{"id":1259622,"date":"2022-11-29T14:02:57","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T14:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/29\/history-retold-at-pure-akans-nyame-mma-experience-where-folklore-met-hip-hop\/"},"modified":"2022-11-29T14:02:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T14:02:57","slug":"history-retold-at-pure-akans-nyame-mma-experience-where-folklore-met-hip-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/29\/history-retold-at-pure-akans-nyame-mma-experience-where-folklore-met-hip-hop\/","title":{"rendered":"History retold at Pure Akan&#8217;s Nyame Mma Experience where folklore met hip-hop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>For anyone who has imagined how the cinematic feel of his latest album \u2018Nyame Mma\u2018 would look like, Saturday night was it.<\/p>\n<p>Rarely do enthusiasts experience a display of indigenously well-knitted culture on display in recent times.<\/p>\n<p>The Nyame Mma album, since its release in 2021, has been described by critics as one of the most authentic bodies of work so far.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Fit8P6cXwAEZzqm-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"History retold at Pure Akan's Nyame Mma Experience where folklore met hip-hop\" class=\"wp-image-10032218300 lazy\"  data- title=\"History retold at Pure Akan's Nyame Mma Experience where folklore met hip-hop\"\/><figcaption>Source: Pure Akan via Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On November 26, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PureAkan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pure Akan<\/a> demonstrated the depth of the critically acclaimed project in its raw and visual form.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the music, it was an all-around art interspersed with plays and spoken word performances.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Akan-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"History retold at Pure Akan's Nyame Mma Experience where folklore met hip-hop\" class=\"wp-image-10032218267 lazy\"  data- title=\"History retold at Pure Akan's Nyame Mma Experience where folklore met hip-hop\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The rich nature of the display by Kwa Appiah, as he is affectionately called, cannot be overemphasised.<\/p>\n<p>Traditional values and historical lessons were shared in varied ways of art.<\/p>\n<p>He also assembled collaborators and colleagues who also thrilled the fans with good music.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Duet for days!\u2764\ufe0f\ud83e\udd79 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PureAkan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@PureAkan<\/a> x <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EFYA_Nokturnal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@EFYA_Nokturnal<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NyameMma?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NyameMma<\/a> experience over the weekend \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ho8cWjzRUr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/ho8cWjzRUr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kenneth Awotwe Darko (@TheKennethDarko) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheKennethDarko\/status\/1597177235563171840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Some of the supporting acts were Efya, Worlasi, King Ayisoba, Sekyerewaa, Ayisi, Deydzi among others.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"606\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Akan-2-1024x606.jpg\" alt=\"History retold at Pure Akan's Nyame Mma Experience where folklore met hip-hop\" class=\"wp-image-10032218316 lazy\"  data- title=\"History retold at Pure Akan's Nyame Mma Experience where folklore met hip-hop\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The ambiance was eclectic and the Senku Live band did not disappoint.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PureAkan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@PureAkan<\/a> was so good on Saturday, Ayisi just had to stand and admire greatness. <br \/>\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ajvcufINuF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/ajvcufINuF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Uncle Ruckus (@papayawflip) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/papayawflip\/status\/1597265397388312576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The attendees were on their feet for the most part of the night singing and dancing.<\/p>\n<p>There was also merchandise being sold alongside where patrons collected some Nyame Mma paraphernalia.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">saturday was a night with NYAME MMA. and it was truly divine.<\/p>\n<p>aseda nka menua Kwabena <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PureAkan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@PureAkan<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>MHMMM\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pwLBN4SK3x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/pwLBN4SK3x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BR\u0190NYA NE BARIMA (@KwameBrenya_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KwameBrenya_\/status\/1597189779669782528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>By the end of the show, patrons left the venue with the feeling of a night well spent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NYAME MMA EXPERIENCE\u2665\ufe0f\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PureAkan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@PureAkan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KiraniAYAT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@KiraniAYAT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AtsweiFranaalo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@AtsweiFranaalo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EFYA_Nokturnal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@EFYA_Nokturnal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/worlasigh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@worlasigh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4sPiGqpB3N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/4sPiGqpB3N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Somtinsomtonlydat (@nanakofitetebo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nanakofitetebo\/status\/1596823617626509312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For anyone who has imagined how the cinematic feel of his latest album \u2018Nyame Mma\u2018 would look like, Saturday night was it. Rarely do enthusiasts experience a display of indigenously well-knitted culture on display in recent times. The Nyame Mma album, since its release in 2021, has been described by critics as one of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1259623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[17165,4723,15490,16054,2550,50,23837,27490,4204,24967],"class_list":["post-1259622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-akans","tag-experience","tag-folklore","tag-hiphop","tag-history","tag-met","tag-mma","tag-nyame","tag-pure","tag-retold"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1259622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1259622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1259622\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1259622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1259622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1259622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}