{"id":340189,"date":"2025-05-07T11:29:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T11:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/05\/07\/steve-bedi-joins-hoodtalk-festival-line-up\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T11:29:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T11:29:59","slug":"steve-bedi-joins-hoodtalk-festival-line-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/05\/07\/steve-bedi-joins-hoodtalk-festival-line-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Bedi Joins HoodTalk  Festival Line-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Steve Bedi\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Steve Bedi has joined the tall list of Ghanaian artistes performing at the HoodTalk  Festival slated for May 9 at the Independence Square in Accra.<\/p>\n<p>Saxophonist Steve Bedi will perform alongside Stonebwoy, Gyedu Blay Ambolley, Edem<strong>, <\/strong>Cina Soul, and Efya among others.<\/p>\n<p>The event will be hosted by US celebrities to give a global appeal.<\/p>\n<p>The event, according to the organisers, is open to all civil servants, corporate workers, business executives, chief executive officers, as well as music stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>According to the organisers, DreamChild Foundation, Steve Bedi will perform for thousands of music lovers who will make their way to the venue.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview with<strong><em> BEATWAVES<\/em><\/strong>, the organisers disclosed that the full list of other performing artistes will soon be unveiled.<\/p>\n<p>They stressed that the concert will be a unique experience for both artistes and music fans, adding that music fans should come and experience an extraordinary musical concert on May 9.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Bedi has performed and collaborated with legends like Hugh Masekela, Isaac Okyerema Asante, Master African percussionist and Wutah, to mention a few.<\/p>\n<p>By George Clifford Owusu<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steve Bedi\u00a0 \u00a0 Steve Bedi has joined the tall list of Ghanaian artistes performing at the HoodTalk Festival slated for May 9 at the Independence Square in Accra. 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