MOGO Festival Soon


This year’s event of the annual Music ofย Ghanaianย Originย (MOGO) being organised by Citi FM to celebrate authentic indigenous Ghanaian music will take place from Saturday, March 21 to 28.

The MOGO festival, according to the organisers, is a seven day celebration of music, art and culture made in Ghana and it would cover the full spectrum of Ghanaian music.

Some of the activities for this year’s festival include theย Accra Music Expoย at Mantse Agbonaa on Saturday, March 21 which would feature some of the best indigenous Ga bands andย musiciansย such as Tinny, Adane Best, Dzajeloi and a host of others.

On Sunday, March 22, the organisers would host MOGO special memorial service to 10 deceasedย musicians, Dr K. Gyasi, Dr Paa Bobo, P. K. Nyamoah, Rev Kusi Berko, Terry Bonchaka, Mac Tontoh (Osibisa), Jerry Hansen (Ramblers), Ampofo Agyei,ย Michaelย Dwamena andย Alexย Konadu for their contributions to Ghanaian music.

Some living legends would also be honoured at a special event dubbed theย ‘3 Nights with Highlife Greats’ on March 23 at the plush Alisa Hotel.

On Friday, March 27, Ghana would get groovy with theย African jazzย jamboreeย which would bring together a host of Africa’s most captivating jazzย musicians such as Gyedu Blay-Ambolley, George Spratz, Aka Blay, Kollaboration, Constant Boty and B.B. Blues to give patronsย a nightย to remember.

Theย MOGO festivalย would be climaxed on Saturday, March 28ย with theย MOGO Awardsย at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) which would witness performances from Paapa Yankson, Adane Best, Pat Thomas, Nana Kwame Ampadu, Okyeame Kwame, Samuel Owusu and the Ramblers International Band.


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