{"id":100880,"date":"2023-09-19T12:08:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T12:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/19\/hoodtalk-festival-goes-to-tamale\/"},"modified":"2023-09-19T12:08:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T12:08:24","slug":"hoodtalk-festival-goes-to-tamale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/19\/hoodtalk-festival-goes-to-tamale\/","title":{"rendered":"HoodTalk  Festival Goes To Tamale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Maccasio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The DreamChild Foundation, organisers of the musical event dubbed \u2018HoodTalk  Festival\u2019 have revealed that Tamale edition of the concert will take place at the Jubilee Park on September 30.<\/p>\n<p>A number of Ghanaian hiplife, dancehall, Afrobeat and highlife artistes will be performing at the free event which is being organised to create awareness of the fundraising drive to raise $14m for the construction of five paediatric clinics in five regions across Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of music fans from Tamale will attend the event, which will serve as a platform to honour Ghanaian music and artistes.<\/p>\n<p>A number of personalities from corporate institutions including traditional leaders, MCEs among others are expected to grace the event.<\/p>\n<p>The DreamChild Foundation launched the HoodTalk  Festival as a project to use music to engage young Ghanaians in conversations about current issues affecting their advancement, while having fun.<\/p>\n<p>The first concert of the HoodTalk  Festival was held on September 2 at the Kingdom Gardens, Ashiyie-Regimanuel Katamanso Estate in Accra, and was organised in collaboration with an audio-visual company, Virtual Hub.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>BEATWAVES<\/em><\/strong> learnt that the event would be different, and of course better than the one held in Accra, because the organisers have laced the performance list with known faces.<\/p>\n<p>The event will feature a variety of well-known performing artistes including Maccasio, Fad Lan, Abu Sadiq, Omar Janda, Flawer Gaskia, Young Shark, Raheem, Tamale Youth Home Cultural Group, and a host of others. It will be one of the largest meetings of local artistes in and around Tamale.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrated Ghanaian DJ and one of Ghana\u2019s best, DJ Merqury Quaye<em>,<\/em> DJ Tel, DJ Malik, DJ Carlos, Gal Dem DJ, DJ Tell, among others would also perform at the event.<\/p>\n<p>According to the organisers, music lovers in and around Tamale should expect a fun-packed night at the event which kicks off at 8pm.<\/p>\n<p>The organisers stressed that the concert will be a unique experience for fans, adding that Ghanaians should come and experience an extraordinary musical concert on September 30, 2023.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0By George Clifford Owusu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maccasio \u00a0 The DreamChild Foundation, organisers of the musical event dubbed \u2018HoodTalk Festival\u2019 have revealed that Tamale edition of the concert will take place at the Jubilee Park on September 30. 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