Archive for the ‘News’ Category

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  Ghanaian Film wins FESPACO prize

  March 4, 2019 • FeaturedArticle, News • 458

  By John Owoo (In Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso) “Keteke”, a Ghanaian film directed by Peter Sedufia won the 2nd Prize for Best...

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  Bamako Encounters set to open in November 2019

  March 2, 2019 • FeaturedArticle, News • 309

  By John Owoo (In Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso) The 12th edition of Bamako Encounters, an African Photography Biennial is...

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  FESPACO 2019 opens with splendor in Ouagadougou

  February 24, 2019 • FeaturedArticle, News • 256

  By John Owoo (In Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso) Music, dance, antics from horsemen and women alongside high security marked the...

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  Araminta: Legacy of Harriet Tubman on stage in Accra

  February 23, 2019 • FeaturedArticle, News • 228

  By John Owoo (In Accra – Ghana) “Araminta”, a multi disciplinary production comprising music, dance and theatre – on...

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  Esinam Dogbatse – New album from a one-woman band

  February 9, 2019 • FeaturedArticle, News • 305

  By Alfred Tamakloe (In Copenhagen – Denmark) “Esinam”, a new EP by Belgian / Ghanaian multi instrumentalist Esinam...

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  Jackson Shuri: New York artist to exhibit in London

  February 5, 2019 • FeaturedArticle, News • 240

  By John Owoo (In Accra – Ghana) An exhibition of artworks by New York City based mixed media painter Jackson Shuri that are...

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  Ablade Glover in retrospect at Gallery 1957

  January 29, 2019 • FeaturedArticle, News • 343

  By John Owoo (In Accra – Ghana) A reflective exhibition of works characterized by repetitive patterns by Ghanaian modernist...

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  Classical concert marks Elysée treaty in Accra

  January 25, 2019 • FeaturedArticle, News • 243

  By John Owoo (In Accra – Ghana) Young German musicians from Music Without Borders alongside French flutist Céline Duchon and...

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  African Footprint International in 20th anniversary tour

  January 7, 2019 • FeaturedArticle, News • 321

  By John Owoo (In Accra – Ghana) African Footprint International, a group based in Cape Coast (Ghana) and Aarhus (Denmark), has...

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  Echoes on Visa For Music 2018

  January 4, 2019 • FeaturedArticle, News • 290

  By John Owoo (Back from Rabat – Morocco) Visa for Music 2018 turned out to be a spectacular gathering of artists, arts...