all to interrogate and challenge our perspectives, increase our knowledge and inspire us to keep asking those important questions.
The reading list for this episode:
· Two Views from Christiansborg Castle Vol I. A Brief and Truthful Description of a Journey to and from Guinea, by Johannes Rask (Author), Selena Axelrod Winsnes (Translator)
· Two Views from Christiansborg Castle Vol II. A Description of the Guinea Coast and its Inhabitants
A Description of the Guinea Coast and its Inhabitants, by H.C. Monrad edited by Selena Axelrod Winsnes
· A Danish Jew in West Africa. Wulf Joseph Wulff Biography And Letters 1836-1842 by Selena Axelrod Winsnes, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
· History of Indigenous Slavery In, a (P): from the 15th to the 19th Century Paperback – Illustrated, 29 Dec. 2004, by Akosua Adoma Perbi (Author)
· The Grand Slave Emporium: Cape Coast Castle and the British Slave Trade Paperback – 1 Mar. 2007by William St Clair (Author)
· Daughters of the Trade: Atlantic Slavers and Interracial Marriage on the Gold Coast (The Early Modern Americas) by Pernille Ipsen (Author)
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Abena Sɛwaa and KAmo, the editors of AKADi Magazine share their thoughts and highlights from a series of books written about the Danish presence in Accra during the 18th and 19th century.
This segment is called: Challenging perspectives: Accra, her people and the Danes.
Our aim is to dig deeper into our understanding of what life was like in Accra (primarily) for the average woman, man, and child, and explore what impact the presence of Europeans over the centuries has had on the exchange of ideas, how it has shaped our cultures, languages, traditions, trade and more.
The reading list for this episode:
· Two Views from Christiansborg Castle Vol I. A Brief and Truthful Description of a Journey to and from Guinea, by Johannes Rask (Author), Selena Axelrod Winsnes (Translator)
· Two Views from Christiansborg Castle Vol II. A Description of the Guinea Coast and its Inhabitants
A Description of the Guinea Coast and its Inhabitants, by H.C. Monrad edited by Selena Axelrod Winsnes
· A Danish Jew in West Africa. Wulf Joseph Wulff Biography And Letters 1836-1842 by Selena Axelrod Winsnes, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
· History of Indigenous Slavery In, a (P): from the 15th to the 19th Century Paperback – Illustrated, 29 Dec. 2004, by Akosua Adoma Perbi (Author)
· The Grand Slave Emporium: Cape Coast Castle and the British Slave Trade Paperback – 1 Mar. 2007by William St Clair (Author)
· Daughters of the Trade: Atlantic Slavers and Interracial Marriage on the Gold Coast (The Early Modern Americas) by Pernille Ipsen (Author)
· Slavery and its Legacy in Ghana and the Diaspora. Rebecca Shumway (Anthology Editor) , Trevor R. Getz (Anthology Editor)
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Hello and welcome to another episode of our Connecting Communities Podcast.
My name is Abena Serwaa, the publishing editor of AKADi Magazine and you were just listening to Lily Naadu Mensah, older sister to the late Douglas Ankrah – the cocktail entrepreneur, author and businessman who created one of the UK’s top 10 cocktails – famously called the Pornstar Martini.
This cocktail is a passion-fruit-flavoured drink made with vanilla-flavoured vodka, Passoã (a passionfruit flavoured liqueur made with natural passionfruit), passion fruit juice, and lime juice.
It is traditionally accompanied by a chilled shot glass of prosecco.
Lauded as a pioneer in the drinks industry, Douglas established one of the popular cocktail spots in London the Townhouse and co-founded the Soho-based London Academy of Bartenders to train bartenders.
Douglas tragically passed away in 2021 at the age of 51.
Lily, who is a personal brand coach and author of ‘Work Your Quirks’, tells us more about her late brother, his career and how his family and friends plan to honour his legacy.
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According to a report commissioned by the French president Emmanuel Macron in
2018, an estimated 90-95% of Africa’s heritage is outside of the Continent.
What are we doing to return of African human remains and cultural artefacts?
Onyekachi Wambu, who – at the time of the interview in October 2022,
was the executive director of the African Foundation for Development (AFFORD), talks about the work AFFORD is doing through its 'Return of the Icons' initiative.
This initiative aims to push forward discussion and action around the return of African human remains and cultural artefacts held by UK museums and other institutions.
Mr Wambu is current an associate at AFFORD on their special projects at AFFORD.
