The sound of drums rolls through Atebubu as chiefs arrive in palanquins, traditional clothing brightens the gathering, and the rhythms of dancing and horn blowing fill...
As the dry-season air hangs over Tenzug, beneath the dramatic rocks of the Tongo Hills, anticipation begins to build. Drums break the quiet, people gather, and...
As dawn breaks over Takpo, the quiet landscape of Ghana’s Upper West Region gives way to the steady beat of drums and the gathering footsteps of...
The first drumbeat arrives after weeks of waiting. For two weeks before Ohumkan, the streets of Kibi and neighbouring Akyem communities fall into an unusual calm....
The crack of muskets rolls across Ada’s coastline, and for a moment, history feels close enough to touch. Every year, from the last Thursday in July...
Imagine finishing work and, instead of driving home or squeezing into a crowded trotro, climbing into a canoe and paddling through a maze of mangroves. Deep...
As dawn breaks over the fishing town of Anomabu on Ghana’s Central Region coastline, the steady rhythm of drums begins to roll through the streets. Dancers...
The sound usually arrived before the masks did. Brass instruments echoed through the neighbourhood, drums gathered pace, and whispers spread from one compound to another: “The...
History often remembers the ships that carried Africans away. Far less attention is given to the ships that brought some of their descendants back. Walk through...
A stone sits quietly in a community in southeastern Ghana. To an outsider, it may appear ordinary. Yet for generations of Krobo and Shai people, it...
