Wanlov the Kubolor. First time I saw him, it was outside a small venue in Osu, Accra, where there was a regular weekly show called Bless The Mic. Dreadlocked, barefoot, dressed in a sarong and t-shirt, he was in a cypher, randomly freestyling in pidgin, basking in the...
Confession: I am probably a bit biased. Firstly, I sincerely believe that some great music is coming out of Ghana and its diaspora – and that is not just because I fall within that diaspora. Because of this view, I have made it my personal mission to find out...
Spoken word / poetry has stuttered across the continent, going through ebbs and flows as poets grapple to build platforms and garner the kind of support necessary to sustain a life dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in word, thought and craft. In Ghana, it is no...
About Kojo Baffoe
Of Ghanaian/German heritage, raised in Lesotho and currently based in Johannesburg, South Africa, Kojo is the proverbial slashie, the professional ‘jack of all trades.’ He is an entrepreneur, writer, facilitator, content architect, former men’s magazine editor and speaker. He has a Bachelor of Commerce (1994) with majors in Economics, Marketing and Business Administration from the former the University of Natal (Durban), now University of KwaZulu-Natal.
