During his senior year at Atlanta’s Emory University as an African studies student, Kokayi Postell decided to study abroad in Ghana. It wasn’t long before he fell in love with the country’s rich ...

Performances in N.Y.C. The festival hosts the National Dance Company of Ghana at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. “You’re getting the best of all the dances.” Gifty Sowu, left, and Faustina Amankwah of ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The evening will begin with El-drick Aboagye of Ghana leading introductory class ...

I did my very first Lungu Lungu piece, my occasional column on emerging African artists, upon moving to Accra in the spring of 2011. The name of the column was inspired by a song from the Ghanaian rap ...

Ghana’s celebrated Highlife music and dance have been officially added to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity for 2025. The global recognition marks one of the ...

Ghana’s vibrant capital, Accra, once again sets the stage for a historic global music moment this December 2025, as the inaugural Talking Drums Festival (www.TalkingDrums.Live) brings together some of ...

Hip-hop culture penetrates every aspect of people's lives, from the way they dress and speak to walk and dance. Though mostly associated with music, hip-hop from its inception has always been a ...

The third edition of the Ghana Dance Industry Awards is scheduled for April 18, at the National Theatre in Accra to celebrate Ghanaian dancers who have excelled over the past year. Speaking in an ...

African music has long influenced genres worldwide, starting with the blues in the 19th century which has its roots in the music carried to America’s Mississippi Delta by African people forced into ...