AKADi Magazine

What does being Ghanaian mean to you? I’m Abena Serwaa and at AKADi Magazine, we put that question to Ghanaians across the globe as part of our issue on Identity. 

In this episode, we speak to award-winning animator and author Comfort Arthur whose webseries ‘I’m Living in Ghana Get Me Out of Here’ won Best Animation in the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2020. 

The music in this episode is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively composed for AKADi Magazine by Eric Owusu aka King Owusu in collaboration with producer Nir Tom Sabag. 

Find Comfort Arthur at: Website: www.thecomfystudios.com Instagram: @lady_comfy Twitter: @ComfortArthur Facebook: www.facebook.com/official.Comfort.Arthur 

And for more on AKADi Magazine - a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in the Diaspora and Motherland - visit https://www.akadimagazine.com/ and https://msbwrites.co.uk/ for MisBeee Writes content.

Jemila is a ‘third culture kid’. - she was born and raised in Europe to Ghanaian parents but doesn’t feel full accepted in either cultural space. 

She’s also a polyglot and includes Ga as one of the languages she’s fluent in. We caught up with Jemila to explore how her proficiency in the Ga language informs her identity.

And for more on AKADi Magazine - a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in the Diaspora and Motherland - visit https://www.akadimagazine.com/ and https://msbwrites.co.uk/ for MisBeee Writes content.

What does being Ghanaian mean to you? Mamle Kabu explores the topic of  biracial identity in her short stories: 'Colour Separation', 'Human Mathematics' and 'The End of Skill'.

The music in this episode is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively composed for AKADi Magazine by Eric Owusu aka King Owusu in collaboration with producer Nir Tom Sabag.

Find out more about Mamle Kabu here.

And for more on AKADi Magazine - a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in the Diaspora and Motherland - visit us here and MisBeee Writes content.

What does being Ghanaian mean to you? I’m Abena Serwaa and at AKADi Magazine, we put that question to Ghanaians across the globe as part of our issue on Identity. 

In this episode, we speak to afro-expressionist artist Kojo Marfo whose most recent work celebrates humanity. We asked him how his Akan culture informed his work as an artist.

The music in this episode is called Life No Day Easy by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and is an exclusive remix for AKADi Magazine. 

Find out more about Kojo Marfo on his Instagram page @officialkojomarfo

And for more on AKADi Magazine - a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in the Diaspora and Motherland - visit https://www.akadimagazine.com/ and https://msbwrites.co.uk/ for MisBeee Writes content.

What does being Ghanaian mean to you? Mamle Kabu explores the topic of  biracial identity growing up in Ghana with a German mother and Ghanaian father.

The music in this episode is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively composed for AKADi Magazine by Eric Owusu aka King Owusu in collaboration with producer Nir Tom Sabag.

Find out more about Mamle Kabu here www.facebook/mamlekabu

And for more on AKADi Magazine - a digital publication connecting Ghanaians in the Diaspora and Motherland - visit us here www.akadimagazine.com and MisBeee Writes content www.msbwrites.co.uk

The 10th of October is World Mental Health Day and some of you will know that people from Black and Minority Ethnic groups living in the UK are more likely to be diagnosed with mental health problems, be admitted to hospital and experience a poor outcome for treatment.

We speak to one young man, who at only 23 years old, has had to face some of the mental health inequalities I have mentioned.

He talks about his journey and how his poems help him to make sense of his circumstances.

The music in this episode is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by percussionist Eric 'King Owusu' Owusu and producer Nir Tom Sabag. Find out more about Eric on his IG here: @ericowusuofficial.

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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.

To read the whole blogspot, click here and read more posts about African history here: www.msbwrites.co.uk and www.akadimagazine.com

PhD researcher Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński talks about her forthcoming exhibition at Kunsthalle Wien (Vienna) in Austria.

The exhibition is based on documents and a book by Peter Altenberg about a human zoo in Vienna.
This zoo housed communities from Osu and from the Ga communities who were marketed to European visitors as Ashanti.

Belinda speaks with Abena Sɛwaa of AKADi Magazine to explain the story behind this phenomenon and why her exhibition (21 October 2021 - 6 February 2022) aims to elevate the voices of our ancestors.

The music in this episode is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is exclusively composed for AKADi Magazine by Eric Owusu aka King Owusu in collaboration with producer Nir Tom Sabag.

To find out more about Belinda's work, visit: https://belindakazeem.com/
Peter Altenberg - author of the book Ashantee

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The image in the picture is of Belinda and is the © of Abiona Esther Ojo. 

What was your experience of migrating from your birth country to another? Are you glad you were able to migrate or do you regret the experience?

We asked these questions and more during a Clubhouse Conversation.

Our special guest was Abena Eyeson author of ‘Looking Up’, - a 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.

Abena kicks off this podcast with a reading from her book and we also hear from audience members about their experiences of migration, the impact it has had into their adulthood.

The music in this episode is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by percussionist Eric 'King Owusu' Owusu and producer Nir Tom Sabag. Find out more about Eric on his IG here: @ericowusuofficial.

Enjoy. Read and Review.  Find out more about AKADi Magazine here. 

It’s not often that we hear the experiences of people that migrated as children or teenagers - from their birth country to another. And this is why we hosted a Clubhouse room in August 2021 to explore just that. 

Our special guest was Abena Eyeson author of ‘Looking Up’, - a 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.

The music in this episode is called Nfitiase (Genesis) and is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by percussionist Eric 'King Owusu' Owusu and producer Nir Tom Sabag. Find out more about Eric on his IG here: @ericowusuofficial.

Enjoy. Read and Review.  Find out more about AKADi Magazine here.