Background
- AFFORD-UK - Return of the Icons - https://afford-uk.org/return-of-the-icons/
- Changes to the Charities Act 2022
- All-Parliamentary Party Group on Afrikan Reparations - report
- The title transfer of ownership of 72 religious and cultural artefacts from the Horniman Museum in south London to Nigeria
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Iconic veteran broadcaster Mike Eghan, aka the Magnificent Emperor, has had a colourful career as a DJ, radio broadcaster and more.
He tells us about his encounter with Ike and Tina Turner, his time working for the BBC and shares some advice for aspiring broadcasters.
Mike is pictured on the left with singer songwriter Wilson Pickett, a major figure in the development of soul music.
This podcast has been produced by KAmo. The hosts are Abena Sɛwaa and Kofi Amo.
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Iconic veteran broadcaster Mike Eghan, aka the Magnificent Emperor, has had a colourful career as a DJ, radio broadcaster and more.
He tells us how he was able to pivot from a banking job to becoming one of the Ghanaian’s notable broadcasters; his time working for the BBC and how he met prolific
photographer James Barnor.
This podcast has been produced by KAmo. The hosts are Abena Sɛwaa and Kofi Amo.
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Blitz the Ambassador unveiled his novel: 'The Scent of Burnt Flowers' (2022) at Africa Writes - a UK literary festival, and we got to speak to him.
The book is set in the 1960s, during a period in Ghana’s political history and we follow African-American couple Bernadette and Melvin as they escape the USA for sanctuary in Accra.
We got to hear more about what inspired Blitz’s work and how his grandmother’s love of storytelling, during his early days in Madina, shaped his creative process.
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Ghana's Year of Return initiative was designed to encourage people of African descent to come to Ghana to visit, do business or live. We asked Gutta Soles founder Kromanteng what he thought.
Image taken by @sameerfilm The music featured in this podcast is called 'Di Asempa' and comes from Atakora Manu & His Sound Engineers.
Watch:
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLd0A...
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SfuH...
Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGEIy...
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Gutta Soles' name is inspired by Ghana's open gutters and the idea that although they may be filled with rubbish, there is treasure to be found.
For founder Kromanteng, there is added symbolism in that Ghana's gutters are open - not closed, which means there is an opportunity for everyone to pull themselves out of their current situation.
The Gutta Soles brand has its operations in Accra, Ghana. The shoes are made from car tyres, ntuma (cloth), organic cotton and rubber. I spoke to founder Kromanteng about his brand.
All images used with the consent of Gutta Soles. The music featured in this podcast is called 'Di Asempa' and comes from Atakora Manu & His Sound Engineers.
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Part 1: https://youtu.be/NLd0Ao1R8SA
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SfuH...
Part 4: https://youtu.be/Glu1hOWmnXw
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Gutta Soles' name is inspired by Ghana's open gutters and the idea that although they may be filled with rubbish, there is treasure to be found.
For founder Kromanteng, there is added symbolism in that Ghana's gutters are open - not closed, which means there is an opportunity for everyone to pull themselves out of their current situation.
The Gutta Soles brand has its operations in Accra, Ghana. The shoes are made from car tyres, ntuma (cloth), organic cotton and rubber. I spoke to founder Kromanteng about his brand.
All images used with the consent of Gutta Soles. The music featured in this podcast is called 'Di Asempa' and comes from Atakora Manu & His Sound Engineers.
If you missed the first segment, click this link to listen.
Part 1: https://youtu.be/NLd0Ao1R8SA
Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGEIyiVVqCA
Part 4: https://youtu.be/Glu1hOWmnXw
Visit www.guttasoles.com for more on the brand.
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The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Superopongstarz and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
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One (wo)man's trash is another (wo)man's treasure. I love the ethos behind this company - Gutta Soles, particularly as the soles of the shoes are made from car tyres, ntuma (cloth), organic cotton and rubber. I spoke to founder Kromanteng about his brand. Image by @estella_ivanova_ The music featured in this podcast is called 'Di Asempa' and comes from Atakora Manu & His Sound Engineers.In the second episode, Kromanteng explains the meaning behind the Gutta Soles name:Part 2: https://youtu.be/-SfuHG1wIlY
Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGEIyiVVqCA
Part 4: https://youtu.be/Glu1hOWmnXw
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Welcome to AKADi Magazine book review series with Abena Serwaa .
