Hip-Hop Festival set to roll in Accra, Marko93 to attend, Lauryn Hill show excluded

Accra is to experience an exciting week with the Hip-Hop Festival organized by Alliance Française Accra from 17th-22nd November 2014.

The Hip-Hop Festival seeks to celebrate the history and future of Hip-Hop in all its forms with a carefully planned series of events such as graffiti workshops, dance workshops and Hip-Hop documentary screening.

The aim of the festival is to network people in celebration and appreciation of the Hip-Hop culture. Graffiti workshop with Marko93 is set to begin from Monday 17th to Friday 21th November at Alliance Française, Accra.

Marko93 an urban graffiter progressed in tag and graffiti while prospecting in several related disciplines. In 1994 he invented the ‘calligraphism’ (mixture of Arabic calligraphy & graffiti), and developed the art of light-painting in 1999 (graffiti in 3D thanks to a system of portable lamps).

His many travels around the world have fed his inspiration and techniques, a wonderful experience he intends to share with Hip-Hop music lovers. Marko93 will paint the next temporary mural at Alliance Française!

Dance performance will be by Hurlant Corps on Friday 21st November at 8 pm whiles screening of the famous Hip-Hop documentary “Hip Hop: The New World Order in Ghana and Nigeria” will be on Saturday 22nd November -7pm at Alliance Française Accra.

The BBnZ live show which was meant for Saturday 22nd November has been cancelled and instead there will be a screening of the Famous Hip-Hop documentary “Hip Hop: The New World Order in Ghana and Nigeria”.

Through the creative agency, Sun in Leo, Muhammida El Muhajir has produced the ground breaking documentary, “Hip Hop: the New World Order” exploring the global impact of hip hop.

Muhammida El Muhajir is a global brand marketing and media consultant, entrepreneur and filmmaker with extensive travel/study/work experience abroad including Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa (Ghana, Senegal, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa).