For the first time, the World Music Festival for Women will be held in Ghana, and 20 up-and-coming female artists from the African continent are scheduled to perform.
The 20 chosen female musicians would give a number of musical performances during the music festival, which is planned to take place from November 16–20, 2022.
The chosen female artists from Benin, Ghana, the Ivory Coast, and other nations will dazzle audiences throughout the world at the music festival that will take place at the Alliance Francaise, Pleasant Gardens, and Grand Café Casmora.
According to Mr. Moustapha Patrice Ahounou, Chief Executive Officer of BM Culture, the festival’s organizers, the festival’s goals were to highlight artist cultural traditions, showcase female talents, and foster idea sharing in a fun and welcoming environment.
“The event aims to close some of the gender equality gaps and issues in the music industry. A colloquium that will bring together female artists from many artistic sectors to discuss the condition of women artists and the contribution of female vocalists to the story of Africa is one of the festival’s main principles, he said.
Mr. Ahounou was concerned about the unequal prospects for women in the creative sector on the African continent, including top managerial roles that would allow them to take part in decision-making.
The celebration aims to promote local female performances, and Mr. Enimil Ashon, Executive Director of the Centre for Communication and Culture, was thrilled to take part.
He pointed out that musicians are essential in promoting their nation’s arts to foreign audiences.
Mr. Ashon lamented the predicament of aspiring female musicians in the entertainment sector, noting that his center will collaborate with such initiatives to help them become masters of their trade.
A member of the Ghanaian Women’s Colour Band named Della Hayes praised the festival’s organizers for bringing the event to her country for the first time in an effort to provide more female artists a stage on which to display their talent.
“I had a hard time breaking through. In their struggle to become the most successful musicians on the continent, women face many obstacles, particularly the stigmatization that comes with it and problems with marriage.
I’m happy for the women who will have the opportunity to perform, and I want them to give it their all.
The event, which has been going on for the previous 15 years, has only ever been held in Canada, and this year it would also be held for the first time in Ghana and Senegal.