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Archaeology Department launches Second
African Folk Music Festival
Accra, Nov. 21, Ghanadot/GNA - The Second African Folk Music
Festival, which seeks to restore and promote indigenous
Ghanaian and African cultural identity was on Wednesday
launched in Accra.
Dr Kodzo Gavua, Head of the Archaeology Department of the
University of Ghana, expressed worry about the influx of
foreign culture, saying the country was at risk of losing
its original identity, if efforts were not made to reverse
the trend.
He said the Department found it necessary to organise the
programme to trace the history behind folkloric music and
find out how the lyrics communicated the people's way of
life.
Dr Gavua called on all musicians to participate in order to
find ways to promote indigenous music for the international
market, adding that Ghanaian musicians were not doing well
internationally because of lack of originality of their
works.
Mr Samuel Amartey, President for Legon Archaeology Students
Association said the festival would this year include
innovative programmes to revive traditions that were fading
away.
He said providing a common platform to showcase folkloric
music would also create better understanding among Africans
to promote peace and co-existence within the continent.
Mr Amartey called on corporate institutions and civil
society to support the event to attain its objectives.
Efo Kodzo Mawugbe, Artistic Director for the National
Theatre, said archaeology was key to addressing the influx
of foreign culture and advised the public, especially the
youth, not to look down on culture.
The festival is scheduled to take place on March 28 at the
University of Ghana. Participating countries would be Mali,
Burkina Faso, Benin, Togo, Guinea and Cote d'Ivoire.
GNA
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