This series takes books by Ghanaian authors or books about Ghana and deconstructs them according to their content and information value, while hopefully encouraging you to read them too.
In this episode, I share my thoughts on the book: ‘Daughters of the Trade – Atlantic Slavers and Interracial Marriage on the Gold Coast’ by Danish historian Professor Pernille Ipsen.
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A History of Indigenous Slavery in Ghana from the 15th to the 19th century by Akosua Adoma Perbi
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The Grand Slave Emporium: Cape Coast Castle and the British Slave Trade by William St Clair
Film trailer: Gold Coast by Daniel Dencik and Kwame Boadi
Film review: Gold Coast: A lucid look into Denmark's past
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Maxwell Ayamba MBE is a PhD research student in Black Studies at the Department of American & Canadian Studies at the University of Nottingham, whose research explores the trajectory of ‘race’ ecology and environmental justice in the UK.
Maxwell is passionate about the countryside and increasing access for Black, Asian and other global majority groups and refugee communities, which is why he co-founded The 100 Black Men Walk for Health Group and established the Sheffield Environmental Movement.
He was honoured in the UK’s 2023 New Year’s Honours List with a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to the environment and to the community in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
In this episode, Maxwell explains why access to the countryside is so important for Black, Asian and other global majority groups, and why in 2021 he was named as one of the 70 most remarkable people in the history of the Peak District National Park.
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The UK premier of 'School Girls, Or The African Mean Girls Play' by Jocelyn Bioh, started on 8 June and runs until 15 July at The Lyric Hammersmith in London.
It's set in Aburi Girls' Senior High School in Ghana's Eastern Region.
And if like cast member Jadesola Odunjo and playwright Jocelyn, you went to a boarding school, this play may bring back some memories.
We speak to Jadesola, who plays Nana - one of the girls in the play - to find out more.
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Trauma and motherhood were strong themes in this book but in my reading of the novel, I never saw the women as victims. Rather, these women were heroic, misunderstood and extremely strong.
Ada’s Realm is linguistically rich – at least four languages (Ga, Twi, German and English) appear in this book – not to mention an old English dialect too. The book was replete with Ghanaian phrases and references that most Ghanaians would be familiar with.
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In this episode, we’re reviewing ‘Ada’s Realm’ by Sharon Dodua Otoo which has been translated from German to English by Jon Cho-Polizzi.
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Welcome to Connecting Communities - an AKADi Magazine series that profiles Ghanaians making transformative change in their communities.
In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to the director Sarah Amankwah and cast members of DRUM - Benjamin Sarpong-Broni (who plays Mike Eghan) and Joshua (who plays Roberts-Mensah as James Barnor).
The 80-minute-long play was created by Jacob Roberts-Mensah and captures a reimagined interaction between iconic photographer James and broadcaster Mike.
https://www.akadimagazine.com/post/play-immortalises-james-barnor-mike-eghan
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Read It. Read It! is an AKADi Magazine segment aimed at book lovers.
Our goal is to get you reading more books by Ghanaian authors, poets, illustrators or books about Ghana.
We want you to share your thoughts on these books and hopefully, instead of us urging you to Read It.
You’ll be telling us you’ve Read It!
In this episode, we’re reviewing ‘Ada’s Realm’ by Sharon Dodua Otoo which has been translated from German to English by Jon Cho-Polizzi.
This book is an exciting exploration into four worlds through the experiences of four women that share the same name – Ada. We meet Ada number 1 in 1459 in the fishing village Totope, some 50 miles from Accra.
We meet Ada number 2 during Nazi occupation in a concentration camp in Germany in 1945 where she has been forced into prostitution.
And later in Stratford-le-Bow, England in 1848, Ada number 3 appears as a married woman and mother with an unbridled gift for calculating mathematical equations.
Our final Ada can be found in Berlin in 2019, after migrating from Ghana to the UK and then Germany. When we meet her, she is heavily pregnant and looking for somewhere to live.
Apart from their names, what unites them is a golden bracelet.
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Read It. Read It! is an AKADi Magazine segment aimed at book lovers.
Our goal is to get you reading more books by Ghanaian authors, poets, illustrators or books about Ghana. We want you to share your thoughts on these books and hopefully, instead of us urging you to Read It. You’ll be telling us you’ve Read It!
In this episode, we’re reviewing ‘My Other Husband’ by Dorothy Koomson, the UK’s best-selling Black author of adult fiction.
