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Welcome to our Identity Issue – the audio segment of our 7th digital AKADi Magazine issue where we ask ‘what being Ghanaians means to you?'


In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to afro-expressionist artist Kojo Marfo about how his Akan culture informs his work.


The music in this episode is made exclusively for @akadimag by @lekyekyeku and @superopongstarz is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.


Visit: @officialkojomarfo


AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog  MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).


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The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.

AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.

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Welcome to our Identity Issue – the audio segment of our 7th digital AKADi Magazine issue where we ask ‘what being Ghanaians means to you?'


In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to author Mamle Kabu on the topic of biracial identity growing up in Ghana with a German mother and Ghanaian father.


The music in this podcast is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively for AKADi Magazine. Nfitiase is created by percussionist @ericowusuofficial and producer Nir Tom Sabag.


Visit: www.facebook/mamlekabu


AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog  MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).


Follow us here: https://linktr.ee/AKADiMag

The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.

AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.

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On World Mental Health Day (10 October), Abena Sɛwaa speaks to one young man, who at only 23 years old, explains about his mental health journey and how his poems help him to make sense of his circumstances.


The music in this podcast is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively for AKADi Magazine. Nfitiase is created by percussionist @ericowusuofficial and producer Nir Tom Sabag.


AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog  MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).


Follow us here: https://linktr.ee/AKADiMag 

The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.

AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.

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Welcome to Connecting Communities – an AKADi Magazine series that profiles Ghanaians making transformative change in their communities.

This is an extract from a MisBeee Writes blogpost about the history of Black hair read by poet La PoEsi.
 

 The afrocomb dates back 6000 years, and engenders extraordinary symbolism, encompasses culture, politics and identity. This review is based on an exhibition curated by Sally-Ann Ashton at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.

 
AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog  MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).


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The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.

AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.

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Welcome to our Identity Issue – the audio segment of our 7th digital magazine issues where we ask ‘what being Ghanaians means to you?'

PhD researcher Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński talks with Abena Sɛwaa about her forthcoming exhibition  (21 October 2021 - 6 March 2022)  at Kunsthalle Wien (Vienna) in Austria.
The exhibition is based on documents and a book by Peter Altenberg about a human zoo in Vienna.


Belinda explains the narrative behind the human zoo that housed Ga communities from Osu. These Ga communities were marketed to European visitors as Ashanti.
The image of Belinda is the © of Abiona Esther Ojo.


Visit: https://belindakazeem.com/ and Peter Altenberg - author of the book Ashantee


The music in this podcast is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively for AKADi Magazine. Nfitiase is created by percussionist @ericowusuofficial and producer Nir Tom Sabag.


AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog  MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).


Follow us here: https://linktr.ee/AKADiMag

The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.

AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.

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Welcome to Connecting Communities - an AKADi Magazine series that profiles Ghanaians making transformative change in their communities.


This episode is a pre-recording of a Clubhouse discussion in August 2021 on the experiences of adults that migrated as children or teenagers - from their birth country to another.


The discussion included special guest Abena Eyeson, author of ‘Looking Up’. The book that charts the journey of 13-year-old Esi who leaves her life with her grandmother, aunt and cousin to live with her mum in London.

Visit: @lookingup_ab

The music in this podcast is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively for AKADi Magazine. Nfitiase is created by percussionist @ericowusuofficial and producer Nir Tom Sabag.

AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog  MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).


Follow us here: https://linktr.ee/AKADiMag 

The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.

AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.

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Welcome to Connecting Communities - an AKADi Magazine series that profiles Ghanaians making transformative change in their communities.


This episode is a pre-recording of a Clubhouse discussion in August 2021 on the experiences of adults that migrated as children or teenagers - from their birth country to another.


The discussion included special guest Abena Eyeson, author of ‘Looking Up’. The book that charts the journey of 13-year-old Esi who leaves her life with her grandmother, aunt and cousin to live with her mum in London.

Visit: @lookingup_ab

The music in this podcast is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively for AKADi Magazine. Nfitiase is created by percussionist @ericowusuofficialand producer Nir Tom Sabag.

AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog  MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).


Follow us here: https://linktr.ee/AKADiMag 

The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.

AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.

Join our socials here: https://linktr.ee/AKADiMag

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Welcome to Connecting Communities - an AKADi Magazine series that profiles Ghanaians making transformative change in their communities.


In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to Comfort Arthur. She became the first Ghanaian in 16 years to win an Africa Movie Academy (AMA) Awards in the best animation category for her web series ‘I’m Living in Ghana, Get Me Out Of Here’. She talks about how she developed her web-series with the help of family and friends.


Visit: @lady_comfy


The music in this podcast is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively for AKADi Magazine. Nfitiase is created by percussionist @ericowusuofficialand producer Nir Tom Sabag.

AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog  MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).


Follow us here: https://linktr.ee/AKADiMag 

The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.

AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.

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Welcome to Climate Change Champions - an AKADi Magazine series that invites environmental activists to raise awareness of their work and highlight simple ways that we can protect our world.


In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, whose daughter Ella, died of a rare and severe form of asthma at only nine years old. Air pollution claimed her life.
She later became the first person in the UK to have air pollution recorded on her death certificate. Her mum Rosamund explains.


Visit: http://ellaroberta.org


The music in this episode is made exclusively for @akadimag by @lekyekyeku and @superopongstarz is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.


AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora (https://www.akadimagazine.com) and blog  MisBeee Writes (https://msbwrites.co.uk).


Follow us here: https://linktr.ee/AKADiMag

The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is called 'Life No Dey Easy'.

AKADi Magazine is a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in Ghana and the Diaspora, visit us at www.akadimagazine.com , www.akadimagazine.co.uk and www.msbwrites.co.uk for all your community news.

Join our socials here: https://linktr.ee/AKADiMag