The organizers of the maiden edition of the Festival Of Films, Africa (F.O.F.A) has received a major boost as the government of Ghana under the auspices of Ghana Tourist Authority has come on board to partner them to make the festival a success. F.O.F.A. has selected Ghana for this festival as Ghana has been named one of the selected ten tourist destinations in the world for 2012.
The festival will bring together film makers across Africa and the diaspora under one umbrella in the beautiful city of Accra, and at the Silverbird Cinemas located at the plush Accra Mall in the capital of Ghana, to celebrate and showcase the beautiful works of Africans Film makers.
Day: January 11, 2012
My Sincere Thoughts On Kwaw Ansah’s ‘The Good Old Days – Suffering To Lose’!
Kwaw Ansah earned great respect after releasing ‘Love Brewed In An African Port’ and ‘Heritage Africa’ in the early and late 80s respectively. He has won prestigious awards with both movies including the Pan-African Film Festival award (FESPACO).
Last weekend at the National Theatre, movie enthusiasts saw the premiering of his third project ‘Suffering To Lose’ in ‘The Good Old Days’ serials. The first and second were ‘The Love of AA’ and ‘Papa Lasisi Bicycle’.
Kwaw Ansah by default has created a niche for himself and as a result has become a favourite of most movie lovers in and outside Ghana, hence why the premiere pulled a large crowd.
As I seat to watch the movie with many several others, I realised that Kwaw Ansah is loved. ‘Suffering to Lose’ set in the 1950s and 1960s is a compelling story of love, family and relationship which portrays the hallmark of a good African woman who suffers through thick and thin for her family.
One thing that would draw many to watch the movie I reckon would be the great casting. Great actors like Ekow Bingo Baiden, Akorfa Ejeani Asiedu, Agnes Dapaa and Emmary Brown featured in the movie makes me appreciate Kwaw Ansah. At least he is not blindfolded like the other directors who constantly use the same faces who many times don’t know how to get into character.
Azonto Categories For Vodafone Ghana Music Awards [VGMAs]? What Do You Think?
The first edition of the Ghana Music Awards with the new sponsors Vodafone is set to be launched tomorrow Thursday January 12 at the Studios of GHOne. One major setback that has bedevilled the awards since its inception many years ago has been the usual controversies in respect to the categorizations. However, with the new … Read more
Vote Now: Azonto Killed Ghana Music-Yes Or No!
2011 was an ‘Azonto’ year. Hate it or love it, it has become a global phenomenon. Its introduction and immediate success opened the floodgate for the rest to follow.
There are many who thinks the introduction of ‘Azonto’ in Ghana has killed good music. I readily concur with them. But I belong to the group of people who thinks that the introduction of ‘Azonto’ has helped in the promotion of Ghana music over the world.
Unlike other form of dances, ‘Azonto’ has become contagious and caught up with everyone, even the white man on the streets of London to the old woman in Chorkor to the Pastor in my church to my little nephew.
Several years ago, Nigerian songs were the toast of Ghanaians. Songs from the most populous nation in Africa were preferred to songs produced in Ghana. For whatever reasons, some Ghanaian musicians started copying blindly the Nigerian accent.
Castro In Juju Scandal, Probably Head On Plate To Die Since He Failed To Honour Promise To Spiritualist!
I know some few celebrities who are well vested in this Juju BS. Folks are finding it difficult to accept the existence of God even, and yet some of us pride ourselves in believing in some powerless little gods who live in shrines.
I never knew Castro was a true jujuist ( My word for people who believe in the power of juju)…If it were some of the celebrities I already know as jujuist, I would not have even be amazed but for CASTRO?
Do you know these black charms are very popular in our Entertainment Industry? Various Actresses and Actors, Musicians and Footballers live in shrines-seeking for spiritual protection…Protection from what? From another colleague who will be determined on destroying their career with different form of juju…LOL
If Christopher Hitchens wrote and convincingly said ‘God Is Not Great’ then I guess with my experience, knowledge and understanding of the workings of some of these juju, I can proudly say ‘Juju Is Not Great’ else Atta Ayi would never have been arrested…Get out of these scamming Africa charms because they never bring anything good!
The concept of juju and any form of such power is a totalitarian belief that destroys individual freedom. Do you believe in juju? I will surely like to know how primitive minded some people are…LOL
Read below for the NewsOne Juju Story on Castro
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Hip-life artiste Theophilus Tagoe, who goes by the showbiz name Castro, is reported to have gone in for a very potent juju, a spiritual charm, to help advance his music career.
Castro, who won the hearts of music fans the world over with his hit track, ‘African Girls’, in which he featured soccer hero Asamoah Gyan, was reported to have gone for the juju from a powerful female spiritualist at Madina Zongo in Accra.
He was said to have obeyed all the ‘juju rules’ and presented a bottle of good quality foreign schnapps, confectionaries for ‘sadaka’ and a cash amount.