View all from Timaya True storyTimayaEnglish4:252http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWA6Lnv0fEM2007
storytelling
True story
Story of my life
View all from Gal Level Shake itGal LevelEnglishhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=D4TQBDgoE6wDaphne Willibard, Frieda Haindaka2007
Anansesem
View all from Pope Skinnie Mmere paPope SkinnieTwi/Akuapem5:168Pope Skinnie2005
Anansesem - the culture of storytelling
Originally written on June 15, 2005
...Sounds on da ground and seens on the see-ins
One of the Ghanaian TV shows I truly miss is 'By the fireside'. This show consisted of popular actors like Maame Dokono (Grace Omaboe) Wofa Yaw and others telling Ananse and folktale stories which were acted out by enthusiastic children with singing and dancing. I never got the chance to act in any of these 'By the firesides' but at one point in my life, I never missed an episode. As I grew older, I wasn't too excited to watch the show, maybe because I felt I was growing out of the 'storytelling audience bracket'. However, after listening to Pope Skinnie's Anansesem and admiring the storytelling prowess of Okomfour Kwaadee time and time again, I really miss the show and would absolutely love an Ananse story by the fire side on a quiet evening in some random Ghanaian village. And in Twi, of course.












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