{"id":450928,"date":"2017-12-30T01:30:25","date_gmt":"2017-12-30T01:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/30\/over-2000-thrilled-at-sobolochicken-poetry-show-in-tamale\/"},"modified":"2017-12-30T01:30:25","modified_gmt":"2017-12-30T01:30:25","slug":"over-2000-thrilled-at-sobolochicken-poetry-show-in-tamale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/30\/over-2000-thrilled-at-sobolochicken-poetry-show-in-tamale\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 2,000 thrilled at Sobolo+Chicken poetry show in Tamale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Saturday, 30 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>citifmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-30<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/85567937.295.jpg\" alt=\"Sobolo Chic\" title=\"Sobolo Chic\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Some of the creative artists dazzle at the Sobolo+Chicken poetry show<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817981905\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817981905\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1514597424_509_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Over 2,000 patrons last Tuesday thronged the Mariam Hotel in Tamale to participate in the Northern Edition of Gombilla the Poet\u2019s \u2018Sobolo and Chicken\u2019 poetry show.<\/p>\n<p>The show, which received massive endorsement after the first staging in Accra, treated the audience to an exciting blend of poetry, music, and comedy.<\/p>\n<p>Among the creative artistes who featured at the event were Six Strings, Chief Moomen, Rhyme Sonny, Jeffrey Nortey, Don Sigli and Onenira.<\/p>\n<p>The Sobolo+Chicken show seeks to entertain, educate and inform citizens in the most compelling way including the use of drama.<\/p>\n<p>The host of the show, Gombilla the Poet, is a final year student of the University of Ghana whose interest in the art has seen him perform at various gatherings including national events.<\/p>\n<p>Among his famous works are \u2018Letter to Nkrumah\u2019 and \u2018Homosexuality\u2019, and \u2018Shatta Wale is a god\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/44977431.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the number of attendees of my poetry show, I am optimistic about the future of Poetry in Ghana. It\u2019s just a matter of time. It has never been like this before in Ghana. I am grateful to Allah. I am glad I have a solid team behind me. I am also glad my works are loved by the good people of Ghana,\u201d he said in an interview.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/85567937.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 35 updated by: 35 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment of Saturday, 30 December 2017 Source: citifmonline.com 2017-12-30 Some of the creative artists dazzle at the Sobolo+Chicken poetry show Over 2,000 patrons last Tuesday thronged the Mariam Hotel in Tamale to participate in the Northern Edition of Gombilla the Poet\u2019s \u2018Sobolo and Chicken\u2019 poetry show. 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