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Dr Marlene Ellis and Juliet Amoa share her stories of surviving breast cancer, why it inspired Marlene to create Black Breast Cancer and how Juliet's experience helped Marlene deal with the disease.
A list of the references is available in the following link HERE. https://drive.google.com/file/d/17OIFHQ3vW920sxdJJyb2bcF2dH-XZjI9/view
Listen to part two.
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ADINKRA London is a luxury accessories brand inspired by Africa with a focus on Ghanaian design and storytelling.
In part two, we spoke to co-founder Patric Okumi to find out more. Visit their page for more: https://www.adinkralondon.com/
Part one of this interview is available on S3 Ep11.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3mlp0fjwRPIJbrG4HqpFuf
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ADINKRA London is a luxury accessories brand inspired by Africa with a focus on Ghanaian design and philosophy principles.
We spoke to co-founder Patric Okumi to find out more. Visit their page for more: https://www.adinkralondon.com/
Part two of this interview drops soon.
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Dr Marlene Ellis shares her story of surviving breast cancer, why it inspired her to create Black Breast Cancer and outlines how we can advocate for our own health.
A list of the references is available in the following link HERE.
Listen to part two of her story coming soon.
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Adinkra is the umbrella term for ideographic symbols that relate to historical events, philosophy and spiritual beliefs of the Akan people. These symbols make use of flora, fauna and shapes to depict age-old maxims and sayings.
Abena explains more. Read the full article here.
https://msbwrites.co.uk/2015/07/15/adinkra-more-than-just-a-pretty-face-2/
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Keteke means train in Akan and charts the escapades of heavily pregnant Atswei (played by Lydia Forson) and her husband Boi (Adjetey Anang) who are hell bent on getting to Atswei’s village to give birth. But they miss the weekly train which forces them on an adventure filled with comic and nail-biting moments.
Poet Ziarly recounts their story and draws us in with his soothing tones as we discover whether the couple make it in time.
This piece has been adapted from a MisBeee Writes review blogpost here: https://msbwrites.co.uk/2017/11/10/keteke-shaping-ghanaian-film-excellence/
MisBeee Writes delivers audio and visual content on people of African origin and provides content to AKADi Magazine. The channel is complemented by two blogsite http://misbeee.blogspot.co.uk and https://msbwrites.co.uk and supports digital magazine www.akadimagazine.co.uk with audio-visual content.
Welcome to Connecting Communities - an AKADi Magazine series that profiles Ghanaians making transformative change in their communities.
In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa features Reverend Father Frank Ayakwah as part of our Ghanaians Abroad project to find at least one Ghanaian in each of the 195 UN-designated countries in the world.
Father Ayakwah is one of only two Ghanaian Catholic priests living and working in Madagascar. He tells us more about life in a town called Mananjary in Madagascar, why he dedicated his live to God and his passion to support the education of the next generation.
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In this second episode with activist and journalist Akyaaba Addai-Sebo, one of the architects behind the creation of Black History Month in the UK back in 1987, he tells us more about its development and how we can take it forward.
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In this episode we speak to activist and journalist Akyaaba Addai-Sebo, one of the architects behind the creation of Black History Month in the UK back in 1987.
In this first segment, he talks about how the 1966 coup d’etat in Ghana against Dr Kwame Nkrumah changed his life and what it felt as a young activist in Washington DC to be part of the biggest rally of Black People in 1976. He also tells us what inspired him to develop Black History Month in the UK.
In part two, he talks about African consciousness and the move to encourage people from the African diaspora to return home.
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George Jojo Boateng is a university PhD candidate and doctoral researcher in Zurich, Switzerland and the co-founder of a start-up that uses smartphone technology and artificial intelligence to teach students coding.
He explains how his PhD research could improve the quality of life of people managing chronic diseases.
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Eric Owusu is better known for supporting musical heavyweights such as Ebo Taylor and Pat Thomas and the Kwashibu Area Band with his energised live drumming performances.
But this seasoned percussionist is making a return to his childhood passion as a singer.
And he’s now fronting his own band Jembaa Groove with co-founder, composer and producer Yannick Nolting.
Eric talks to us about forming the Berlin-based Afro-Soul band during the height of the pandemic, why he infuses Ghanaian languages into his lyrics and where you can see and hear Jembaa Groove this year.
Jembaa Groove’s 'Basa Basa' track from the Susuma album is featured with permission in this episode.
The track comes from the Susuma album from Agogo Records.
