Nana Ocran http://www.nanaocran.com Words sewn with an African thread Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:45:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 5 Ways to Love Ghana http://www.nanaocran.com/2012/03/25/5-ways-to-love-ghana/ http://www.nanaocran.com/2012/03/25/5-ways-to-love-ghana/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:15:04 +0000 Nana Ocran http://www.nanaocran.com/?p=181 Continue reading →]]> What do you love about Ghana? Here are 5 ways to adore the country, although surely there are considerably more than a smattering of reasons to persuade you to hop on a flight to this particular part of West Africa…Read the colourful feature here…

]]> http://www.nanaocran.com/2012/03/25/5-ways-to-love-ghana/feed/ 0 Nollywood Goes Hip http://www.nanaocran.com/2012/03/25/nollywood-goes-hip/ http://www.nanaocran.com/2012/03/25/nollywood-goes-hip/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:00:37 +0000 Nana Ocran http://www.nanaocran.com/?p=172 From Lagos to London, the international appetite for Nollywood movies goes on and on…Read the article here…

]]> http://www.nanaocran.com/2012/03/25/nollywood-goes-hip/feed/ 0 The Art of Storytelling http://www.nanaocran.com/2012/02/02/the-art-of-storytelling/ http://www.nanaocran.com/2012/02/02/the-art-of-storytelling/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:07:11 +0000 Nana Ocran http://www.nanaocran.com/?p=109 Once defined and disseminated almost solely by Western critics, global perceptions of African art are experiencing an exciting shift. Three Lagos-based curators helping to lead the charge. Read the feature here…

]]> http://www.nanaocran.com/2012/02/02/the-art-of-storytelling/feed/ 0 Modern classics http://www.nanaocran.com/2011/12/28/59/ http://www.nanaocran.com/2011/12/28/59/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:22:22 +0000 Nana Ocran http://www.nanaocran.com/?p=59 What’s the difference between ‘black people who play classical music’ and African classical music? Three musicians give their take on their musical craft…   Read the interview here

]]> http://www.nanaocran.com/2011/12/28/59/feed/ 0 The Lagos Jazzhole http://www.nanaocran.com/2011/12/28/hello-world/ http://www.nanaocran.com/2011/12/28/hello-world/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 11:07:49 +0000 Nana Ocran http://www.nanaocran.com/?p=1 The Jazzhole music and book store in Ikoyi, Lagos is a one-stop, Afro-diasporic, lyrical treasure trove. The full feature was published in Wings Magazine…Read the full feature here…

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