Hot Ghanaian Nuggets!

Ghana was once known as the Gold Coast, and it’s still full of sonic nuggets, many of which were shared with Akwaaba this week! I’ve been on a journey for a few days now with ABK and Prof, they’ve taken me all over Accra to meet with artists and producers in their homes and studios. Last night after I got back to my hotel, I started playing a stack of CDs with great tracks by local hiplife artists such as Dogo, Rabbi, Ntakra, Nana Nkramea, Papa Rasta… the list goes on. I met most of these artists directly, ABK hooked up the others, whom I still hope to meet before I leave if they are to work with Akwaaba.

Nightlife in Accra

It’s almost my last night here in Accra, and my local contact ABK is taking me to Osu to witness some bigger scale chop bar dancing action. I’ve been enjoying my nightly stops at Strawberry, right by my hotel in Adabraka. Strawberry is a small outdoor bar serving all the basics to survive a hot muggy night. They blast all the hiplife hits throught their tummy shakin’ subwoofers, and they serve grilled plantains and cold drinks, it’s perfect! I wish I had a night time picture, but that’ll have to wait til the next trip!

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Strawberry by day… a sidewalk chop bar in Adabraka (Accra, Ghana)