Sharing a link to a petition in support of Breonna Taylor who would have turned 27 this month. Her killers have still not been brought to justice. Please click here to sign the petition at Change.org. All can sign, from anywhere in the world. “Breonna Taylor was an award-winning EMT and model citizen. She loved […]
Hi I hope that all is well with you at this time. I just wanted to share with you a snippet of another song, “Madamfo Pa Beko Agya Me” from my “Adinkra EP”. It’s a bit of a departure from my normal style, sung completely in the Twi language of my Ghanaian heritage, in […]
Fairtrade is an organisation focused on “better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world”. Their work includes support for cocoa farmers in Ghana and the Ivory Coast, West Africa. As their site explains, by requiring companies to pay sustainable prices (which must […]
With thanks to Trudy who shared info about this organisation. A few short weeks ago, we saw highlighted in the press the stark images of mountains of unwanted clothes that had ended up in Ghana Mail online reported “Most of the clothes sent to Ghana come from the UK, which is the second biggest exporter […]
So sorry to hear we lost Soul King Bill Withers. I loved and listened to his music on repeat growing up. Everything from Lovely Day, from the first note like someone turning the sunshine on, to songs like Grandma’s hands; the slow and gorgeous Hello Like Before, his more dance-oriented tracks, and everything in […]
Hello I hope that all is well with you, and that you and your loved ones are keeping well at this time. Hoping to share some cheer with a snippet of my song “Asase” from my Adinkra EP. It’s based around the Adinkra symbol “Asase Ye Duru”. It’s the first song I’ve ever released […]
Hello Thank you so much for all the love and support! Hoping that the year has started well for you. Sharing a pic from a previous performance singing songs from my “Adinkra EP” at the Is It All Black & White festival. Very best wishes Adjoa x Click here to listen to my music for […]
Sharing a great story from Ghana, with thanks to the BBC. A Ghana businessman is turning waste plastic into a business opportunity. Makafui Awuku Executive Director of Mckingtorch Creatives leads this excellent initiate, in his words, “using plastics to pursue sustainable projects, so that we can move away from the collection and dumping, to a […]
Hello I’m so thrilled to let you know another song from my “Adinkra EP”, the track “Nkyinkyim”, was played on the BBC Introducing Mixtape. It was played earlier today as one of the best new tracks handpicked by Tom Robinson this week! The song was also chosen out of 189 sent to Fresh on The […]
Hi I’m thrilled to let you know that following the love for my first single Damé-Damé, another track from my “Adinkra EP” has had some success. This time my song “Nkyinkyim” was chosen as one of Tom Robinson’s top 5 favourite tracks of 189 submitted last week! Huge thanks to Tom and also to […]
