{"id":67455,"date":"2023-05-16T10:45:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T10:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/16\/kuchoko-roots-festival-set-for-june-24\/"},"modified":"2023-05-16T10:45:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T10:45:14","slug":"kuchoko-roots-festival-set-for-june-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/16\/kuchoko-roots-festival-set-for-june-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuchoko Roots Festival Set For June 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s edition of a reggae music festival dubbed \u201cKuchoko Roots Festival\u201d will take place at the Alliance Francaise in Accra on Saturday, June 24, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s edition of the event will feature selected reggae music icons who will join a number of Ghanaian musicians including Blakk Rasta to thrill music fans.<\/p>\n<p>There will also be\u00a0surprise guest artistes who will perform\u00a0on the night.<\/p>\n<p>Artistes billed for the event include Taj Weekes from St. Lucia, Qshan Deya from St. Vincent, Ras Simposh and ZMo from Burkina Faso, Ras Kuuku, Ras Boumba, Konkarah Jah Vibes and Blak Mexxiah.<\/p>\n<p>Others are Ras Preachaman, Mighty Orthodox Band and The Vibration Kings Band. \u00a0Special Kuchoko guest for 2023 is Samuel Owusu, a highlife legend.<\/p>\n<p>MCs for the event are King Lagazee and Ras Kwame Malcolm.<\/p>\n<p>The organisers have assured music fans that this year\u2019s festival, which has a lot of packages for music fans, will be different from the previous ones.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By 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>\u00a0 This year\u2019s edition of a reggae music festival dubbed \u201cKuchoko Roots Festival\u201d will take place at the Alliance Francaise in Accra on Saturday, June 24, 2023. 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