Ehalakasa Events
As a doyen in the poetry space of Ghana, Ehalakasa holds numerous events to entertain and grow poetry. Below are the list of upcoming Ehalakasa events.
Every Friday Ehalakasa hosts an online TalkParty on Zoom. This weeks guest act is Poetra Debrah
Price: Free. Venue: Zoom Date: Friday, 7th September, 2022. Time: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM GMT
In collaboration with the National Theatre, Ehalakasa hosts a live Talk Party every first Thursday of the month. Next month’s event features acts such as Faiba, Nura, Jewell, Ethelyn and many more.
Price: 20 GHC. Venue: National Theatre, Folks Place. Date: Thursday, 6th October, 2022 Time: 7:00 PM GMT
Ehalakasa in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut, presents the third slam to select the poet who will be representing Ghana at the FESPACO Gold Slam in Burkina Faso in 2023
Price: Free. Venue: Goethe-Institut, Cantonments. Date: Friday, 28th October, 2022 Time: 7:00 PM GMT
What is Ehalakasa?
Ehalakasa is the platform where spoken word (poetry) intersects with music.
Eha means Song in Ewe
La means Sing in Ga
Kasa means Talk in Akan (Twi).
These separate words are combined to form EHALAKASA, and the audience’s response is:
“It lives in us!”
EHALAKASA is a concept created by Sir Black and musician/poet Nii Lantey in 2007, simply to bring poetry from the page to the stage.
The basic intent for EHALAKASA is to address and deal with issues relevant to our time as a people, while projecting Ghanaian values.
EHALAKASA has evolved out of the response of artists and art lovers’ desire for the awakening and recognition of spoken word performance, live music, and poetry in Accra and Ghana.
Since 2007, EHALAKASA has been highly successful with projects and events like Ehalakasa Slam, Ehalakasa Talk Party, the annual Ehalakasa International Poetry Day, Ehalakasa in Senior High Schools (workshops), and Ehalakasa Festival amongst others.