AfroFuture Festival Brings Cultural Heritage Experience to the Diaspora

AfroFuture is a global cultural and entertainment platform dedicated to celebrating the diverse culture, creativity, and contributions of the African diaspora through festivals, live performances, interactive experiences, and community engagement. The immense creative talent within African music continues to draw thousands of diasporans

Ghana official rejects ‘Detty December’ label

Detty December, a popular term for Ghana and Nigeria’s end-of-year party season, can have “negative connotations”, Ghana’s official for diaspora affairs has said, adding that he does not want the label linked with his country. “On a personal level I don’t want the

Gastro Feastival 2025 wraps up with food, music and mastery

Ghana’s biggest food festival, Gastro Feastival 2025, has successfully been staged with a two -day culinary showcase, live entertainment and agribusiness dialogue at The Palms Convention Centre in Accra. Organised by Charterhouse to coincide with Farmer’s Day Weekend, the event drew thousands of

Absent wife, defiant fans: Kumasi gives Daddy Lumba a farewell to remember

As thousands of mourners converged on the Heroes Park in Kumasi to bid farewell to legendary highlife musician Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, the absence of his first wife, Madam Akosua Serwaa, stood out conspicuously.  Although some of her children,

UNESCO adds Highlife music to Intangible Cultural Heritage

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has officially inscribed Ghana’s indigenous Highlife music on the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, a development widely viewed as both a cultural milestone and a reminder of the need to safeguard the genre

AfroFuture 2025 unleashes second wave lineup featuring global hitmaker Rema as headliner

Ghana is bracing for an electrifying cultural takeover as AfroFuture festival 2025 announces a powerful second wave of performers ahead of its return to the El Wak Stadium on December 28–29, 2025. The festival, produced by Culture Management Group (CMG) and powered by

Diddy hits out at ‘shameful’ and ‘illegal’ documentary

Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs have hit out at a new Netflix documentary produced by rapper 50 Cent, which they say is “a shameful hit piece” that “relied on stolen footage”. The four-part documentary, titled Sean Combs: The Reckoning, was released on Tuesday

Joselyn Dumas collaborates with AkunaPod to unveil season 4 of ‘Keeping It Real’

The much-anticipated fourth season of “Keeping It Real with Joselyn Dumas” has been launched with a boutique experience hosted at AkunaPod, Accra’s inspiring new creative hub, marking a fresh chapter for the celebrated Ghanaian talk show. The launch event, designed to introduce the

I was told Daddy Lumba married Odo Broni – Family head tells court

Abusuapanin Kofi Owusu, head of the extended family of legendary highlife musician Daddy Lumba, says he was told the late musician married Priscilla Ofori, also known as Odo Broni. During cross-examination in court, he said Odo Broni and some family members told him

Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff dies, aged 81

Jimmy Cliff, one of the most prominent and beloved proponents of reggae music, has died at the age of 81. A star since the 1960s, he helped to bring the sound of Jamaica to a global audience through hits such as Wonderful World,