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Carnival of the Black Sun ChaleWote2026

@chalewotefest

Africa's annual Street Art festival from the heart of Accra.

 Accra, Ghana
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Joined August 2016
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This Friday: @jamestownbtq signature DJ night returns. Enjoy top DJ vibes all night. Lineup: Sound Expansion, Vie, Safo NP, EDWVN, Muud Swingz, Didi DJ, In.Other.Whrds. 9PM till late. Free entry #JamestownBoutique #DJNight – at Oyarifa, Ghana
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Chale Wote 2026 was a sweaty, glitter-dusted affair, and bands were outstanding. King Ayisoba was its high priest, his kologo spitting fire while the crowd lost its collective mind. Amamre turned Independence Square into a highlife hurricane, a 12-member juggernaut
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that had diaspora kids and OG heads moving as one. Then Black Warrior, Trinidad’s own Liberator, and his son Swaggaquil dropped Black Roots Music, not a genre, a whole damn philosophy, hip-hop bleeding into reggae bleeding into African rhythm. #chalewote2026 #chalewote
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Benjamin Kotey's 2026 pieces depict hybrid styles navigating forms inspired by Ghanaian photographer Ofoe Amegavie's Studio of Colors from 12 years ago and cosmic voids simultaneously. accradotaltradio.com/accras-… – at Oyarifa, Ghana
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The genius of Gbagbasete lies in its refusal of the passive gaze. It weaponizes the public thoroughfare, converting the street from a conduit for commerce into a stage for a counter-liturgy. accradotaltradio.com/the-rit… Chale Wote 2026 Carnival of the Black Sun 📸 Mr Ebo #gbagbasete – at Oyarifa, Ghana
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Professional Girls Bake cooking some serious dance moves on the Sabolai Radio Music Stage while receiving maximum home support from their friends at the Chale Wote concert. #chalewote2026 – at Oyarifa, Ghana
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2026 Gbagbasete procession in honour of an ancestor: Azambuja. Carnival of the Black Sun Grand Finale Black Star Square #chalewote2026
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Caporeira goes beyond the black body's agile response to rhythm, it is an encapsulation of knowledge systems in the genes of Africans that have been used in critical moments to fight and preserve the African race in the face of oppression.
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Mirroring traditional African road side studios, the street art paintings during the festival exposes the artist and his or her work to scrutiny, artistic exchanges with passers-by and immersion into the process for a full artistic gastronomical feast.
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Street Murals at #chalewote2026 Ongoing at the Festival grounds. Carnival of the Black Sun Grand Finale 15th-16th August Black Star Square Liberation Monument+28th February Road #chalewote2026
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Chale Wote Weekend events Show up and show out Carnival of the Black Sun Grand Finale Saturday 15th August-Sunday 16th August Black Star Square & 28th February Road+Liberation Arch Download the complete festival brochure 👇🏿 accradotaltradio.com/chale-w…
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Chale Wote Weekend events Show up and show out Carnival of the Black Sun Grand Finale Saturday 15th August-Sunday 16th August Black Star Square & 28th February Road+Liberation Arch Download the complete Festival brochure 👇🏿 accradotaltradio.com/chale-w… #chalewote2026
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Access the Chale Wote festival 2026 programme brochure 👇🏿 accradotaltradio.com/chale-w… For media accreditation and content licensing, access the form 👇🏿 accradotaltradio.com/media-a… Carnival of the Black Sun August 10th-16th Black Star Square+Nationalism Park #chalewote2026
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Chale Wote Workshops for today. Nationalism Park Carnival of the Black Sun August 10th-16th #chalewote2026
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Navigate Chale Wote with ease. Use the Festival Map.. Carnival of the Black Sun August 10th-16th Nationalism Park +Black Star Square #chalewote2026
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Lab Sessions for today. Venue: Nationalism Park #chalewote2026
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Samuel body is his muse as he transmutes his bodily struggles into points of resilience... with an effort to step away from pity and self-loathing to glorious positioning of power and will. He is exhibiting his works at this year's festival happening now. 10th-16th August
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Chale Wote Film Salon Till Death (Director: Yana Bille-Chung) There are no easy answers: good intentions fray under pressure, and the home can become a quiet battlefield. Tuesday 11th August, 7:20 P.M Nationalism Park #chalewote2026
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Join us in these Lab sessions today. Nationalism Park NB: Entry to all Chale Wote activities are free Carnival of the Black Sun #chalewote2026
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There is confidence that the festival infuses in its participating artists. The collapse of the walls of the gallery emboldens artists to explore beyond known frontiers. They challenge the status quo and establish paradigms that work for their communities.
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Shika Shika Art Fair is ongoing at the Nationalism Park Every day: 10 am- 9P.M NB: Entry to all Chale Wote activities are free.
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Carnival of the Black Sun 10th-16th August #chalewote2026
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