Frieze Week for all intents and purposes, is the art world’s version of a Fashion Week. From exclusive parties, panel discussions, and gallery openings to late-night pop-ups; the week offers a perfect marriage between entertainment and commerce. Within the year Frieze takes place in London, New York, Los Angeles and Seoul. The London edition takes place each October and is arguably...
Arts & Culture
Afrolektra: The Architect of Ghana’s New Sound
Inside the studio with Eyram Gbewonyo, the producer turning Accra into Africa’s most exciting music capital The beat drops at...
Torgbui Amenya Fiti V unveiled as Patron of the Experience Volta Festival
The Paramount Chief of the Aflao Traditional Area, Torgbui Amenya Fiti V, has been officially unveiled as Patron of the...
Art Exhibition: Theatre of Threads
Kofi Gadede — mark that name — isn’t merely mucking about with yarn and canvas like some enthusiastic Ghanaian grandmother...
Why Ghana’s Young Hustlers Should Listen to a Dead Nigerian With a Saxophone
Fela Anikulapo Kuti didn’t make music. He declared war — total, beautifully orchestrated war — against hypocrisy, tyranny, and that...
Kiki Gyan: Ghana’s Funkadelic Meteor Who Outdanced Time Itself
My dear reader, if you’ve never heard the name Kiki Gyan, you’ve been missing out on one of the most...
Reviving Tradition — Fetatrotro
Lotsu Tenge Djokoto pictured here at the lounge of his shrine. In an era dominated by western pop culture and...
Timothy Gobah — Mixed media artist and fashion designer
Timothy Gobah is a mixed media artist and fashion designer. Raised by the city of Accra and influenced by the...
The impotent cannons of Osu Christiansborg Castle
Photograph by David Kojo Derban 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝘀𝘂 𝟭𝟴𝟱𝟰 By the year 1840, the town of Osu on the...