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Ghana and Germany have a lot of cooperative relationships which has existed for a long time. One of the more profound aspects of this is manifested in the music collaboration – Highlife’s funky sub-genre, Borga Highlife. The was crafted and perfected in Germany in the ’70s and ’80s by Ghanaian musicians who had moved there. The name of the genre is a testament to the German city, Hamburg.  This creation of this sound resulted in ‘a cross-cultural fertilization between two nations and two different cultures bearing all the significant hallmarks of co-operation’. The beautiful thing was that it was led by independent creative minds; people from different cultures with different skill sets and backgrounds came together to exchange ideas and by so doing created a new and exciting sound with an instant appeal. In recent times, the collaboration has grown further, again led by the independence of creative synergies aided by new technologies. In this episode, we highlight one of such, the story of Lukas, a veteran sound engineer from Germany who has already done some major post-production work on some iconic projects: songs on R2Bees’ Site 15 including ‘Straight from Mars’, Jay Bahd’s ‘Condem’, Sean Lifer’s ‘ Ma Drip’, Avit’s ‘Feel Fine’ EP just to name a few. Enjoy this episode.

The fashion and style scene of Accra, which has inspired a lot of the contemporary movements and events in Ghana has been influenced by many elements and personalities. Daniel ' Getupstandout' Mawuli Quist, is without a doubt, one of the pioneering driving forces of this movement. He is the founder of the De Fortyfive space, a haven for vintage fashion essentials, handcrafted products, and beautiful fashion accessories customised with a unique Ghanaian flavor. In this episode, which was recorded inside his amazing space, we have a conversation about how he started; his work process; the alternate urban scene in Accra, and other matters including how he became recognised as one of the best dressed, and most sought-after stylists in Accra. Enjoy this episode and don't forget to subscribe, wherever you listen to podcasts at.

Creative Excellence made in, and from Ghana.  In this episode, we chat with Beatmenace about various the various elements necessary for creative excellence and producing works that can remain timeless. Santrofi, an outcome of some the things he shares in this conversation is a collaboration which embodies musical excellence not seen at that level from Ghana in a while.  This conversation is about staying, and creating work which remains timeless. Enjoy and remember to share and subscribe to the podcast. 

What is Intellectual Property all about? Specifically to the Ghanaian space, what can businesses and services do to protect their brand and monetize more? In this episode, Samuel Baddoo, co-founder of Swiftlaw, breaks it down for us from his recently published book which demystifies the whole idea of IP.

The changes this year (2020) has brought, very ‘abnormal’ and if you’re not seeing the signs, not good, according to Ghanaian music producer and one half of Harmless Danger, Truseye, In this episode, he explores and shares his thoughts on themes of inspiration, change, spirituality, projections for the rest of the year and much more. He granted this interview during the lock down period of the covid-19 situation, when there were a lot more questions than answers.

Mawcom X recently collaborated on noteworthy Hip Hop duo Re.decay's gem of a song - Sun in the morning; aside from having a message which is so relevant for the times, the approach to the creation of the song, video and entire EP project has some key learning which we think should be shared with anyone involved or affected by the business of creativity. Economies are struggling; jobs have and will be lost; innovate, collaborate or die? that is the question he shares his thoughts on, especially for creatives on the African continent.

In this episode, a  live recording from our listening party, we explore concepts of spirituality, healing, self-love, growth and relationships with two amazing people -  neo-soul singer and producer, Ria Boss and all round creative genius Irene Donati.

Face the Wall is the new EP project by eclectic Ghanaian music producer, Gafacci. In this episode, he talks about 'facing his walls' - the struggles he faced as a producer, and how the music got him out of a dark period in his life.