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How True Events in South Africa inspired New Netflix Exclusive ‘Silverton Siege’
Arts & Cultureabout 3 years ago

How True Events in South Africa inspired New Netflix Exclusive ‘Silverton Siege’

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This Netflix exclusive is a trip back to history on South Africa. ‘Silverton Siege’ highlights a key moment in the fight for freedom in South Africa, at a time the front man of the movement, Nelson Mandela was arrested. The film is inspired by a true event that took place on Jan. 25, 1980 in [...]

First official skate board park in Ghana is about to be opened in Dzorwulu, Accra
Arts & Cultureover 4 years ago

First official skate board park in Ghana is about to be opened in Dzorwulu, Accra

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Skate lovers in Ghana are about to get their first-ever skate park. This is an international project by Virgil Aboh, American-Ghanaian designer and Louis Vuitton’s artistic director. The news of Ghana having its first official skate park was reported on Vogue, the skate park is set to be launched this late December and expected to [...]

Offei Reinvents Old School West African Pop Music in New Single ‘Santorini’
Arts & Cultureover 5 years ago

Offei Reinvents Old School West African Pop Music in New Single ‘Santorini’

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Offei is a new generation singer, songwriter and composer born and raised in the capital of Ghana, Accra.

Get Familiar With Promising Fashion Designer Vanessa Akosua Kothen
Arts & Cultureabout 6 years ago

Get Familiar With Promising Fashion Designer Vanessa Akosua Kothen

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German born, Ghanaian fashion designer Vanessa Akosua Kothen is making her motherland proud with stunning designs and clothes for runway and high fashion models. She also designs and create casual outfits as well. Vanessa Akosua Kothen is overly passionate about fashion and currently in first year at Fashion Design Institute, Dusseldorf. Her clothing was worn [...]

Samini’s Untamed Voted Album of the Year 2018
Artisteabout 6 years ago

Samini’s Untamed Voted Album of the Year 2018

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And the winner is… Samini with Untamed! Samini hails from Ghana. He has released seven albums since 2004, he won Best African Act at the MOBO Awards 2006 and the MTV Africa Music Award as Best Performer 2009. Just to mention a few of his numerous awards. In celebrating this great success the African Dancehall [...]

SXSW to host Adekunle Gold, Simi, Samini and Efya in Austin, US
Arts & Cultureover 6 years ago

SXSW to host Adekunle Gold, Simi, Samini and Efya in Austin, US

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The pop act will be expected to play songs from his first and sophomore albums, Gold and About 30, in what could be his first performance in the US since reports of his wedding to fellow pop act Simi surfaced online. Adekunle Gold will be taking part in a festival that has opened up to pop performers from the continent in [...]

Tarsha Ama Arkoh is a self-taught fashion designer and the founder of Jamatarsh Designs.
Arts & Cultureover 6 years ago

Tarsha Ama Arkoh is a self-taught fashion designer and the founder of Jamatarsh Designs.

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Tarsha Ama Arkoh was born on the 24 July 1993 in West Africa, Ghana. At the age of 10 years ole she joined her parents in the United States. she graduated from Shaw junior high school in Philadelphia on May 2011 and from Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor of science in psychology on May [...]

CHRISTABEL OSEI AGYEMAN 2ND RUNNER UP FOR MISS COMMONWEALTH GHANA 2018 TO REPRSENT GHANA IN INDIA
Arts & Cultureover 6 years ago

CHRISTABEL OSEI AGYEMAN 2ND RUNNER UP FOR MISS COMMONWEALTH GHANA 2018 TO REPRSENT GHANA IN INDIA

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Christabel Osei-Agyeman(Bella Agyeman) is a Ghanaian born,25 years of age and a model. She has completed the her tertiary level education at the Ghana Institute of Languages. She has soared higher and higher through hard work and the passion for what she loves. She loves singing, site seeing and watching movies. after the commonwealth pageant [...]

Anthony Anderson visits Ghana with other hollywood stars
Arts & Cultureover 6 years ago

Anthony Anderson visits Ghana with other hollywood stars

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Anthony Anderson who is well known as ‘Dre Johnson’ from Blackish and hosts of many other hollywood stars joined Boris Kudjoe to visit Ghana. Before Christmas, Boris posted a video of him informing everyone of his intention to bring 40 hollywood friends of his to visit his homeland Ghana. Apart from Anthony Anderson, some of [...]