Yvonne Chaka Chaka to headline “The African Festival” this December
The nationwide capital, Accra, is about to come back alive this December because it hosts this yr’s version of “The African Festival,” a celebration that harnesses the transformative energy of tradition, arts, and music to advertise consciousness of local weather change.
The three-day occasion, which is able to start with a grand opening on Saturday, December 28, 2024, on the Accra International Conference Centre will function celebrated African musician 3news because the frontline artist.
Aimed at creating the most important annual Pan African Pilgrimage on the earth that educates and contributes to the event of Africa, the pageant will even present a novel platform the place African cultural heritage turns into a pressure for change.
On the theme “Kinako! Feel Africa, Be the Change,” the pageant will encourage collective motion in the direction of addressing environmental sustainability throughout the continent, and lift consciousness concerning the pressing have to fight local weather change whereas celebrating Africa’s wealthy inventive range by means of a unprecedented mix of theatre, music, up to date arts, historical past, and African traditions.
It can be designed to be an immersive expertise that can take patrons on a journey of discovering African historical past and embracing its adventures.
Overview
Giving an outline view of the pageant, Mr Latif Abubakar, Founder of The African Festival, and CEO of Globe Productions Limited, organizers of TAF mentioned, in addition to re-igniting the spirit of Pan Africanism for sustainable improvement of the African continent, the pageant would additionally promote local weather motion through the use of artwork and cultural narratives to boost consciousness concerning the environmental challenges Africa faces.
He mentioned TAF would Inspire change by drawing from Africa’s wealthy heritage and conventional ecological information as an answer to trendy local weather points, whereas uniting communities by means of a shared cultural expertise that celebrates resilience and innovation in response to local weather change.
“It is a celebration that will take patrons through a captivating journey of the rich tapestry of African history,” he mentioned.
Dubbed “The Climate Change Edition,” the pageant will concentrate on driving the “Be the Change” marketing campaign by way of Arts and Culture, and promised to supply theatre lovers Africa’s largest cultural nights
Festival Highlight
The main highlights of the pageant can be the staging of two spectacular performs by the celebrated playwright, Latif Abubakar titled “Don Quixote Africa, an African retelling of the first ever European classic novel, and “Ghana Must Go,” a comedy play that tells story of Ghana’s wealthy Culture heritage, tourism, and funding alternatives, in addition to an Afro Night Music Concert which will probably be entrance lined by Yvonne Chaka Chaka.
The live performance will function performances from three-time Grammy Awards nominee Rocky Dawuni, Musiga President, Bisa Simons, Okyeame Kwame, and different high artists whose music advocates for local weather consciousness and sustainable dwelling. It is a live performance that’s positioned to advertise change and brings collectively Pan African musicians that sing conventional genuine Africa songs
Attractions
Other points of interest embrace “The Den of History” and “The African Food Festival” the place African tales will probably be informed by means of outside movie festivals in addition to by the hearth storytelling, and the exhibition of sustainable African cuisines that may concentrate on plant-based and eco-friendly dishes respectively.
There would even be Iconic mannequin Structures such because the Pyramid of Giza, the Seven Wonders of Africa, the Larabanga Mosque, the Kwame Nkrumah Museum, the Nelson Mandela Capture Site, and Ghanaian artist, Ibrahim Mahama’s Contemporary Art Installation in addition to Camel Ride on a mannequin desert.
*Family and Children’s Activities*
The pageant will embrace participating, climate-themed actions for youngsters and households which might be geared toward serving to foster environmental consciousness within the youthful technology.
Tickets for the pageant are on sale at GHC250 per day and GHC600 for all three days. To buy tickets, patrons ought to dial *714*70# or go to www.theafricanfestival.com
Partnership
The African Festival which is powered by Globe Productions Limited, is in partnership with the African Women and Children’s Conference (AFRIWOCC), Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC), with help from the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Graphic Communications Group Ltd, and The Media General Group.
