Local bands FRA and Kyekyeku &Ghanalogue Highlife have been selected by the jury of the Spain-Ghana Vis a Vis cultural project to tour Spain.
The two bands will travel to Spain this July and perform at music festivals, after emerging winners in a competition to select Ghana’s representatives.
The jury stated that ten bands, which initially applied, exhibited “amazing talent and quality” performance thus making it difficult to settle on the final two.
Mr Juan Jaime, Head of the Culture and Education at Casa África stated the “spectacular production set up by the Ghanaian government, has made the 10th edition of Vis a Vis, one of the best organised ever”.
FRA!, Gyataboum and the Lions, Lamisi, WekuKronkron Band, Ssue and the Ananse Band, YiborAfric Band, Kyekyeku & Ghanalogue Highlife, Elom and Soulstreet were selected to compete out of 65 bands that registered via the Vis a Vis website set up by Casa África.
All competing bands performed at the Accra Tourism Information Centre on Friday and Saturday in the presence of the jury and a diverse audience.
The Vis a Vis cultural cooperation project is organised by Spain’s public diplomacy institution, Casa África, with the support of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture of Ghana, Creative Arts Council, MUSIGA, the Spanish Embassy in Ghana and the Ghanaian embassy in Madrid.
