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Eugene Abeka-Donkor, the founder of RetroGhana - a social media platform on a mission to document, share and amplify Ghanaian music and the legends behind these iconic sounds.

In this episode, Eugene tells us what inspired him to create RetroGhana, he explains what led to his collaboration with Ghanaian unisex clothing brand Ajabeng and we ask him which musical collaborations (with living or departed singers) he thinks would make a stellar music match.

This episode is produced by KAmo.

Find out more: https://linktr.ee/retroghana

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'.

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Listen  to Krystle Zara Appiah, author of the award-winning novel ‘Rootless’ and the first published author to join our book club session as a special guest. 

We’ve been meeting every month since September 2024 where we read and review books by Ghanaian authors or books about Ghana. 

If you haven’t read ‘Rootless’, get comfortable because you’re about to hear from some of our book club members as we discuss the themes behind the novel, and put some of our burning questions to Krystle. And we also get to meet Krystle’s pet dog Mocha too.

Thanks for listening to this special book club episode on our AKADi Magazine Connecting Communities podcast. 

If you’d like to join our book club and connect with other bookworms, email us at [email protected] for more details and if you've read Rootless, tell us in the comments if you agreed/disagreed with our thoughts.

Krystle's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krystlezara/?hl=en

Source book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B0BBSPNJKC

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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You’ve heard of Highlife greats such as CK Mann, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, Ebo Taylor and Pat Thomas but what do you know about the producer behind some of their hit songs?

We spoke to the family of the late Dick Essilfie-Bondzie - visionary music producer and the first to bring a vinyl record pressing factory on to West African soil - to find out more.

If you follow our podcast or our newsletter, be the first to hear their accounts of their father and grandfather on the AKADi Magazine Connecting Communities Podcast.

Watch the original Roots to Fruits documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5IXNetG5ak

Essiebons Special (1973-1984)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdIyvkwYcw0

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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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You’ve heard of Highlife greats such as CK Mann, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, Ebo Taylor and Pat Thomas but what do you know about the producer behind some of their hit songs?

We spoke to the family of the late Dick Essilfie-Bondzie - visionary music producer about his musical legacy, plans to archive all the songs under the Essiebons label and a project to create a new documentary about his life and works.

If you follow our podcast or our newsletter, be the first to hear their accounts of their father and grandfather on the AKADi Magazine Connecting Communities Podcast.

Watch the original Roots to Fruits documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5IXNetG5ak

Essiebons Special (1973-1984)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdIyvkwYcw0

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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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The British High Commission in Ghana kicked off 2025 with its annual UK-Ghana Diaspora Networking Mixer.

This year's mixer was a chance to capitalise on these economic ties and deepen connections between the two countries by linking the diaspora with relevant business and government partners, as well as celebrating the achievements of British Ghanaians. 

We spoke to the three British-Ghanaian entrepreneurs behind: Workspace Global, Talking Drums Travel & Marketplace, and Workspace Global, and EATO about doing business between the UK and Ghana. 

Read more here:

https://www.akadimagazine.com/post/london-to-accra-connecting-capitals-for-economic-growth

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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The British High Commission in Ghana kicked off 2025 with its annual UK-Ghana Diaspora Networking Mixer.

This year's mixer was a chance to capitalise on these economic ties and deepen connections between the two countries by linking the diaspora with relevant business and government partners, as well as celebrating the achievements of British Ghanaians. 

We spoke to the three British-Ghanaian entrepreneurs behind: Workspace Global, Talking Drums Travel & Marketplace, and EATO about doing business between the UK and Ghana. 

Read more here:

https://www.akadimagazine.com/post/london-to-accra-connecting-capitals-for-economic-growth

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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Hello and welcome to another episode of AKADi Magazine's Connecting Communities podcast, produced by Kamo.  

My name is Abena Sewaa, the editor of AKADi Magazine, and you were just listening to Stephen Barnabis, founder and operational manager of Project Zero, an organisation based in Waltham Forest, London, that engages young people in positive activities to promote social inclusion, reduce antisocial behaviour, and strengthen community cohesion. 

The interview you’re about to hear is a conversation I had with Stephen in March 2024.  

Shortly before we published this podcast on 31 December, we learnt that Stephen was awarded an MBE for services to Young People and to the community in the London Borough of Waltham Forest in the New Year’s Honours List 2025. This list is published annually at the end of the year.

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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London-based organisation Cultural Games Association (CGA) UK believes that education the next generation about the social, cultural and health benefits of traditional games played in  African and Caribbean could help to tackle the rise in anti-social behaviour among the youth.



We went along to their launch in February 2024 to find out more and later spoke to representatives from the Association - Vincent John, chair of CGA-UK and Mariama Grant, CGA-UK secretary.



We also spoke to Stephen Barnabis, founder of Project Zero and Mrs Joyce Mahama, president of Women Sports Association of Ghana (WOSPAG) and president of African Women in Sports Association (AWISA).


You will also hear from Claudia Owusu and Ife Oluwamuyide, co-creators of the film 'Ampe: Leap into the Sky, Black Girl'.


The image used in this episode is "The Game of Ampe 01" by Nipah Dennis and is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.


Find out more here:
Cultural Games Association launch
https://www.akadimagazine.com/post/new-uk-organisation-to-revive-cultural-interest-in-african-and-caribbean-games


Interview with the filmmakers behind Ampe documentary
https://www.akadimagazine.com/post/in-conversation-with-the-filmmakers-behind-ampe-leap-into-the-sky


Interview with Ampe expert Theresa
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CsfQDBUKdI6/?igsh=MWltODFydmJ3bm43ZQ==
 

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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Some of the labour used to build Ghana’s railways came from the north of the country but there’s never been a railway in the region. 


But award-winning visual artist Ibrahim Mahama, in one of his latest installations, is interrogating this phenomenon. He has brought a piece of a railway track, train carriages and even planes to his Red Clay Studio in Tamale. 


His work at Red Clay Studio has been the subject of a new film documentary by Dutch filmmaker Ammodo Docs called 'Dear Home of Scars'. 


In the second of a two-part conversation with Ibrahim, we find out more about why he now owns one of the food silos created by Dr Kwame Nkrumah, and why he’s turning abandoned trains carriages into schools for the youngsters in the Tamale area. 


Have you listened to our first interview with Ibrahim?

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'.

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Award-winning visual artist Ibrahim Mahama is the founder of three art spaces in Tamale, Northern Ghana: Red Clay Studio, Savannah Centre for Contemporary Art (SCCA) and Nkrumah Voli-ni.



These arts spaces act as a repository for ancient and contemporary artefacts that  have been recovered or donated and provide a platform for discussing Ghana's past, present and future.



In this episode of the Connecting Communities podcast, Ibrahim talks about the genesis of Red Clay Studio and becoming the subject of a new documentary film called ‘Dear Home of Scar’ by Ammodo Docs.



In this film, we see the arrival of a train, and the construction of a track on the grounds of Red Clay, and watch as the community get behind his project.



Click here to watch:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cT53-Qk3eg

This interview is hosted by Abena Sεwaa, the publishing editor of AKADi Magazine and is produced by editor KAmo.

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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