Taste of Ghana

A two day festival held in Black Star Square, Accra promoting Ghanaian Cultural heritage through arts, music, food and fashion –  A Taste of Ghana, 3^rd Edition 

The installations, array of arts and crafts, fashion and accessories, games area with young people playing ludo, aware, pool, table tennis, darts, aware table football which bought back memories when I used to play with my brothers – it seems that the colours red and blue teams have not changed.

Taste of Ghana highlights for me are the cultural performances from the Northern, Central and Volta regions:

Takai Dance
Takai is a royal dance of the Dagbamba chiefs and princes performed at Damba festival, political rallies, and durbar of chiefs. Dance in a large circle, wearing smocks that flare when they swing round and stamp, striking rods to front and rear to the rhythm of the luna and gungon drums. 

Agbadza dance evolved from Atrikpui war dance related to the Anlo Ewe people of southeastern Ghana, Togo and Benin.

Agba = woven stretcher
dza = refers to pouring of libation for healing or treatment of injuries

Collectively known as ‘healing of the injured’. 

Kakamotobi (fancy dress) is a masquerade festival with marching bands held annually during Christmas to 1^st January by the people of Winneba in the Central region of Ghana. 

Artists, Food and Drink. As usually so many food and drink choices. But this time the Ga Kenkey and Okra stew was appealing displayed in coal pots. That I took home to chop. 

The Show had some really nice pieces but because it was night time, very hard to appreciate the intricate designs showcased. 

After a long day (for me) I decided not to stay for the local artist performance, but watched at home via YouTube.

bless Sister E