Welcome to Connecting Communities - an AKADi Magazine series that profiles Ghanaians making transformative change in their communities. In this episode, Abena Sɛwaa speaks to the director  Sarah Amankwah and cast members of DRUM - Benjamin Sarpong-Broni (who plays Mike Eghan) and Joshua (who plays Roberts-Mensah as James Barnor). The 80-minute-long play was created by Jacob Roberts-Mensah and captures a reimagined interaction between iconic photographer James and broadcaster Mike. https://www.akadimagazine.com/post/play-immortalises-james-barnor-mike-eghan Join our Podcast Club to acce ..read more

Read It. Read It! is an AKADi Magazine segment aimed at book lovers. Our goal is to get you reading more books by Ghanaian authors, poets, illustrators or books about Ghana. We want you to share your thoughts on these books and hopefully, instead of us urging you to Read It.  You’ll be telling us you’ve Read It! In this episode, we’re reviewing ‘Ada’s Realm’ by Sharon Dodua Otoo which has been translated from German to English by Jon Cho-Polizzi. This book is an exciting exploration into four worlds through the experiences of four women that share the same name – Ada. We meet Ada n ..read more

Read It. Read It! is an AKADi Magazine segment aimed at book lovers. Our goal is to get you reading more books by Ghanaian authors, poets, illustrators or books about Ghana. We want you to share your thoughts on these books and hopefully, instead of us urging you to Read It. You’ll be telling us you’ve Read It! In this episode, we’re reviewing ‘My Other Husband’ by Dorothy Koomson, the UK’s best-selling Black author of adult fiction. Join our Podcast Club to access the full episode, exclusive and early release content and discounts here: https://ko-fi.com/akadimagazine The music in this episo ..read more

Dr Marlene Ellis and Juliet Amoa share her stories of surviving breast cancer, why it inspired Marlene to create Black Breast Cancer and how Juliet's experience helped Marlene deal with the disease. A list of the references is available in the following link HERE. https://drive.google.com/file/d/17OIFHQ3vW920sxdJJyb2bcF2dH-XZjI9/view Listen to part two. To listen to more content like this, visit our monthly AKADi Magazine Connecting Communities Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Buzzsprout and wherever you listen to your audio. You can also follow our news on akadimagazine.com and .co.uk The musi ..read more

ADINKRA London  is a luxury accessories brand inspired by Africa with a focus on Ghanaian design and storytelling. In part two, we spoke to co-founder Patric Okumi to find out more. Visit their page for more: https://www.adinkralondon.com/ Part one of this interview is available on S3 Ep11. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3mlp0fjwRPIJbrG4HqpFuf To listen to more content like this, visit our monthly AKADi Magazine Connecting Communities Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Buzzsprout and wherever you listen to your audio.  You can also follow our news on akadimagazine.com and .co.uk T ..read more

ADINKRA London  is a luxury accessories brand inspired by Africa with a focus on Ghanaian design and storytelling. We spoke to co-founder Patric Okumi to find out more. Visit their page for more: https://www.adinkralondon.com/ Part two of this interview drops soon. To listen to more content like this, visit our monthly AKADi Magazine Connecting Communities Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Buzzsprout and wherever you listen to your audio.  You can also follow our news on akadimagazine.com and .co.uk The music in this episode is made exclusively for @akadimag by @lekyekyeku and @sup ..read more

Dr Marlene Ellis shares her story of surviving breast cancer, why it inspired her to create Black Breast Cancer and outlines how we can advocate for our own health. A list of the references is available in the following link HERE. Listen to part two of her story coming soon. To listen to more content like this, visit our monthly AKADi Magazine Connecting Communities Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Buzzsprout and wherever you listen to your audio. You can also follow our news on akadimagazine.com and .co.uk The music in this episode is made exclusively for @akadimag by @lekyekyeku and @superopong ..read more

Adinkra is the umbrella term for ideographic symbols that relate to historical events, philosophy and spiritual beliefs of the Akan people. These symbols make use of flora, fauna and shapes to depict age-old maxims and sayings. Abena explains more. Read the full article here. https://msbwrites.co.uk/2015/07/15/adinkra-more-than-just-a-pretty-face-2/ MisBeee Writes delivers audio and visual content on people of African origin and provides content to AKADi Magazine. The channel is complemented by two blogsite http://misbeee.blogspot.co.uk and https://msbwrites.co.uk and supports digital magazi ..read more

Keteke means train in Akan and charts the escapades of heavily pregnant Atswei (played by Lydia Forson) and her husband Boi (Adjetey Anang) who are hell bent on getting to Atswei’s village to give birth. But they miss the weekly train which forces them on an adventure filled with comic and nail-biting moments. Poet Ziarly recounts their story and draws us in with his soothing tones as we discover whether the couple make it in time. This piece has been adapted from a MisBeee Writes review blogpost here: https://msbwrites.co.uk/2017/11/10/keteke-shaping-ghanaian-film-excellence/ MisBeee Write ..read more

Adinkra is the umbrella term for ideographic symbols that relate to historical events, philosophy and spiritual beliefs of the Akan people. These symbols make use of flora, fauna and shapes to depict age-old maxims and sayings. Abena explains more. Read the full article here. https://msbwrites.co.uk/2015/07/15/adinkra-more-than-just-a-pretty-face-2/ MisBeee Writes delivers audio and visual content on people of African origin and provides content to AKADi Magazine. The channel is complemented by two blogsite http://misbeee.blogspot.co.uk and https://msbwrites.co.uk and supports digital magazi ..read more