Music and Activism in Ghana (Wanlov the Kubolor and Kwame Write)

Music and Activism in Ghana (Wanlov the Kubolor and Kwame Write)

The second instalment of a one-day conference in Accra, Ghana, co-organized by Girish Daswani (UofT) and Joseph Oduro-Frimpong (Ashesi University).

The panelists for this conversation on art and activism in Ghana are musician and film director Wanlov the Kubolor and spoken word artist Kwame Write.

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On the State of Popular Art (Media) and Research in Ghana

On the State of Popular Art (Media) and Research in Ghana

The first instalment of a one-day conference in Accra, Ghana, co-organized by Girish Daswani (UofT) and Joseph Oduro-Frimpong (Ashesi University). Conference panelists for this conversation on popular art and research in Ghana include Kobina Graham, Elizabeth Johnson (Chair), Joseph Oduro-Frimpong, Kwabena Opoku-Agyeman.

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Booing is Caring: Mutombo Da Poet on the Global Citizen Festival and Ghana

Booing is Caring: Mutombo Da Poet on the Global Citizen Festival and Ghana

When does booing the President become about caring (about the country)? Spoken word artist and activist Mutombo Da Poet speaks about politics and activism in Ghana, the Global Citizen Festival, and why he spontaneously decided to boo the President. We are joined by satirical cartoonist and activist Bright Ackwerh who premiers his caricature of the booing event and adds his thoughts on activism, Ghanaian politics, and the government’s lack of commitment to climate change.

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