If you are based in the UK and would like to see the band, why not enter our competition to win a ticket to one of the shows. To be in with a chance of winning, tell us the name of one of the tracks on the Susuma album by 30 September 2022. Send your answers to akadimagazine@gmail.com and tell us your full name and which gig you can attend.
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Welcome to Connecting Communities - an AKADi Magazine series that profiles Ghanaians making transformative change in their communities.
In this clip, Abena Sɛwaa features Reverend Father Frank Ayakwah as part of our Ghanaians Abroad project to find at least one Ghanaian in each of the 195 UN-designated countries in the world.
Father Ayakwah is one of only two Ghanaian Catholic priests living and working in Madagascar. He tells us more about life in a town called Mananjary in Madagascar, why he dedicated his live to God and his passion to support the education of the next generation.
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In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to prolific photographer Frederick Seton James Barnor whose career, as a studio portraitist and photojournalist, spans over sixty years.
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When you’re in Ghana, where do you go to have a good time and learn more about the country?
FindGhana Series is an AKADi Magazine platform that invites people who live or are visiting Ghana to share events and their experiences of places they’ve been to.
In this episode, Nii Anang, who went to Busua, in the Western Region and visited three tourist sites there: the Bisa Abrewa Museum, Fort Metal Cross and Cape Three Points.
The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine and MisBeee Writes by Eric Owusu and Nir Tom Sabag and is called Nfitiase.
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In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to broadcaster, journalist and public speaker Henry Bonsu about being one of only a few Black people at the University of Oxford, his career in journalism and the truth behind him being axed from BBC radio and his time at Colourful radio station.
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Welcome to Connecting Communities - an AKADi Magazine series that profiles Ghanaians making transformative change in their communities.
In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to broadcaster, journalist and public speaker Henry Bonsu about being one of only a few Black people at the University of Oxford, his career in journalism and the truth behind him being axed from BBC radio and his time at Colourful radio station.
The music in this episode is made exclusively for @akadimag by @lekyekyeku and @superopongstarz is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).
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Welcome to Connecting Communities - an AKADi Magazine series that profiles Ghanaians making transformative change in their communities.
Over the past couple of months, Abena Sɛwaa has been speaking to Ghanaians that have been involved in the rescue effort of students in Ukraine and to students that experienced the war first-hand.
In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to Karina - a first-year medical student and up until recently, a resident in Dnipro, Ukraine. She shares his experiences of fleeing from the country to safety in Hungary. And explains why she is not ready to go back to Ghana.
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He tells us about the days leading up to him fleeing Ukraine and how he got help in Hungary.
Find out more about NUGS here: https://twitter.com/NugsUkraine
Find out more about the Association and how you can support their work. https://www.facebook.com/GASH4all/
The music in this podcast is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively for AKADi Magazine. Nfitiase is created by percussionist @ericowusuofficial and producer Nir Tom Sabag.
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In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to Prince - a Ghanaian Master's graduate who lives in Kharkiv in Ukraine up until the start of the war.
He tells us about the days leading up to him fleeing Ukraine and how he got help in Hungary.
Find out more about NUGS here: https://twitter.com/NugsUkraine
Find out more about the Association and how you can support their work. https://www.facebook.com/GASH4all/
The music in this podcast is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively for AKADi Magazine. Nfitiase is created by percussionist @ericowusuofficial and producer Nir Tom Sabag.
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In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to Opoku Asare Berchie - a Ghanaian who was studying medicine in Ukraine up until the start of the war.
He is also general secretary of the National Union of Ghanaian Students (NUGS).
He tells us about the days leading up to him fleeing Ukraine and how he got help in Hungary.
Find out more about NUGS here: https://twitter.com/NugsUkraine
Find out more about the Association and how you can support their work. https://www.facebook.com/GASH4all/
The music in this podcast is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively for AKADi Magazine. Nfitiase is created by percussionist @ericowusuofficial and producer Nir Tom Sabag.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).
Welcome to Connecting Communities - an AKADi Magazine series that profiles Ghanaians making transformative change in their communities.
In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to three Ghanaian students in Hungary who were integral in helping stranded students flee from Ukraine.
Hear from Gabriel Asante, President of the Ghana Students Association in Hungary (GASH), and Association members Paul Worlanyo and Nana Kwesi Asante Firampong about their rescue missions.
