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The Sound Odyssey: Ghana

30/03/2019 GMT

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In this episode, Gemma Cairney travels with musician Kojey Radical to Accra in Ghana.

Gemma Cairney travels with musician Kojey Radical to Accra in Ghana, as she brings together two artists from two different countries.

Gemma Cairney is on a journey to discover what happens when she brings together two artists from two different countries to combine their talents to make a new piece of music. In this episode, she travels with musician Kojey Radical to Accra in Ghana, a country he hasn't seen since he was 12 years old.  Born and raised in East London 25-year-old Radical is a spoken word-poet and rapper, a dancer,  model, illustrator and video artist. Kojey explores his own Ghanaian heritage and music with Kyekyeku, part of a new generation of young lively Ghanaian musicians combining the musical traditions of highlife and afrobeat and who chronicle contemporary Africa.

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Gemma Cairney is on a journey to discover musical talents in Colombia, Georgia and Ghana,

Gemma Cairney is on a journey to discover what happens when she travels to Columbia, Georgia and Ghana to bring together two artists from two different countries to collaborate

Gemma Cairney is on a journey to discover what happens when she travels to Columbia, Georgia and Ghana to bring together two artists from two different countries to collaborate. Together they combine their musical talents to create a new piece of music and explore different cultures and what we can learn from each other.

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