Episode 175: Innovation in Acculturation with Kobina Ankomah Graham Part 2

Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week is Ghanaian-Briton, DJ, lecturer, cultural writer and researcher Kobina “Kobby” Ankomah Graham. Raised between the alternate realities of Ghana and Britain, he is passionately curious about music, African culture, and counterculture. Through almost two decades of lecturing, researching, public speaking, developing creative projects, curating music and freelance writing, he has championed arts and culture. He has explored this idea in settings ranging from classrooms to international conferences, and in numerous workshops, panels, podcasts, publications, and dance floors. Along the way, he has been profiled by platforms like the BBC, written for others like The Guardian, received a Miles Morland African Writers Scholarship and DANIDA funding for Ph.D. research on Ghana’s alternative music scene. In doing these things, he is creating pathways for young African creatives, cultural practitioners and journalists to follow. These sentiments come through poetically in this two-part conversation offering wonder-filled insight into a life lived in Accra in view of an evolving arts and culture scene impacting both the local and global creative landscapes. Where to find Kobby? kobbygraham.com On LinkedIn On Instagram What’s Kobby reading? A Quick Ting on Afrobeats by Christian Adofo The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time by Arianna Huffington Harmattan Rain What’s Kobby watching? The Power Citadel Star Trek: Strange New Worlds African Queens on Netflix Cleopatra on Netflix What’s Kobby listening to? TedEd Big Think Soulection Radio Oroko Radio Other topics of interest: Koforidua, Ghana Mmofra Channel JDilla Kweku Ananse Ovation Magazine About Dust Magazine PinkPanthress Ashesi University Webster University JoyFM What happened to Damilola Taylor? About the murder of Stephen Lawrence Buduburam Refugee Camp Professor John Anarfi University of Ghana’s Institute of Statistical Social and Economic Research (ISSER) Kasapreko Company, Ltd Ghana Some notes on Pidgin English What is Detty December Ebo Taylor Asakaa Boys Black Sherif Amaarae Efua Sutherland Esi Sutherland-Abby KiDi’s latest release, I lied Worlasi Gabriel Myers Hanson Pigeons & PlanesSpecial Guest: Kobina Ankomah Graham.