Culture · 3 min read
Kente is a language before it is fashion
The cloth is not only something Ghana produces. It is a way knowledge moves between generations.
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Culture · 3 min read
Highlife: the soundtrack that became heritage
Its instruments and styles changed as Ghanaian communities, cities and diasporas changed around them.
Culture · 3 min read
Why a people celebrate by laughing at hunger
Before the drums return, communities move through silence, preparation, gratitude and food.
Culture · 2 min read
Akwasidae: the kingdom, still running
Every six weeks, on the Akan forty-two-day calendar
Culture · 2 min read
Kundum, and the Hunter Who Watched the Dwarfs Dance
Axim, Beyin, Takoradi and the Nzema coast — the towns take it in turn, and Nzulezu sits inside this world.
Culture · 2 min read
Damba: horses, drums, and the Prophet's birthday in a Dagbamba month
Yendi and Tamale (Dagbon); Damongo (Gonja); the month of Rabi' al-Awwal.
Culture · 2 min read
The King Who Lost a War and Gave His Name to a Cloth
Ntonso, on the Kumasi–Mampong road, where the cloth is stamped by hand.
Culture · 2 min read
Two Men Watched a Spider Work
Bonwire, 18 km from Kumasi. You will hear the looms before you see them.
Culture · 2 min read
The Companies
The posuban shrines at Elmina, Anomabo, Mankessim and Kormantse; asafo flags in museums worldwide.
Culture · 2 min read
Firing the Guns at Ada
Ada Foah, where the Volta meets the sea. First weekend of August.
People · 2 min read
Efua Sutherland and the Spider on the Stage
The Ghana National Theatre; the Kodzidan "story house" at Ekumfi Atwia; the Centre for National Culture, Kumasi.