As I mentioned in an earlier post, I went to Bless The Mic, just off Oxford Street near Papaye in the Osu section of Accra. Bless The Mic is a free style hip-hop/ spoken word event in Accra. I listened to vocalist and rappers spit rhymes inspired by Obama. Once we work out a tech glitch on this end, I’ll post some of the performances and interviews with some of the performers. But the talent in Accra is fresh, young, original and African with a dash of guest performers from as far away as Washington, DC. The audience last night was a global village of young expats and locals who shared a love for music, beats, prose, and fun. If you make it this way, it’s a must stop. - Toby Thompkins
At dusk this evening, I was standing seaside at my favorite cafe in Accra, Ghana called Osekan, when all of a sudden the sky lit up with beautiful fireworks and people started cheering around me and shouting O-BA-MAAAAA O-BAAAA-MAAAAA!
It was really happening and all of Accra stood still to watch what many people have billed as Obama’s homecoming. It was virtually impossible to catch a glimpse of the Presidential caravan but the radio stations gave blow by blow details of the arrival.
Thousands of people gathered around the airport to watch the arrival of Air Force One hoping to catch a glimpse of the Obama caravan and his presidential car called “The Beast.” My friend Evans and I pulled our car over to the side of the road in hopes that the caravan might pass by us. We stood under a BIG billboard that had a picture of Ghanaian President John Atta Mills and President Obama and the words “AKWABBA” (welcome) plastered along the bottom.
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