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A free urban arts festival, the Chale Wote Street Art Festival could soon be the in-thing on the GH street arts scene. Co-sponsored by ACCRA [dot] ALT , The French Embassy (in Ghana) and Institut Francais, the first edition of the soon-to-be annual international festival will take place on July 16, 2011 in the Jamestown community of downtown Accra from 10am till 10pm. The event is the brainchild of Mantse Aryeequaye (an independent filmmaker) and Dr. Sionne Neely (a researcher and writer); both coordinators of ACCRA [dot] ALT.   In the words of the organizers, its purpose is “to promote the exhibition of alternative art in Ghana and to nurture an appreciation for different kinds of art among Ghanaians.” The first time I read about the Chale Wote Street Art Festival, I thought: interesting name. The second time around during GhanaBlogging ’s July meetup over the weekend, I got a peek at the schedule of events and thought, interesting concept/project!   Now, after some m...

I just had to put a quick plug in for the amazing Sherifa Gunu, a great singer from Northern Ghana. While she's pretty well known up North, Southern Ghana is just getting a glimpse of all she has to offer. From what I hear, she's been at this for quite a long time and I believe her time has come to shine. I think her flavor and style is different and helps showcase just how diverse Ghanaian culture and music is! Plus, she has a great message in her music usually centered on love, unity and togetherness. So, if you're looking to hear something slightly different from Ghana, in Dagbani rather than mainly Twi, Ga or Ewe, here's someone to check out. Find her latest video "Mbrantie" below as well as a couple others (including collabos). Enjoy! Photo Source:  http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002146927125