Green Bug Adventures

I love this video it ties so much of Ghana together into five minutes and 9 seconds.  It tells the sorry of a man in the Shantis along the railroad tracks who buys a traditional instrument that is played from Senegal to Ghana, and then pours his soul into playing it, being discovered by a passing music producer.  He is then pulled into the very modern music industry of Ghana and rises to stardom.  There are many juxtapositions of Ghana presented in this video.  From the shani towns to the nice cars and the high life of Ghana.  From the traditional style of this music being intertwined with the modern music industry of Ghana that has largely forgot about this style.  There are so many facets of life in Ghana that it is difficult to ever capture it in a single video or even explain it but this one showed a lot of different sides of Ghana.

You can not go anywhere in Ghana without hearing reggae and because of that it holds an important place in many Ghanaians lives and also the memories of those who visit Ghana.  We started the Music Video Monday series with Rocky Dawani also reggae but now we are back again.  Papa Wastik is a primary figure in the genera dubed roots-life, the term ragga-life is also sometimes used.  Both refer to a Ghanaian version of reggae that fuses hip-life, dancehall and raggae together, often addressing political issues, and social issues and usually about Ghana.  So show Ghana some love and take one of our trips to experience it for yourself.

This is our first showcase of a female Ghanaian artist, and this song happens to be a tribute to the African Woman by Becca.  African women are the glue of society and take care of so much of the every day necessities for their families and communities.  They are not given nearly enough credit for how much they do especially in the rural areas, but even as business owners, traders, and activists in the urban areas.

I like this video because of the message and also the great scenes of rural life in Ghana, and just how well this video was shot.  I hope you enjoy it.