IN 1478 EDINA [ PRESENT DAY CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA 🇬🇭 ] BECAME THE GEOSTRATEGIC LOCATION FOR THE EPIC BATTLE OF GUINEA BETWEEN THE PORTUGUESE NAVY AND THE CASTILIAN ARMADA THAT HAD COME TO SEEK MILITARY SUPPORT OF THE FANTI WHO WERE KNOWN TO BE CUSTODIANS OF VERY ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE AND SCIENCE PASSED ON FROM GIANTS WHO LIVED AMONGST THEM. ALL OF THIS WAS PLAYING OUT AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE CASTILIAN CRISIS...
from THIS IS NOT-MAKE BELIEVE (2023), an exhibition honouring resistance and freedom of African abolitionists at the Chale Wote Street Art Festival in Accra, Ghana
Chalewote Festival: History, Significance and How it is Celebrated
Chalewote Festival: History, Significance and How it is Celebrated
Chalewote welcomes creative energies and art enthusiasts in Ghana and all around the world to celebrate art with music and dance.
During this period, individuals who are wise in art come together to speak in a language only they understand. They line up and march the streets of Jamestown in Accra to celebrate.
How Chalewote Festival is Celebrated
In 2011, Chale Wote, which translates to “My…
Chief One to perform at Chale Wote Street Art Festival 2022
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Chief One to perform at Chale Wote Street Art Festival 2022
For the first time, Chief One Will be climbing Chale Wote Festival stage come this Saturday, August 20, 2022. He will be rocking shoulders with Highlife Legends, Amandzeba and Gyedu Blay Ambolley on the same night of the Festival. Other listed performers for the night are Phrame, Drupz, Kpakpshito Ensemble, Keke Dance Ensemble among others.
About Chale Wote Festival:
The Chale Wote Street Art Festival also known as Chale Wote is an alternative platform that brings art, music, dance and performance out into the streets. The festival targets exchanges between scores of local and international artists and patrons by creating and appreciating art together.
The Festival since it’s inception in 2011 has pulled severals of hundreds of thousands of patrons each year. Mostly stages in the 3rd week of August, in lieu with the Homowo Festival Celebrations of the Ga People.
List of activities during Chale Wote Street Art Festival to look out for are;
• Music Performances
• Photo Exhibitions
• Street Painting
• Graffiti Murals
• Interactive Installations
• Street Boxing
• Movie Screening
• Procession of Cultures
• Design Labs
• Movie Screenings
Chief One shot into the limelight this year and has been trending since January 2022 with his “Here I Come” EP and his latest single “Turn By Turn” released few days ago. His debut EP has surpassed 1.7 million streams across all audio streaming digital platforms.
Listen to his “Here I Come” EP here:
https://audiomack.com/chief__one/album/here-i-come
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Chief One To Climb Stage With Amadzeba, Gyedu Blay At Chale Wote Street Art Festival 2022
Chief One To Climb Stage With Amadzeba, Gyedu Blay At Chale Wote Street Art Festival 2022
For the first time, Chief One Will be climbing Chale Wote Festival stage come this Saturday, August 20, 2022.
He will be rocking shoulders with Highlife Legends, Amandzeba and Gyedu Blay Ambolley on the same night of the Festival. Other listed performers for the night are Phrame, Drupz, Kpakpshito Ensemble, Keke Dance Ensemble among others.
About Chale Wote Festival:
The Chale Wote Street Art…
Participating artists at #CHALEWOTE2018 : Barbara Siebenlist (Argentina)
Argentine self-taught artist and nomad, Barbara Siebenlist aims to tag the walls of Jamestown with her unique impressions of its distinct culture, just as she did last year. Seinbenlist’s craft evolves from her desire to travel the world and document her experience through the art she leaves there.
Discover the other amazing participating artists in this year’s Chale Wote Street Art Festival.
Chale wote street art festival to be held virtually
Chale wote street art festival to be held virtually
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) wishes to inform the general public that this year’s edition of the popular annual street art festival, Chale Wote would be held virtually.
This has become necessary due to the surge in the COVID-19 cases and in compliance with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s 26th update on the COVID-19 protocols for people to avoid large gatherings to prevent the…
The sun will darken for the fire next time. Chale Wote Street Art Festival opens on August 14th 2017 with 15 satellite locations across Accra Ghana. This 7th edition features over 50 Ghanaian and international artists collectives from Africa , the u.s, canada, europe and South america. Come to the Center of the Earth. #WataMata
Chale Wote Festival 2018 Wit Ma Bredren 👑✊🏾☀️🇬🇭 🙌🏾 The annual CHALE WOTE Street Art Festival is an alternative platform that brings alive the magic of art, music and dance along High Street in James Town, Accra. The festival re-imagines African folktales through a variety of art forms - graffiti murals, large photography displays, interactive art installations, live street performances, extreme sports stunting, an African film festival, a fashion parade, a DJ jam block party, beach music concert, fashion and food marketplace, and much more. #ChaleWoteFestival2018 #ChaleWote2018 #KemeticYogi #NeoAfrikanCultureTroop #melaninmagic #melaninpower #Ghana #Accra (at Jamestown British Accra) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm8-DOXhgVA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mose3jr0nsxn
Chale Wote Street Arts Festival, is an alternative platform that brings art, music, dance and performances out of the galleries
Chale Wote Street Arts Festival, is an alternative platform that brings art, music, dance and performances out of the galleries
Onto the streets of James Town, Accra. The vision is to cultivate a wider audience for the arts by breaking creative boundaries and using art as a viable form to rejuvenate public spaces. The festival tells the African story in unique ways.
For a decade, the old Ussher Fort prison on the Attah Mills high street has played host to the week-long street art festival. In one of the cells is…
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) wishes to inform the general public that the 2021 edition of the most anticipated annual street art festival, Chale Wote which commences from August, 13 to August 2021, 22 will be held virtually due to the surge in Covid-19 cases.
This was contained in a press statement signed by the Head of Public Affairs for the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Gilbert…