Azonto: What’s It All About?
Ghana has seen many traditional dances like the Adowa, Kpanlogo, and Kete, which are primarily performed as ceremonial dances. Quite the opposite, a few contemporary and popular dances like the Chicken, Kangaroo, and Harlem Shake have also graced Ghana’s stages. Unlike the traditional dances whose motives are to tell a story or express some idea … Continue reading
Theatre Review: Beyond Resonable Doubt
Jeffery Archer’s “Beyond Reasonable Doubt,” directed by Godwin Elorm Adjaho, was put on at the Efua T. Sutherland Drama Studio from the 5th of April to the 7th of April, 2012. This compelling courtroom drama is about a man, Sir David Metcalfe, who was accused of murdering his wife. Being a lawyer, Metcalfe has to … Continue reading
Ghana Music Awards 2012
Ghana’s biggest night in music, the 13th annual Ghana Music Awards, aired live for the first time on Saturday night, April 14th. The show brought together the biggest acts in African music to receive their awards and support their fellow artists. The show opened on a high note with gospel artist Cwesi Oteng performing his … Continue reading
Bertha’s Rise To Fame: Exclusive Interview
After winning ‘Best Collaboration of the Year’ for the song ‘Faithful’ at the Ghana Music Awards 2012, the ‘Stars of the Future’ winner, Bertha Bridget Kankam, is living up to her title. Music has always been a part of Kankam’s life as long as she can remember. Listening to musical icons like Whitney Houston, Celine … Continue reading
Bertha On The Rise!
Bertha, one of Ghana’s sensational female voices who also happens to be a student of the University of Ghana studying music and theatre arts, has been nominated for the Best Collaboration and Best Female Vocal Artist categories at the upcoming Ghana Music Awards. Bertha came to prominence in 2009 when she won season 4 of … Continue reading
Legon Hall Azonto Beach Party
Legon Hall’s beach party has, undoubtedly, become the most popular beach party in Legon which attracts thousands of patrons and is generally the most anticipated party of the academic year. The event is so popular that it attracts lots of students from other universities in the country such as KNUST and UCC. It is not … Continue reading
Megritta Crowned Miss Legon 2012
Megriitta Millicent Morrison, a first year student of the University of Ghana reading French, Spanish and linguistics , has been crowned Miss Legon 2012. The colourful ceremony that saw her compete against nine other ladies of the university was held at the national theatre on Friday, 16th February, 2011 and was moderately patronised by students. … Continue reading
Hip Life Songs of the Week
“Kolom” – Buk Bak Don’t call it a come back. Hip Life stars Buk Bak have returned with a monster track to keep everyone’s Azonto fresh through the summer. “Kolom,” although originally released in 2011 alongside the equally huge “Alanta,” is still the most popular Hip Life song to grace Ghana’s airwaves this year. From it’s … Continue reading
The Night Market
Oxford Street is to the United Kingdom as Madison Square is to the United States and as the Night Market is to the University of Ghana. All of these places are great centers of shopping serving a wide range of items to customers. But unlike the imposing skyscrapers, the dazzling streetlights and the dainty cafes of Oxford street … Continue reading
D-Black Begins “Live In SHS Tour” On March 3rd
University of Ghana’s very own D-Black starts his second tour March 3rd, coming off the enormously successful 10 city “Yes Boss Tour” in 2011. The young Ghanian took the hip-hop scene by storm in 2010 with his debut solo album “Music, Love and Life,” which led to the first ever Ghana Music Awards presentation of … Continue reading
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