Find out more about the Association and how you can support their work. https://www.facebook.com/GASH4all/
The music in this podcast is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively for AKADi Magazine. Nfitiase is created by percussionist @ericowusuofficial and producer Nir Tom Sabag.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).
Welcome to Connecting Communities - an AKADi Magazine series that profiles Ghanaians making transformative change in their communities.
In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to Sarah Boateng who distributes reusable period pads made by bamboo fleece cotton to girls and young women in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region of Ghana.
The initiative is part of her wider goal to deliver quality education to girls in rural parts of Africa under her charity Investing in Girls Education in Africa (IGEA) Enterprise. She explains more.
The music in this episode is made exclusively for @akadimag by @thegoldenstoolproject.
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Welcome to Ghanaians Abroad - an AKADi Magazine initiative designed to find at least one Ghanaian in each of the 195 UN-designated countries in the world.
In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to Professor Dr James Affram Adjaye, director and chair of Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine in Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany.
The transmission of Covid-19 to Africa was anticipated by many to devastate the African continent. But Professor Dr Adjaye outlines from his research why that was not the case. (This interview was conducted just before the official announcement of the presence of the Omicron Covid strain).
Find out more: https://www.uniklinik-duesseldorf.de/
Click the link below to learn more about his work into Covid-19 transmission from the West to West Africa.
https://mixpoint.in/breaking-news/2021/11/tracking-transmission-of-distinct-sars%E2%80%91cov%E2%80%912-variants-from-china-and-europe-to-west-africa/
The music in this episode is made exclusively for @akadimag by @lekyekyeku and @superopongstarz is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
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In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to actor, director and producer Ernest Abbeyquaye - an award-winning pioneer in TV, film and theatre, who since the early 60s and during his childhood, has had a talent for telling stories. He speaks to me about his early beginnings in creating stories, his GUBA nomination and how he met (Dame) Judi Dench.
The music in this episode is made exclusively for @akadimag by @lekyekyeku and @superopongstarz is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
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Friends and supporters of the Padua Innovators and Affiliates Club need your help.
They’ve started a GoFundMe campaign to rejuvenate Ebenezer Senior High School in Dansoman, Accra – affectionately known as PADUA .- to raise £1 million over the next four years.
You can help by donating to their GoFundMe page here: https://gofund.me/d6c17eed
Welcome to Ghanaians Abroad - an AKADi Magazine initiative designed to find at least one Ghanaian in each of the 195 UN-designated countries in the world.
In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to Professor Dr James Affram Adjaye, director and chair of Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine in Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany, to find out more.
https://www.uniklinik-duesseldorf.de/
Imagine a world where even before your birth, information from your cells can be used to determine triggers to certain ailments and ways to successfully treat them. Professor Dr Adjaye explains.
The music in this episode is made exclusively for @akadimag by @lekyekyeku and @superopongstarz is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).
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Welcome to our Identity Issue – the audio segment of our 7th digital AKADi Magazine issue where we ask ‘what being Ghanaians means to you?'
In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to Comfort Arthur whose web series ‘I’m Living in Ghana Get Me Out of Here’ won Best Animation in the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2020. She talks about how she developed her web-series with the help of family and friends.
Find out more about Comfort here: @lady_comfy
The music in this podcast is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively for AKADi Magazine. Nfitiase is created by percussionist @ericowusuofficialand producer Nir Tom Sabag.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).
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Welcome to our Identity Issue – the audio segment of our 7th digital AKADi Magazine issue where we ask ‘what being Ghanaians means to you?'
In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to polyglot Jemila who is fluent in Ga, was born and raised in Europe to Ghanaian parents but doesn’t feel full accepted in either cultural space. She explores how her linguistic proficiency informs her identity.
The music in this episode is made exclusively for @akadimag by @lekyekyeku and @superopongstarz is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).
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Welcome to our Identity Issue – the audio segment of our 7th digital AKADi Magazine issue where we ask ‘what being Ghanaians means to you?'
In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to author Mamle Kabu on the topic of biracial identity in her short stories: 'Colour Separation', 'Human Mathematics' and 'The End of Skill'.
The music in this podcast is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively for AKADi Magazine. Nfitiase is created by percussionist @ericowusuofficialand producer Nir Tom Sabag.
Visit: www.facebook/mamlekabu
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Welcome to our Identity Issue – the audio segment of our 7th digital AKADi Magazine issue where we ask ‘what being Ghanaians means to you?'
