Ghana: Ghanaian Singer Afroso Blends Tradition with Modernity

[Afropop] Okaidja Afroso is a Ghanaian singer, dancer, guitarist and composer based in Oregon since 1999, but still deeply tied to his Gãdangmé roots in a fishing community of coastal Ghana. He is an exemplar of a young generation of Ghanaian musicians, fluent in the traditions of his ancestors and yet determined to create music for his time. As he mentioned when we spoke in 2022 about his sixth album, Jàkú MÅ©mo, "The idea was to write songs that were new songs, but sound old." Somewhat