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Since I the day before yesterday challenged my fellow bloggers to take a positive twist to their blog posts, I am here leading by example.
There are a lot of new cultural initiatives in Accra and Ghana, often very ambitious and heartwarming, much needed and deeply interesting. Two of them have taken names that suggests “sunrise”, Nubuke means New Dawn in the Ewe language, New morning is the other one – coincidentally they are also my two favorites.
Nubuke Foundation focuses on recording, preserving and promoting Ghanaian culture and history though art. On their website they ask some interesting questions which further defines their purpose:
How best do we preserve the rich Ghanaian legacy in the face of 21st century challenges?
How do we engage with the globally challenged Ghanaian?.
How do we pass down our oral history when families are now split between several continents?
How do we define ourselves indigenously?
They have newly opened their wonderful, spacious premises in East Legon, close to Penta Hotel. About once a month they invite us the general public to an art opening of works that have never been seen before…Like the recent photos of 20th Century Architecture in Ghana.
Tomorrow, Sunday 19th July they invite you and me and everyone we know to the exhibit “Rendez-Vous: Contemporary Ghanaian Art”. The opening with music and small chops starts at 3.30 PM.
My other favorite new initiative is:
New Morning Café which is a stage for young musical talents of Accra.
They put up a wonderful show that has so far taken place on Fridays (see review of “Slam Friday” here) and Saturday evenings at exquisite singer Bibie Brew’s private home in Tesano, Accra – but I heard rumors that the show will be moved to Tuesdays due to Bibie’s engagement as a judge with a talent show in Lagos recording on Saturdays.
A night at New Morning Café is filling for body and soul, wonderfully relaxing and interactive in the most positive sense of the word!
Look out for the next New Morning Café Evening!
In the pics, interactions with the founders of above described establishments.
