If you’re a fan of old Ghanaian sayings, you’re likely to love the one Kyekyeku and his Highlife band – the Super Opong Stars – will be using for their forthcoming album ‘Apɛsɛ yɛ kɛsiɛ’.
Continue reading ” Lend your support to new Highlife album”
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication that features Ghanaians from across the globe. The latest issue looks at Ghanaians in politics in the UK. Click the image to subscribe to our newsletter to receive your digital copy. You can read our past issues here. Continue reading Ghanaians in Politics
Reinvention is the hallmark of Highlife music and probably the reason for its ongoing endurance even in the face of shifting musical tastes in Ghana.
Continue reading “Highlife: The dynamism of Ghana’s music legacy”
“If we really owned wax print textiles we could and would keep the bulk of the proceeds in Africa and it would be part of the generational wealth of African children.” – Aiwan Obinyan, Wax Print.
Continue reading “Is wax print African? – a conversation with filmmaker Aiwan Obinyan”
Introducing guest blogger and poet Joana Nyantakyiwaa aka Mama-dear with her poem on the positives that can be derived from lockdown. Continue reading “Lilies during lockdown”
If you’re considering relocating to Ghana why not check out the Back to the Motherland Official Trailer by documentary filmmaker Pamela Sakyi (founder/director of SparkleLight Productions). Continue reading “Return to the Motherland – the documentary”
Continue reading “Culture Blasian explores the Year of Return with AKADi”
I love the idea of recycling and re-purposing items, which is why when I came across the Gutta Soles brand, I thought the concept was excellent. Continue reading “Trash to treasure with Gutta Soles”
If you’re a Black female who loves to travel, what do you do when you need your hair doing but you’re in some far-flung part of the world where your hair needs are probably not catered for in mainstream hairdressers? Continue reading “Travelling in Style with Ricki – Founder of Club Melanin”
The Fashion4Africa showcase is an initiative that supports emerging models and fashion designers of African origin in the UK and Africa through mentoring, training and development projects funded by fundraising events. Continue reading “Fashion4Africa”
To mark the launch of the AKADi Magazine, we are teaming up with amazing small and medium-sized businesses each month to bring you some gifts. Continue reading “AKADi teams up with ethical designer for giveaway”
