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British Council Ghana-UK Music Partnership: Charterhouse’s Robert Klah attends The Great Escape Festival 2025
In a continued effort to strengthen Ghana’s creative industry and foster international collaboration, the British Council has sponsored Robert Klah, Head of Public Events and Communications at Charterhouse Productions and Lead for the Telecel Ghana Music Awards (TGMA), to represent Ghana at the prestigious Great Escape Festival in Brighton, United Kingdom.
The Great Escape Festival is the UK’s largest annual music showcase and conference, spotlighting over 300 emerging artists across multiple venues. 
Mr.Klah joined a 13-member international delegation from countries including Colombia, Venezuela, the Philippines, Albania, Argentina, Ukraine, Cuba, Malaysia, and Thailand.
This initiative is part of the British Council’s broader mission to connect global creatives with the UK’s vibrant music scene.
As a major partner of the TGMA Unsung Category, the British Council’s support aims to :
.Expose Ghanaian creatives to innovative UK artistic work
• Foster international professional relationships and knowledge exchange
• Encourage future collaborations, co-commissions, and partnership projects
• Showcase the role of UK festivals in cultural and economic development.
“This opportunity is a significant step in building bridges between Ghana and the UK’s music industries. I noticed the zero presence of African music and artistes, which translates into new market opportunity for Ghanaian music and musicians to develop,” Robert Klah said.
According to him, “Additionally, the key learnings and contacts from the conference offers valuable insights and connections that can uplift emerging talents, especially those in the Unsung category, while adding value to the TGMA National Music Summit held on 21st of June each year.”
The British Council’s work in arts and culture, education, and language continues to build connections, understanding, and trust between the UK and global communities.
By linking the best of the UK with the world—and vice versa—the organization fosters mutual understanding of shared values and challenges, creating enduring people-to-people ties even amid strained official relations.
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My doctors have advised me to limit my movement to heal faster — Nana Ama McBrown on her recent absence from the media
Ghanaian actress, television presenter, and media personality Felicity Ama Agyeman, popularly known as Nana Ama McBrown, has clarified the reason why she has been off the media for some time now.
The widely celebrated media personnel during a live video disclosed that she was not fully healthy and that she had to go for a surgery on her arm.
“You all saw that there was some little discomfort at the area. Sometimes it even felt difficult to perform many activities with that hand. if you watch McBrown Kitchen, you would observe that I was struggling. I took a lot of painkillers,” she revealed.
According to her, only a few people who had gone through what she went through would understand her pain.
“I have been given a lot of caution that I should be careful and reduce my movements, I should let it heal. My doctors and friends have all urged me,” she noted.
She said, she planned to temporarily stay in the house to heal before going back to work.
The multi-talented icon added that the expenses and the physios that came with the surgery was difficult to undergo.
She is therefore calling on Ghanaians to rally behind her by praying and supporting her to recover quickly.
By Jacob Aggrey
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Daddy Lumba’s family opens book of condolence, candlelight vigil set for Aug 2
The family of late highlife legend Charles Kwadwo Fosu, popularly known as Daddy Lumba, has opened a book of condolence at his residence to honour his memory.
The book of condolence will be available to the public from Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at his home on Kinshasha Crescent, House Number 12 (GA-332-9264), between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily.
In addition, a candlelight vigil will be held on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at Independence Square in Accra. The event, organised in collaboration with the Creative Arts Agency, will begin at 6:00 p.m.
In a statement signed by the family’s lawyer, Fati Ali Yallah, they thanked the public for the overwhelming love and support shown since Daddy Lumba’s passing after a short illness.
They appealed for privacy during this period of mourning and assured that details of the final funeral arrangements will be communicated in due course.
By Jacob Aggrey
