A multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and dancer, Okaidja Afroso hails from a family of musicians and storytellers from the fishing village of Kokrobite on Ghana's west coast.
Often performed in his native language, Afroso's genre-defying songs convey a whole spectrum of experiences--joy, harmony, tragedy, and hope--that embrace what he calls "the rich complexity of the integrated world we inhabit." Through his distinctive style, Afroso explores the perseverance of ancestral traditions and creates a new, contemporary African oral tradition.
Okaidja Afroso ushers in a fresh breeze of musical flavors from the shores of Ghana's Atlantic Gulf of Guinea, drawing from the ecological knowledge of the indigenous Ga-Dangme fishermen - the power of the nature-based rituals, and the connections that his ancestors had to the elements, particularly the Ocean. With his new project "Jaku Mumor" Okaidja's distinctive musical style extends ancestral traditions and creates a contemporary African oral tradition, combining percussion, guitar, dance, and native language vocals. His artistry is grounded in traditional dance & rhythms with modern harmonies & updated lyrics. Jaku Mumor dives deeper into Okaidja's cultural roots by collaborating directly with the fishermen to share the full artistry of their a cappella singing and chants that awaken the spirit of the human soul.
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In this can't-miss multimedia experience, Ghanaian composer Okaidja Afroso conjures images and sounds of a life in tune with the water. With skillful musicianship and attunement to the gifts of generations past, Jaku Mumor taps into the ancestral rites and rituals of the ocean. Drawing from the ecological knowledge of the Indigenous Gadangme fishermen of Ghana's Atlantic Gulf of Guinea, Afroso grapples with what it means to commune with the spirits of the sea in the face of climate change and modernization.
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Often performed in his native language, Afroso's genre-defying songs convey a whole spectrum of experiences--joy, harmony, tragedy, and hope--that embrace what he calls "the rich complexity of the integrated world we inhabit." Through his distinctive style, Afroso explores the perseverance of ancestral traditions and creates a new, contemporary African oral tradition.
Okaidja Afroso ushers in a fresh breeze of musical flavors from the shores of Ghana's Atlantic Gulf of Guinea, drawing from the ecological knowledge of the indigenous Ga-Dangme fishermen - the power of the nature-based rituals, and the connections that his ancestors had to the elements, particularly the Ocean. With his new project "Jaku Mumor" Okaidja's distinctive musical style extends ancestral traditions and creates a contemporary African oral tradition, combining percussion, guitar, dance, and native language vocals. His artistry is grounded in traditional dance & rhythms with modern harmonies & updated lyrics. Jaku Mumor dives deeper into Okaidja's cultural roots by collaborating directly with the fishermen to share the full artistry of their a cappella singing and chants that awaken the spirit of the human soul.
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In this can't-miss multimedia experience, Ghanaian composer Okaidja Afroso conjures images and sounds of a life in tune with the water. With skillful musicianship and attunement to the gifts of generations past, Jaku Mumor taps into the ancestral rites and rituals of the ocean. Drawing from the ecological knowledge of the Indigenous Gadangme fishermen of Ghana's Atlantic Gulf of Guinea, Afroso grapples with what it means to commune with the spirits of the sea in the face of climate change and modernization.
A multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and dancer, Okaidja Afroso hails from a family of musicians and storytellers from the fishing village of Kokrobite on Ghana's west coast.
Often performed in his native language, Afroso's genre-defying songs convey a whole spectrum of experiences--joy, harmony, tragedy, and hope--that embrace what he calls "the rich complexity of the integrated world we inhabit." Through his distinctive style, Afroso explores the perseverance of ancestral traditions and creates a new, contemporary African oral tradition.
Okaidja Afroso ushers in a fresh breeze of musical flavors from the shores of Ghana's Atlantic Gulf of Guinea, drawing from the ecological knowledge of the indigenous Ga-Dangme fishermen - the power of the nature-based rituals, and the connections that his ancestors had to the elements, particularly the Ocean. With his new project "Jaku Mumor" Okaidja's distinctive musical style extends ancestral traditions and creates a contemporary African oral tradition, combining percussion, guitar, dance, and native language vocals. His artistry is grounded in traditional dance & rhythms with modern harmonies & updated lyrics. Jaku Mumor dives deeper into Okaidja's cultural roots by collaborating directly with the fishermen to share the full artistry of their a cappella singing and chants that awaken the spirit of the human soul.
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In this can't-miss multimedia experience, Ghanaian composer Okaidja Afroso conjures images and sounds of a life in tune with the water. With skillful musicianship and attunement to the gifts of generations past, Jaku Mumor taps into the ancestral rites and rituals of the ocean. Drawing from the ecological knowledge of the Indigenous Gadangme fishermen of Ghana's Atlantic Gulf of Guinea, Afroso grapples with what it means to commune with the spirits of the sea in the face of climate change and modernization.
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Often performed in his native language, Afroso's genre-defying songs convey a whole spectrum of experiences--joy, harmony, tragedy, and hope--that embrace what he calls "the rich complexity of the integrated world we inhabit." Through his distinctive style, Afroso explores the perseverance of ancestral traditions and creates a new, contemporary African oral tradition.
Okaidja Afroso ushers in a fresh breeze of musical flavors from the shores of Ghana's Atlantic Gulf of Guinea, drawing from the ecological knowledge of the indigenous Ga-Dangme fishermen - the power of the nature-based rituals, and the connections that his ancestors had to the elements, particularly the Ocean. With his new project "Jaku Mumor" Okaidja's distinctive musical style extends ancestral traditions and creates a contemporary African oral tradition, combining percussion, guitar, dance, and native language vocals. His artistry is grounded in traditional dance & rhythms with modern harmonies & updated lyrics. Jaku Mumor dives deeper into Okaidja's cultural roots by collaborating directly with the fishermen to share the full artistry of their a cappella singing and chants that awaken the spirit of the human soul.
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In this can't-miss multimedia experience, Ghanaian composer Okaidja Afroso conjures images and sounds of a life in tune with the water. With skillful musicianship and attunement to the gifts of generations past, Jaku Mumor taps into the ancestral rites and rituals of the ocean. Drawing from the ecological knowledge of the Indigenous Gadangme fishermen of Ghana's Atlantic Gulf of Guinea, Afroso grapples with what it means to commune with the spirits of the sea in the face of climate change and modernization.
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