AKADi Magazine
The AKADi Magazine Podcast connects communities through conversations. Hosted by editor Abena Sεwaa, these conversations aim to inform, inspire and illuminate the work of Ghanaians globally. Listen to the powerful narratives of everyday people making transformative cultural change in their communities. And find out how you can be part of that story too. https://linktr.ee/AKADiMag
Episodes
69 episodes
S6Ep8| THE AFROPERA STORY OF NANA YAA ASANTEWAA part 2 - with Gorges Ocloo
'The Golden Stool, or the Story of Nana Yaa Asantewaa' is an opera performance that debuts at the London's Barbican on 14 October.https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2024/event/the-golden-stool-or-the-story-of-nana-yaa-asantewaa&nb...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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22:58
S6Ep7| THE AFROPERA STORY OF NANA YAA ASANTEWAA part 1 - with Gorges Ocloo
Gorges Ocloo is a multi-disciplinary artist whose expertise includes performance art, contemporary dance – he is a stage director, librettist and composer and co-artistic director of Antwerp-based performing arts theatre Toneelhuis in Belgium.<...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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23:08
S6Ep6| REMEMBERING AN EWE KING - The Adamah Papers exhibition
The ‘Family Ties: Adamah Papers’ exhibition at the Black Cultural Archives in Brixton, London is a collection of letters, documents and old newspapers belonging to an Ewe Fia (king). These papers are significant because they are th...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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5:45
S6 Ep5| CHAMPIONING ACTIVISM THROUGH POETRY - a chat with Poetivist
Epistles From Nkrumah Krom is a thought-provoking poetry performance designed with a symbolic language to reflect on contemporary issues from the vibrant streets of Accra.Poetivist and friends will take you on a journey through the ...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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40:21
S6 Ep4| FROM BEDTIME STORIES TO 3-D ANIMATION part 2 - a chat with executive producer Emmanuel Sampene
Executive producer Emmanuel Sampene talks about schooling in Ghana, studying in the USA and pivoting from a career solely in academia to creating his 3-D animation series Turkey Pinky Pants.'Turkey Pinky Pants' has been selected for...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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30:18
S6 Ep3| FROM BEDTIME STORIES TO 3-D ANIMATION part 1 - a chat with executive producer Emmanuel Sampene
Executive producer Emmanuel Sampene’s 3-D animation series Turkey Pinky Pants was inspired by the bedtime stories he used to tell his children.'Turkey Pinky Pants' has been selected for the Cinemagic Hollywood Film Festival in the B...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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31:12
S6 Ep2| PIDGIN POWER part 2: uniting audiences through opera
In this two-part episode, we speak to two inspiring women who are central to this opera - Louisa Adjoa Martin who has over 20 years’ experience as an opera singer performing with symphony choruses and is a soprano voice in this opera.
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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38:00
S6 Ep1| PIDGIN POWER part 1: uniting audiences through opera
In this two-part episode, we speak to two inspiring women who are central to this opera - Helen Epega, also known as the Venus Bushfires, who composed and wrote Song Queen: A Pidgin Opera and is the lead vocalist in the performance....
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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27:42
S5 Ep12| LIVING WITH AUTISM - one mother's story
Autism is a developmental brain condition that affects people’s ability to communicate, and influences how sufferers process the world around them. In this episode, we look at the story of one mother who shares how she got to terms with her son...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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6:31
S5 EP11| SUPERSTITION AND TRAUMA part 2 - a chat with author Marie-Claire Amuah
Marie-Claire is the author of ‘One For Sorrow, Two For Joy’ - a book that explores the impact of unresolved childhood trauma in adult life.She wrote the book during the COVID-19 pandemic and recalls writing 54,000 words in two mon...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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39:12
S5 EP10| HEALING FROM CHILDHOOD TRAUMA part 1 with author Marie-Claire Amuah
How does a person heal from childhood trauma?Listen to author Marie-Claire Amuah who explores the impact of unresolved childhood trauma in adult life in her debut book ‘One For Sorrow, Two For Joy’ on our ‘Connecting Communities’ Podcas...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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33:07
S5 Ep9| DEVELOPING YOUR WRITING VOICE in 'Small Joys' part 2 with author Elvin James Mensah
‘Small Joys’ is the debut novel of Elvin James Mensah which tells the story of a friendship bond that blossoms between two unlikely friends called Harles and Muddy.Harles is a British-Ghanaian queer man who has a lot on his plat...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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16:49
S5 Ep8| CELEBRATING FRIENDSHIP in 'Small Joys' part 1 with author Elvin James Mensah
‘Small Joys’ is the debut novel of Elvin James Mensah which tells the story of a friendship bond that blossoms between two unlikely friends called Harles and Muddy.Harles is a British-Ghanaian queer man who has a lot on his plate. H...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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25:58
S5Ep7| EXPLORING PERSPECTIVES ON CHATTEL SLAVERY with historian Hermann von Hesse
What was life like for the average woman, man, and child in 17th, 18th and 19th century Accra?And what impact did the European presence have on the exchange of ideas, cultures, languages, traditions, trade and more?
