Accra is gearing as much as host one of many largest cultural occasions of the yr with the world premiere of The Second Coming of Nkrumah – The Musical on December 29 on the Accra Worldwide Conference Heart (AICC).
The manufacturing is the centerpiece of this yr’s African Pageant (TAF) and is already being seen as a high contender for Broadway and West Finish-level theater in Africa.
The premiere is anticipated to draw hundreds of patrons from Ghana, the diaspora and the Caribbean, as Ghana continues to ascertain itself as Africa’s cultural vacation spot via the quickly rising December in GH and Deti December actions.
Along with Nkrumah’s musicals, African Pageant returns with a world-class lineup and star-studded concert events, together with Don Quixote Africa. It is a massive spotlight for December on GH.
Music born in Ghana on a world scale
The Second Coming of Nkrumah, written and directed by award-winning playwright Latif Abubakar, brings to life the long-lasting return of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah to guide Africa via a brand new period of financial liberation.
The musical combines Afrofuturist storytelling, high-energy African choreography, multimedia spectacle, and dwell African orchestral music. Earlier preview exhibits have already recorded over 10,115 paying viewers, and it has additionally been permitted by UNESCO, PwC and the Ministry of Tourism, Tradition and Artistic Arts.
Producers say the present is being created to be Africa’s first international theatrical collection, with future excursions deliberate throughout Africa, Europe, North America and Asia.
African Pageant: 3-day cultural expertise
The worldwide premiere can be held as a part of the 2025 African Pageant, which can be held from December 28 to 30 and has turn into one of the vital anticipated occasions on the year-end leisure calendar.
This yr’s lineup is as follows.
December 28, Don Quixote Africa, an African interpretation of the well-known Spanish play by Latif Abubakar.
December twenty ninth marks the world premiere of Latif Abubakar’s musical The Second Coming of Nkrumah. Every play could have two main screenings on the Accra Worldwide Convention Heart at 4pm and 8pm.
December thirtieth – African Pageant Live performance that includes legendary icons: South African Yvonne Chaka Chaka, four-time Grammy nominee Rocky Dauni, Bessa Simmons of the long-lasting Osibisa Band, legendary highlife musicians Amazeba Nat Brew, Wiyala and Adaha Band. Live performance gates open at 7 p.m. and present begins at 8 p.m.
GH & Detty’s December Pageant Sights
The African Pageant is designed as a significant tourism and cultural attraction for the December festive season, particularly for guests from the diaspora, Caribbean vacationers, households, company teams and cultural vacationers.
The AICC space is about to turn into a full-fledged competition metropolis with:
Set up themed round camel driving and the Sahara Desert
Life-size replicas of African monuments (Pyramids of Giza, Mandela seize website)
Cave of Historical past Storytelling Area
Meals courtroom, craft market and enjoyable zone for youths
Reside artwork installations and cultural exhibitions
companions and sponsors
The 2025 competition is sponsored by Globe Productions in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism, Tradition and Artistic Arts, Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) and sponsored by ECOWAS Financial institution (EBID), MoMo, Embassy of Ghana in Spain and Pleasure Leisure.
Trade analysts say sturdy institutional assist positions the occasion as one of the vital strategic cultural investments of the Christmas season.
Ticket data
Tickets for all three days are on sale now and promoting quick at GHS 300 per day and GHS 750 for all three days. VIP tickets are GHS 500. To buy tickets, name *447*1092# or go to www.theafricanfestival.com. Ticket Hotline: 0571 900 900
Why this occasion issues
Ghana has turn into a significant vacation spot for year-end cultural tourism. The nation’s artistic financial system is receiving unprecedented consideration on account of elevated diaspora site visitors and the worldwide reputation of Detty December.
The African Pageant, anchored by the world premiere of The Second Coming of Nkrumah, is positioned as one among GH’s high cultural occasions for December, providing guests and locals a uncommon mixture of leisure, custom, innovation and Pan-African satisfaction.
As Accra prepares for a brand new competition season, the world’s consideration can be on AICC because it begins a brand new chapter in African theater and the continent’s story.
