Going To Ghana On A Storytelling Quest

WUTC

Published October 24, 2021 at 9:00 PM EDT

Kofi Mawuko learned singing, dancing and drumming at an early age in Ghana, West Africa - where he was born.

More than twenty years ago, he made the Southeast - and Chattanooga - his home, still hitting the road to perform percussion solo or with his Ogya World Music Band.

Recently, Kofi received a grant from ArtsBuild, the nonprofit that supports the arts in Chattanooga and Hamilton County.

He plans to use that money to study African storytelling in Ghana - along with Jazmine LeBlanc, co-founder of ELLA Library - teaching the techniques they learn to students in our area.

More details about Kofi and Jazmine’s trip to Ghana on their GoFundMe page here: https://gofund.me/e733adb2

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