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Music of Ghanaian Origin

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Music of Ghanaian Origin also known as MOGO is a celebration of music originating from Ghana. It started in 2007. It was initially an annual one-day event but in 2015 was extended into a one-week festival and named MOGO Festival.

Paapa Yankson a Ghanaian Highlife musician performing with a band at MOGO Festival
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Music of Ghanaian Origin also known as MOGO is a celebration of music originating from Ghana.

01 · What it is
Music

Vocal, percussive, or instrumental sound tradition carried by community performers.

02 · Where & name
Ghana

Placed on record in Ghana.

03 · How it is doing
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Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.

04 · Proof & reuse
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What is Music of Ghanaian Origin in plain words?

Music of Ghanaian Origin also known as MOGO is a celebration of music originating from Ghana.

Where is Music of Ghanaian Origin practised or documented?

Sources on this page place Music of Ghanaian Origin in Ghana.

What is the current condition of Music of Ghanaian Origin today?

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Music of Ghanaian Origin also known as MOGO is a celebration of music originating from Ghana. It started in 2007. It was initially an annual one-day event but in 2015 was extended into a one-week festival and named MOGO Festival. An awards show was also instituted as part of the celebration. MOGO was created by Citi FM a Ghanaian radio station.

The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Music of Ghanaian Origin”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.

Music of Ghanaian Origin is music festival in Ghana, started in 2007, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 1

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