In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to afro-expressionist artist Kojo Marfo about how his Akan culture informs his work.
The music in this episode is made exclusively for @akadimag by @lekyekyeku and @superopongstarz is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
Visit: @officialkojomarfo
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Welcome to our Identity Issue – the audio segment of our 7th digital AKADi Magazine issue where we ask ‘what being Ghanaians means to you?'
In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to author Mamle Kabu on the topic of biracial identity growing up in Ghana with a German mother and Ghanaian father.
The music in this podcast is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively for AKADi Magazine. Nfitiase is created by percussionist @ericowusuofficial and producer Nir Tom Sabag.
Visit: www.facebook/mamlekabu
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).
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On World Mental Health Day (10 October), Abena Sɛwaa speaks to one young man, who at only 23 years old, explains about his mental health journey and how his poems help him to make sense of his circumstances.
The music in this podcast is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively for AKADi Magazine. Nfitiase is created by percussionist @ericowusuofficial and producer Nir Tom Sabag.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).
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This is an extract from a MisBeee Writes blogpost about the history of Black hair read by poet La PoEsi.
The afrocomb dates back 6000 years, and engenders extraordinary symbolism, encompasses culture, politics and identity. This review is based on an exhibition curated by Sally-Ann Ashton at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
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Welcome to our Identity Issue – the audio segment of our 7th digital magazine issues where we ask ‘what being Ghanaians means to you?'
PhD researcher Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński talks with Abena Sɛwaa about her forthcoming exhibition (21 October 2021 - 6 March 2022) at Kunsthalle Wien (Vienna) in Austria.
The exhibition is based on documents and a book by Peter Altenberg about a human zoo in Vienna.
Belinda explains the narrative behind the human zoo that housed Ga communities from Osu. These Ga communities were marketed to European visitors as Ashanti.
The image of Belinda is the © of Abiona Esther Ojo.
Visit: https://belindakazeem.com/ and Peter Altenberg - author of the book Ashantee
The music in this podcast is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively for AKADi Magazine. Nfitiase is created by percussionist @ericowusuofficial and producer Nir Tom Sabag.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).
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This episode is a pre-recording of a Clubhouse discussion in August 2021 on the experiences of adults that migrated as children or teenagers - from their birth country to another.
The discussion included special guest Abena Eyeson, author of ‘Looking Up’. The book that charts the journey of 13-year-old Esi who leaves her life with her grandmother, aunt and cousin to live with her mum in London.
Visit: @lookingup_ab
The music in this podcast is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively for AKADi Magazine. Nfitiase is created by percussionist @ericowusuofficial and producer Nir Tom Sabag.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).
Follow us here: https://linktr.ee/AKADiMag
Welcome to Connecting Communities - an AKADi Magazine series that profiles Ghanaians making transformative change in their communities.
This episode is a pre-recording of a Clubhouse discussion in August 2021 on the experiences of adults that migrated as children or teenagers - from their birth country to another.
The discussion included special guest Abena Eyeson, author of ‘Looking Up’. The book that charts the journey of 13-year-old Esi who leaves her life with her grandmother, aunt and cousin to live with her mum in London.
Visit: @lookingup_ab
The music in this podcast is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively for AKADi Magazine. Nfitiase is created by percussionist @ericowusuofficialand producer Nir Tom Sabag.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).
Follow us here: https://linktr.ee/AKADiMag
Welcome to Connecting Communities - an AKADi Magazine series that profiles Ghanaians making transformative change in their communities.
In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to Comfort Arthur. She became the first Ghanaian in 16 years to win an Africa Movie Academy (AMA) Awards in the best animation category for her web series ‘I’m Living in Ghana, Get Me Out Of Here’. She talks about how she developed her web-series with the help of family and friends.
Visit: @lady_comfy
The music in this podcast is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively for AKADi Magazine. Nfitiase is created by percussionist @ericowusuofficialand producer Nir Tom Sabag.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).
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Welcome to Climate Change Champions - an AKADi Magazine series that invites environmental activists to raise awareness of their work and highlight simple ways that we can protect our world.
In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, whose daughter Ella, died of a rare and severe form of asthma at only nine years old. Air pollution claimed her life.
She later became the first person in the UK to have air pollution recorded on her death certificate. Her mum Rosamund explains.
Visit: http://ellaroberta.org
The music in this episode is made exclusively for @akadimag by @lekyekyeku and @superopongstarz is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).
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