Winneba Masquerade Festival : The First Party Of The Year In Ghana

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If you want to start your New Year with colour, celebration, and pure energy, there is only one place to be on 1st January, Winneba . While everybody is still sleeping after 31st Night, Winneba is already awake. Drums, brass band, costumes, masks. This is the Winneba Masquerade Festival, locally called Fancy Dress. It is the first major festival in Ghana every year. And it is the second biggest festival in Winneba after Aboakyer. There is a morning in Winneba that does not feel like any other morning in Ghana. By 7am, you can hear it. The brass band far away. The drum, shouting and the crowd. If you are in Winneba on that day, you cannot stay in your room. The sound will drag you out. I remember the first time I followed the sound. I thought something had happened. I thought maybe there was a funeral. But when I reached the road, I saw something I had never seen before. Men wearing masks. Big, colourful, scary, beautiful masks. Some looked like animals. Some looked like old white men ...

Obiba Sly Collins starts the year with “Love is the key”.

Veteran Ghanaian Highlife Singer/Songwriter and producer, Obiba Sly Collins has finally dropped his latest single titled “Love is the key” produced by himself to admonish his cherished fans. In this tune he sings in, Twi(Ghanaian Languge) and English.

Obiba Sly Collins starts the year with “Love is the key”.

Obiba Sly Collins has, over the years, remained as one of Ghana’s most versatile musician and consistently served Ghanaians with great pieces of music which traverse different genres and styles, making him one of the most influential musicians in the Ghanaian music industry.


Explaining the concept of the song , Obiba Sly Collins said,” Without love nothing can be achieved but people take genuine love for granted. Even at work we ought to show a positive attitude and love the work we do, no matter the field of work. Love is key that opens all doors in life”.

Although the year has been a very stressful for everyone, we shouldn’t let the anxieties of this world deter us from express love to other people. The best we can do is spread genuine love across so we can receive same back in return.

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