BBC World Service in Accra to record The Arts Hour On Tour

Host Nikki Bedi will be joined on stage, at the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, by the award-winning actress Lydia Forson, top comedian DKB and artist Kwame Akoto Bamfo.

There will be live performances from the multi-award winning rapper M.anifest and singer Cina Soul.

Nikki will be finding out about how The Year of Return is having an impact on the arts and culture in Accra. The Year of Return marks 400 years since the first documented Africans were brought from West Africa to the American colony of Virginia as slaves. We’ll also be looking at how the city is reassessing itself in the region, from film and TV to Ga traditions, as well as creating spaces for the arts to flourish.

The programme will air on BBC World Service on Saturday 28 September and will be available on the BBC World Service website after that at www.bbcworldservice.com/artshour

The Arts Hour On Tour is a monthly arts show exploring culture now in the great world cities. With live music, slam poetry, comedy performance, big name interviews and rich discussion, the series brings audiences up close to life as a local.

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Event info

• Date of recording: Monday 16 September
• Venue: Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, Accra
• Time: 7.30pm start

Members of the public can get free tickets to attend the recording.