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 ...

Yaw Dhope – Holy Water Ft. Kwaku DMC (Prod. By Unkle Nino)

Yaw Dhope is keeping the momentum alive. Fresh off the buzz of his hit "Ramputu Freestyle," the Topper Class Recordz (TCR) frontman has joined forces with Asakaa giant Kwaku DMC for a brand-new club anthem titled "Holy Water."


Yaw Dhope – Holy Water Ft. Kwaku DMC (Prod. By Unkle Nino)


Produced by the hitmaker Unkle Nino, "Holy Water" is pure fire, delivering raw, high-octane energy built for sweaty dancefloors, late nights, and intense attraction. The track perfectly bridges two distinct worlds: Yaw Dhope commands the beat with his signature, catchy ragga-rap flow, while Kwaku DMC anchors it with his iconic, gritty Asakaa trap flair.


An instant playlist addition for both the streets and the clubs, "Holy Water" proves once again that Yaw Dhope is consistently leveling up and more than ready for the global stage.

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