Word: kwesi
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...ascribe his buoyancy and aplomb to his recent successes. Even at Harvard, not many kids go from president of the Black Students Association to a lead role in a Spielberg film. But his cocky assurance--and his intensity--have more to do with the fact that Derrick Nana Kwesi Abaka Ashong is Ghanian, royalty at that, and knows well his responsibilities to himself, his family and his community...
...Heritage Africa," directed by Kwaw Ansah, presents a painful exploration of Kwesi Bosomefi, an African who has rejected his heritage and embraced British culture. Bosomefi hides his mother from his pretentious friends and even leaves his son's funeral to receive a call from the Governor...
...brings coherence to music from both sides of the Atlantic. He also employs guitarist Adrian Beiew and vocalist Nona Hendryx, fresh from sessions with the funk-ified Talking Heads, and David Johanssen and Lou Reed, two of New York's most influential throats, and Big Youth and Linton Kwesi Johnson, reggae's premier "toasters" (talk-over...
...prove he realizes the imminent destruction of this escape, Jeffreys juxtaposes the song "Graveyard Rock," which incorporates the earlier pop with Linton Kwesi Johnson spewing out reggae patter. The song sounds humorous, but the words bare a deadly seriousness...
...Accra Evening News, angry at the proposed November visit of Queen Elizabeth (''the head of a bloated kingdom"), called on the government to cancel the invitation. But Nkrumah is still unwilling to give up his position in the Commonwealth. In London. Ghana's Acting High Commissioner Kwesi Armah called a press conference to erase any thoughts that the Queen would be unwelcome. Said he: "A hilarious and dignified welcome awaits the Queen and Prince Philip...