Culture · 2 min read
Mawu-Lisa and the Vodun
Volta Region shrines; the Ewe drumming and dance traditions of Anlo.
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Culture · 2 min read
Nai: the sea that keeps Accra
Jamestown and the fishing harbour; the Ga Mashie shoreline; the Homowo season, when the Nai Wulɔmɔ's calendar governs the city.
Culture · 2 min read
Konkomba Tales: the python's blotches and the tortoise's shell
The Oti and eastern Northern Region; Konkomba market at Accra is a different thing entirely but shares the name.
Culture · 2 min read
Savannah Tales from Navrongo: the Singing Calabash, Akansaare's Pact, the Trusting Hyena
Navrongo; Paga, with its sacred crocodile ponds, half an hour up the road.