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Highlife Music Deconstructed Series #HMDSeries charts this iconic Ghanaian sound by @akadimagazine @thegoldenstool1 @epytion. Thanks for joining us

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Having recently read Kojo Koram’s 'Uncommon Wealth – Britain and the Aftermath of Empire' I am asking myself why, we Ghanaians, do not realise what Koram amplifies in his book?

@camdenteacher

https://t.co/O7gM0eKwm6

#akadimagazine #kojokoram

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What does being Ghanaian mean to you? We asked award-winning writer Mamle Kabu. Follow & share.
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#mamlekabu #ghana #akadimagazine #literature
@writersPG
Image credit: Kwame Afrika

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If you're a trainee journalist, come and write for us.
https://t.co/1EuaokKFcM
#journalism
#Ghana

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We made it into the May issue of @songlinesmagazine
Have you got your copy?
We’ve loved sharing our passion for Highlife & live music with you all and can’t wait to showcase more very soon! Find out more https://t.co/ifKhC2kKh0
#highlifemusic

@thegoldenstoolproject
@epytion

[The Vinyl Factory @TheVinylFactory]

Aretha Franklin singles from 1980-2014 collected in new LP
https://t.co/cbLP3LCxxX

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We made it into the May issue of @songlinesmagazine
Have you got your copy?
We’ve loved sharing our passion for Highlife & live music with you all and can’t wait to showcase more very soon! Find out more https://t.co/ifKhC2kKh0
#highlifemusic

@thegoldenstoolproject
@epytion

[Paige Walker @PaigeWoiner]

@coffeemanzac @EniolaHu @sedonaprince_ Just to prove my point a little further, here’s me on Feb 27 lifting 303lbs at 114lbs body weight. I LOVE heavy weights and so do many other women.

[SEDONA @sedonaprince_]

Let me put it on Twitter too cause this needs the attention

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@KwameBrenya_ Yes o, thanks for the correction. Trust all is well sir. Blessings

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Hello there, did you miss out on the event that was HMDSeries?

A journey of education, insight, an appreciation of Ghana Highlife music, it's abakoasem (history) and the lights to its future.

#linkinbio for the episodes in the series. Flyers by @kuu_ire. Keep safe.

#HMDSeries

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In episode three, we featured the man himself, Alex Konadu.

He was born in 1950 at Adwumakase Kese in the Kwabere No.3 District of Ashanti. The First Band which he joined was Akwaboah's Band.

For this episode, the link is in the bio (#linkinbio).

#hmdseries #alexkonadu #ghana

[A Rocha Ghana @arochaghana]

We're glad you visited the Atewa Range Forest Reserve
Indeed it is beautiful place
💚It's a Globally Significant Biodiversity Area. Finest of 35 places in the world.
💚Houses Water Sources for over 5M Ghanaians
💚The forest provides livelihood support for over 1M individuals.

[Josie Ngminvielu @kuu_ire]

I think its time for my 2nd solo exhibition

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Happy International Womens Day #iwd.

What's the importance of music education?

Contemporary trailblazer @nyornuwofia shares with us, a gold nugget in the below snippet from EPs. 5 of #HMDSeries - https://t.co/tK6d0KscZ6.

#ghana #musiceducation #InternationalWomensDay

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'Birth of Ghana' was released by Calypso king Lord Kitchener in 1957 was the soundtrack to Independence in Ghana. Check it out.
https://t.co/HsjLjuKTGk

Highlife big bands thrived before and after Independence. Check out our discussion in Ep2 here:
https://t.co/fv6e7X6skV

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Kumasi-based Highlife band Stargazers Dance Band spawned numerous stars including Pat Thomas, @EbowTaylor Joe Mensah and Teddy Osei /Solo Amarfio, who founded Osibisa.
Image sourced @thegoldenstoolproject
#ghanaindependence
#decca
#stargazersdanceband
#highlife
#Osibisa

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Guitar maestro @lekyekyeku tells co-host Bernard @goldenstoolproject1 why the art of appreciating live music in Ghana has changed. https://t.co/pdCc9cyIha (full show) and below (tweet snippet).

#highlifemusicdeconstructed #HMDSeries #Ghana #livemusic

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Check out a piece on our 5th episode of #HMDSeries that was featured in @MusicInAfrica
The piece explores the value of Ghana's live music scene through the eyes of some of the country's contemporary musicians. https://t.co/4O9du8azh6 #livemusic
#ghana #Highlife @thegoldenstool1

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Industry structures for these young artists are mostly foreign owned providing great exposure but the output is quite raw & organic.-Bernard of @thegoldenstool1 @AkadiMagazine @epytion @1124inc_ as they drew the curtains on the 5part series of @HmdSeries #young #highlifeartists

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"I was gonna release my album in 2020...once we are able to go out again, you'll hear the album" - Kwame Yeboah @kwameofficial on episode 5 of #hmdseries @thegoldenstool1 @AkadiMagazine @epytion #livemusic #highlifemusic #playback