Accra, April 24, GNA - The Cultural Caravan, a locally designed initiative to challenge Ghanaian artistes to develop entertainment with creative ideas and indigenous material, would be held from April 30-May 7.

The Culture Caravan is a musical programme in a contemporary

context, with a DJ, a band, traditional musicians, dancers, artists and

actors taking you through local fables, daily drama, current news

and issues in a format that bears some resemblance to Concert

Parties. The Caravan would pass through Takoradi Jubilee Park; Elmina

Castle Park; Kasoa Market Square; Jamestown Mantse Agbona;

Kumasi Jubilee Grounds; Koforidua Jackson Park; Nkawkaw Ofori

Park and finally at the Obuasi Black Park. In a statement signed by the Mrs Marie-H=E9l=E8ne Hoba, Press

Attach=E9 of French Embassy to the Ghana News Agency in Accra,

identified Hip life Grandpapa Reggie Rockstone, Kwaw Kese, King

Ayisoba, Wanlov the Kubolor, DJ Black, Master Drummer

Okyerema Yaw Kontor and his all female drummers and theatre

starlet Abena Takyi as artists onboard the caravan. According to the statement the Cultural Affairs Services of the French Embassy and Vodafone Ghana seek to help improve the development of the local entertainment industry. The statement noted that the French Government appreciated the

important role culture played in the economic development of a

country, "hence the combination of the best from France with the

best from Ghana". "This is also a new era in commercial partnerships and we are

very happy to have Vodafone as sponsors of this project." The statement acknowledged that Ghanaians were always eager

for something refreshing and "it is time our artists are challenged

with real opportunities to show their talent and ability".