Kabafestive Podcasts: Recent Episodes
Cecil Dadzie
You are at the right place! We hope you will hunt with us as share the joys of a variety of fabrics from across the country! Ready to hear what we have found? Stay tuned - more updates coming your way.
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Kabafestive Blog Introduction
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Kabafestive Podcast - Brilliantly Colourful Kente by Cecil Dadzie
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Kabafestive Podcast- All About The Adinkra by Esther Ametepe
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Kabafestive Podcast- Contemporary Ghanaian Fabrics, Their Names and Meaning by Samuel Boateng
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Kabafestive Podcast- Eni Bere a En so Gya by Belinda Aseidu
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Kabafestive Podcast- The Ghanian Smock- Our Pride by Dyllis Agyapong
"According to the Ashanti legend, it was introduced in 1818 following the capture of a rival monarch by the name Adinkra, who wore the cloth to express his sorrow." Did you know the history of the Adinkra? Adinkra cloth is more widely available today, although the traditional method of production is very much in use. The traditional ink (adinkra aduru) used for stamping is obtained by boiling the bark of the Badie tree with iron slag. Listen to Esther Ametepe as she tells you more about this in this episode of Kabafestive...
According to Akinwumi (2008), African soldiers, returning home after serving commissions in Indonesia, took these brightly coloured cloths with them and soon started a fashion in their own countries. Small local production started but demand exceeded supply because the traditional production process was slow and laborious. For more on this Listen to Belinda Aseidu's Kabafestive Podcast
The fugu or smock is the most distinctive dress from the Northern Ghana which gained national recognition from the 1990s when the first President Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah and his CPP entourage wore to announce Ghana’s independence on 6th March 1957. In this Episode, Dyllis Agyapong talks about how the smock was first introduced into Ghana by the Moshies who migrated from Burkina Faso and settled in the Northern part of the country and the Hausas from Nigeria.
In this episode, Samuel Boateng curates how Globalization has played a major role in the overhaul of Ghanaian fashion. He explores how Ghana's population- estimated at about 32 million over the years has seen a drastic uplift in fashion; thus the revolution of Ghanaian fashion can be said to be fast-rising. One major contribution to culture is fashion since it helps in the identification of individuals from various parts of the world. Listen fr more details
In this Podcast hosted by Cecil Dadzie, he shares fond memories of his connection with the Kente Cloth. He also shares insights into the origin, what the colours of the fabric mean and how the cloth has evolved over the years especially among millennials. Listen and Enjoy
What do you get when you put seven (7), young fabric enthusiasts, together? "Kabafestive!" The term is borrowed from rapper Manifest. Our podcasts seek to introduce the world to our discoveries about fabrics and what they communicate! Is it just us or you are also crazy about fabrics?
We are glad you visited, ready to join us explore the history and evolution of fabrics and fashion? You are at the right place! We hope you will hunt with us as share the joys of a variety of fabrics from across the country! Ready to hear what we have found? Stay tuned - more updates coming your way.