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What's On Ghana featured in Mayor's Guide to African London

What's On Ghana magazine is featured in the first ever guide to African London produced by the Mayor of London's office.

The guide has been produced to accompany the Mayor's first capital-wide celebration of Africa Day.

Africa Day, which occurs annually on the 25th of May, will be commemorated with a huge open-air event at Trafalgar Square on Bank Holiday Monday, 28th May 2007. Inspired by the rich tapestry of colours and textures of a continent, Africa Day is a free one-day festival celebrating the positive contributions of London’s African communities to life in the capital.

Festival highlights will include live music showcasing the rhythms and instruments of a continent with performances from Miriam Makeba, Pauline Oduro and Kari Bannerman and the African Jazz All Stars.

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What's On Ghana Big 50 @ 50 list featured in the press

March 2007, London

What's On Ghana on the BBC: Rocky Dawuni

Follow our as-live reporting from Ghana Independence celebrations in Accra on the BBC website, our partners for Ghana @ 50

What's On Ghana caught up with acclaimed LA-based Ghanaian singer-songwriter Rocky Dawuni on the eve of his annual Independence Splash concert.

Ghanaian reggae artist Rocky Dawuni is back in Accra to perform his annual Independence Splash at La Pleasure Beach. The LA-based musician has been called Africa’s Bob Marley because of his socially conscious music and activism. Now in its seventh year, the 2007 Independence Splash will be extra special, marking the fiftieth anniversary of Ghana’s independence and promises to showcase “the ultimate in African revolutionary music”. Dawuni has also teamed up with UNICEF to promote clean water and sanitation. What’s On Ghana magazine caught up with the acclaimed singer-songwriter on the eve of the big show.

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What's On Ghana on the BBC: Roots, Rock & Independence Day Reggae

Follow our as-live reporting from Ghana Independence celebrations in Accra on the BBC website, our partners for Ghana @ 50

What’s On Ghana magazine reviews the 2007 Independence Day music in Accra

Ghana’s 2007 Independence Day celebrations were bought to a euphoric musical climax on 6 March when three of the country’s top musicians took to the stage to deliver a rousing two and a half hour set.

Rocky Dawuni’s Annual Independence Splash attracted an audience of thousands, many of whom made their way to the La Pleasure Beach venue straight from the official Independence Square parade. And it was clear from the outset that people were there to party!

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Ghana at Fifty: Leaders on the UK Arts scene

What's On Ghana report on the BBC website

On 6 March 1956, Ghana’s strike for independence sparked a wave of de-colonisation across the continent and its cultural figures have been an inspiration to other nations. Over the past fifty years, Ghanaians have had a remarkable impact on the UK’s arts scene, in all fields from music to architecture to film to literature. Here we’ve picked just a dozen of the UK’s leading figures in the arts, all Ghana-born or with Ghanaian roots. Profiles have been provided by the team from What's On Ghana .

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What's On Ghana partners with BBC Africa Beyond and Ghana 50 UK

What's On Ghana magazine has teamed up with BBC Africa Beyond and Ghana 50 UK to provide comprehensive coverage and promotions for Ghana @ 50 both in Ghana and the UK.

What's On Ghana featured in expert BBC panel

What's On Ghana is featured on an expert panel on the African music scene for the BBC.

The distinguished panel, including music industry tutor, consultant and journalist Kwaku and Rainbow Radio presenter DJ Amita discuss the best and worst African music moments of 2006 and look to 2007 to predict what will be hot (and not) on the UK African scene.

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What's On Ghana wins commission to publish official Ghana @ 50 guide

Oct 2006, London

GOOD NEWS! What's On Ghana is honoured to have been chosen to produce the official guide to Ghana @ 50.

As we all know 2007 is set to be a big year for Ghana. Trust us... It's going to be massive! From Nelson Mandela to Oprah Winfrey, we've got the inside scoop on all the action!