Ghana's “best living rapper'' Okiame Kwame gave a spectacular performance on Monday at the Ghana-South Africa Cultural Exchange Programme.
The week-long program titled 'African Cultural Seasons' opened on Monday, October 15, 2018 at the Marriott Hotel in Accra.
Dressed in typical Ghanaian fabric, white trousers and matching sneakers, Okiame Kwame captivated the audience with rap music woven into the rhythms of Ghana's indigenous high life.
He performed some of his classic pieces to the palm wine highlife rhythm provided by Kwan Pa Band.
Okyiame Kwame was the last to perform after South African artiste Belita.
He started by performing the Ghanaian national anthem and featured some of his old hits, which he eventually included on his unreleased album, Made in Ghana.
During the course of his performance, Okiame also spoke about the history of highlife music, which is Ghana's musical heritage.
He provided a timeline of how highlife evolved over time.
The highlight of the event was when they performed their latest song “Made in Ghana.”
It was amazing to see patrons able to sing along just a month after its release.
Okyiame Kwame ended his performance with Marian Makeba's popular song 'Patapata'.
Patrons of the event, including Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Catherine Afek and South African High Commissioner Lulu Shingwana, gathered on the dance floor to watch the spectacular performance.
The program gave Okiame the opportunity to project Ghana's culture through music, fashion and art as tourism ambassadors.
This ties in with his “Made in Ghana” project, which aims to market Ghanaian culture through music tourism and the arts.
[contextly_sidebar id=”ZCzCETmEaj2eu5M93eyv3TBruFQX4uQx”]The South Africa Program, which begins from October 15 to 20, will host a South African cultural season as part of its efforts to promote regional integration and support efforts to expand trade in African cultural goods and services.
It is celebrated through music, dance, fashion and design, exhibitions, crafts, murals, and other cultural expressions.
South African artists such as Belita, chef Citron Khumalo, Zwai Bala, Mafikizolo, Mbuso Khoza and Brenda Mtambo will showcase their country's artistic talent and create an intercultural and intergenerational dialogue between Ghana and South Africa. I am visiting Ghana to create new ideas.
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