The first-ever Ghana Music Week (GMW) being organised by the Musician Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative and the National Theatre has been opened in Accra.
The colourful event which was earlier scheduled to be opened by His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama was officially opened by Mrs Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts and Mr Bice Osei Kufuor, the MUSIGA President, due to the President’s other engagements.
Ghana’s rich culture was displayed in a form of a dance. Dance troupes from each region of Ghana fully represented their regions through a very rich Ghanaian dances. Except the Greater Accra region, the other region displayed the richness of their various dances to the excited patrons made up of music enthusiasts.
Under the theme: “Engaging MUSIC as a catalyst for Unity and National Growth”, the festival will feature three main branches namely: training/Workshops/Seminars; Film/Theater & Comedy and Musical Concerts, and will parade over 500 – both emerging and established- musicians, bands & creative industry players.
Ghana Music Week is expected to attract visitors in excess of 20,000 over 7 days.
Highlight of events for the week include:
• Ghana Music Day on-the-air, in association with the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) on Saturday, March 2, 2013
• Sales & Exhibition- display of general goods and services all week at both the exterior and foyer of the National Theater.
• Training and Seminars for musicians / creative arts people
• Symposiums, workshops, stakeholders’ dialogue
• National Music Essay & Poetry Contest- for student
• Food Court & Chill Zone- including bars, a resident Niteclub
• Highlife, Gospel Concerts and Comedy Shows
• Ghana Unity Concert (56Hitzdependence Concert) – Wednesday March 6, 2013
• Musiga All-Star and Awards Nite- Saturday March 9, 2013
Check out the below photos
this is an event i would have loved to go if i were in GH now. I can see the b)b))b) group, and those ladies wearing lots of beads, are they Fantes?is that atofo? nice!