Dela Anyah: Identity and rebirth
Dela Anyah's fascination with discarded objects ‘is deeply rooted in concepts of renewal, self-discovery, identity, rebirth, and transformative change’. Each piece becomes a ‘narrative, weaving together the stories of forgotten materials into a tapestry of significance’.
Accra’s art scene skyrockets
The pandemic seems to have accelerated the city’s creativity, producing its most exciting explosion of artistic activities yet.
Drink in Palm wine music
Palm wine music has held firm against its racier rivals, discovers Sarah Jones
Woven in Wa
Why Woven in Wa seeks to celebrate tradition while embracing change. Sarah Jones speaks to its founder Odile Tevie and artist Frederick Bamfo
VISIT:The National Museum of Ghana
A national museum or city museum plays an essential role in a person’s identity. Here’s a look at the newly opened museum
Ussher Fort: A journey through Ghana’s past
Discover the history and cultural significance of Ussher Fort in Accra
Caleb Azumah Nelson
Ghanaian author Caleb Azumah Nelson garnered global attention with his startling debut novel, now his second novel explores the life, tastes and music of Ghana.
Best Ghanaian records
We're going to leave you with some of our favourite Ghanaian discs. Whether you're exploring Accra, planning a visit or pining for the homeland, turn these up loud and enjoy Ghana's best export: its music
Venerable bead
Beads in Ghana are painstakingly made and beautifully coloured, but also mark the cycle of life
Velma’s Millinery & Accessories
Fashion, like a cyclone, is something that constantly picks up speed and changes its course. It can be all-encompassing and unpredictable. But for Velma Owusu-Bempah, focusing on the traditional aspect of women’s apparel that is millinery, she has proved that by sticking to a specific accessory, you can harness the wild world of the fashion industry
LISTEN: Worlasi
Worlasi is one of Ghana’s most inventive and interesting current musicians. We asked him about his influences and the future of the country’s music
The God Child
Nana Oforiatta Ayim is a writer, art historian and filmmaker, who founded ANO gallery in Osu and has just written her debut novel, The God Child. We spoke to the polymath about her projects
Nubuke Foundation: Concrete Foundations
As one of Ghana’s most exciting artistic foundations reopens with a stunning new building, City Life speaks to its director, Odile Tevie
Colours of Ghana
Using Instagram as a medium, Derrick Boateng sprays his subjects with colours as vibrant as Ghana itself
Bukom’s boxing brilliance
Despite being a popular tourist spot, Accra’s historic seaside district of Jamestown is dusty, densely populated, and largely deprived. Yet it has yielded many of Africa’s best boxers, writes Tash Morgan-Etty
A brief history of Ghanaian music
The music of Ghana, for the first time since the 1970s, is again beginning to reach an international audience
Ussher Fort
After years of planning, and two years of development, the Ussher Fort Slave Museum and Documentary Centre has opened in Old Accra. Kweku Addo-Atuah takes a tour