In 2006, when Shani Sterling was spending a year studying in Ghana, she wondered how she could bring the west African culture she was learning about back to the U.S. A dance instructor at Houston ...

The third edition of the Akwaaba Festival has been officially launched. Over the past two years, the festival has brought together patrons from the Diaspora and within Ghana. The beauty of unravelling ...

HAMPTON – A West African drum ensemble had students dancing Friday as WHS’s Culture Matters program once again showcased music and dance from another part of the world. The Akwaaba Ensemble, made up ...

Off the screens, this is one of the reasons why amiable actress, supermodel and activist Yvonne Nelson remains one of Ghana’s favourite personalities. The beautiful actress together with her friends' ...

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The President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bessa Simons, has said that the upcoming Akwaaba Festival showcases Ghana as a land of rich and diverse cultural output and that is why his ...

Akwaaba means welcome in Twi, a language spoken by the Akan of Ghana. The festival welcomes local and international performers who offer workshops and performances to HCC students and community ...

In celebration of Black History Month, the Dance Department of Houston Community College-Northwest is hosts the Akwaaba Dance and Drum Festival. Akwaaba means welcome in Twi, a language spoken by the ...

The ‘Akwaaba’ dance is gaining momentum as everyone is now attempting making a dance video these days, and that’s in a way helping to promote the song more which was produced by Guilty Beatz. The song ...

NEWMARKET — The Akwaaba Dance and Drum Ensemble brings the rhythms and sounds of Africa to the Newmarket Millspace on Saturday, May 30, from 2-5 p.m. Produced by the award-winning Newmarket Heritage ...

If you have not seen the classical Rwandan dance at the London WTM or at ITB Berlin, then you must be at Akwaaba 2013, as the Rwandan delegation is bringing the party to Town at Eko Hotel for three ...