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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55:17
S5 Ep6| CHALLENGING PERSPECTIVES: Accra, her people and the Danes
Abena Sɛwaa and KAmo, the editors of AKADi Magazine share their thoughts and highlights from a series of books written about the Danish presence in Accra during the 18th and 19th century.This segment is called: Challenging perspecti...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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34:21
S5Ep5| REMEMBERING COCKTAIL ENTREPRENEUR Douglas Ankrah - a tribute from his sister
Hello and welcome to another episode of our Connecting Communities Podcast. My name is Abena Serwaa, the publishing editor of AKADi Magazine and you were just listening to Lily Naadu Mensah, older sister to the late Douglas Ankrah ...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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35:28
S5Ep4| RETURNING AFRICAN TREASURES - a chat with Onyekachi Wambu
According to a report commissioned by the French president Emmanuel Macron in2018, an estimated 90-95% of Africa’s heritage is outside of the Continent.What are we doing to return of African human remains and cultural artefacts?...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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52:24
S5Ep3| INTERVIEWING THE STARS - a conversation with broadcast icon Mike Eghan part 2
Iconic veteran broadcaster Mike Eghan, aka the Magnificent Emperor, has had a colourful career as a DJ, radio broadcaster and more. He tells us about his encounter with Ike and Tina Turner, his time working for the BBC an...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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28:15
S5Ep2| INTERVIEWING THE STARS - a conversation with broadcast icon Mike Eghan part 1
Iconic veteran broadcaster Mike Eghan, aka the Magnificent Emperor, has had a colourful career as a DJ, radio broadcaster and more. He tells us how he was able to pivot from a banking job to becoming one of the Ghanaian’s notab...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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22:35
S5Ep1| CELEBRATING AFRICAN STORYTELLING with Blitz Bazawule
Blitz the Ambassador unveiled his novel: 'The Scent of Burnt Flowers' (2022) at Africa Writes - a UK literary festival, and we got to speak to him.The book is set in the 1960s, during a period in Ghana’s political history and ...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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21:06
S4Ep13| PROMOTING AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP - a chat with Gutta Soles founder Kromanteng part 4
Ghana's Year of Return initiative was designed to encourage people of African descent to come to Ghana to visit, do business or live. We asked Gutta Soles founder Kromanteng what he thought. Image taken by @sameerfilm The music featured...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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2:14
S4Ep12| FASHIONING FOOTWEAR for a Highlife icon - a chat with Gutta Soles founder Kromateng part 3
Gutta Soles' name is inspired by Ghana's open gutters and the idea that although they may be filled with rubbish, there is treasure to be found. For founder Kromanteng, there is added symbolism in that Ghana's gutters are open - not clo...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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20:09
S4Ep11| SHAPING FASHION THROUGH MUSIC with Gutta Soles founder Kromanteng part 2
Gutta Soles' name is inspired by Ghana's open gutters and the idea that although they may be filled with rubbish, there is treasure to be found. For founder Kromanteng, there is added symbolism in that Ghana's gutters are open - not clo...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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11:41
S4Ep10| TURNING TRASH INTO TREASURE with Gutta Soles founder Kromanteng part 1
One (wo)man's trash is another (wo)man's treasure. I love the ethos behind this company - Gutta Soles, particularly as the soles of the shoes are made from car tyres, ntuma (cloth), organic cotton and rubber. I spoke to founder Kromanteng abou...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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10:20
S4Ep9| BOOK REVIEW: 'DAUGHTERS OF THE TRADE' by Pernille Ipsen
Welcome to AKADi Magazine book review series with Abena Serwaa .This series takes books by Ghanaian authors or books about Ghana and deconstructs them according to their content and information value, while hopefully encouraging you to r...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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16:26