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\"\"<\/a>The Adventurers in the Diaspora, a monthly series held at the Golden Tulip Hotel to provide a forum for critical discussion on the role of creativity and design in Ghana\u2019s development will launch a special film series in June. \u00a0The launch on June 4 will showcase acclaimed works of directors from the African Diaspora. Patrons will share the evening with renowned Malian film director, writer, cultural theorist and historian, Manthia Diawara. His feature film Conakry-kas tells the story of Guinea\u2019s history, development and globalization through its \u2018urban heroes\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Film Series is an important offspring program which seeks to bring together both local and global renowned African filmmakers to Accra. \u00a0It will be showcasing critical works from the African Diaspora which embody and focus on the role of creativity in social, political and economic development. It endeavours to create awareness on the work being done in the African Diaspora film industry and nurture a social network in which collaboration can be realized. It starts at Time: 7.30pm at the Tennis Court, Golden Tulip Accra.<\/p>\n

At the previous Adventurers in the Diaspora meeting, the 7th<\/sup> in the series, participants discussed the \u2018new way of doing things\u2019 under the theme of \u2018Confluence of Cultures\u2019. A panel of \u2018cultural linguists\u2019 shared their experiences in their various fields of endeavour. \u00a0Wanlov shared his experiences \u00a0from being biracial and living a regular life as an average Ghanaian on the streets, to hustling in the USA and taking vacations to mate his grandmother in Romania.\u00a0 He commented that \u201cno matter race or religion, we are human beings\u201d. \u00a0This provided the right premise for performing his thought provoking song, \u2018Human Being\u2019. He also performed some of his other songs including the hit \u2018Kokonsa\u2019, and \u2018Today No Business\u2019.\u00a0 He also commented that paying for airplay remains one of his biggest challenges as an artist in Ghana and also shared his expectations \u00a0\u00a0for his first time performance in his maternal home country, Romania on June 10.<\/p>\n

Kwaku Nkwaye Ansah, the publisher of Canoe magazine also shared his journey into creating what has transformed from \u00a0being one of Ghana\u2019s leading lifestyle publications into a \u2018Manual of Blackness\u2019 for black people around the world. \u00a0Renowned Ghanaian international photographer, Nii Obodai also showcased a collection of photos from the \u2018Zetaheal Temple\u2019, a rare place where Muslims and Christians meet to worship as one. The session was concluded with the reading of \u2018The End of Skill\u2019, a screenplay by Mamle Kabu, woven around the intricacies of the Kente cloth based on customs, traditions, modernity and commercialization.<\/p>\n

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