{"id":4670,"date":"2010-11-03T17:49:59","date_gmt":"2010-11-03T17:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.africlub.net\/awdf\/?p=1393"},"modified":"2015-08-13T10:55:37","modified_gmt":"2015-08-13T10:55:37","slug":"high-vibes-accras-most-exciting-music-festival-returns-10-19-november-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/high-vibes-accras-most-exciting-music-festival-returns-10-19-november-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"HIGH VIBES: ACCRA\u2019S MOST EXCITING MUSIC FESTIVAL RETURNS: 10 \u2013 19 NOVEMBER 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<span lang=\"en\"><strong>PRESS RELEASE: <\/strong>For Immediate Release 02 November 2010<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>HIGH VIBES: ACCRA\u2019S MOST EXCITING MUSIC FESTIVAL RETURNS: 10 \u2013 19 NOVEMBER 2010<\/h2>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">After a successful launch in 2009, High Vibes Music Festival, a partnership between Ghanaian producers and key partners in the cultural and entertainment industry returns with an innovative programme featuring some of the most accomplished artists on the cutting edge of African and global culture and some exciting newcomers. Uniquely, High Vibes is collaborating with Accra\u2019s leading venues to showcase a range of musical genres that should draw maximum audiences and ignite a real celebration of the capital\u2019s increasingly dynamic live music scene.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">\u201cHigh Vibes is a distinguished blend of Highlife, Hip Life, Afro Jazz, Francophone sounds, Afro Beat and more. It is part of a renaissance bringing back live music to craving audiences\u201d says Panji Anoff, the festival\u2019s Creative Director.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">The festival opens on a <strong>\u2018Hip and Movie Vibe\u2019 on Wednesday 10 November at Rockstone\u2019s Office<\/strong> with the screening of excerpts from two seminal music films; <strong><em>Singing 4 Freedom<\/em><\/strong><em>, <\/em>exploring the history High Life and <strong><em>Coz Ov of Moni<\/em><\/strong><em>,<\/em> the \u2018first pidgen musical\u2019 featuring MOBO nominees, M3nsa and Wanlov the Kubolor. The highlight of the evening is a unique HipLife lyrical clash hosted by Reggie Rockstone, the originator of the genre. Lined up are established rappers such as Sarkodie, Ghana\u2019s leading rapper and emerging artists from the Hip Hop underground: <em>Trigmatic, Kay Ara, Macho Rapper,<\/em> and <em>Yaa Pono<\/em> whose clip on You tube has received over a million hits! These young artists are making incisive observations about Ghanaian society and the \u2018lyrical clash\u2019 is much anticipated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">\u2018I can\u2019t wait for this!\u201d says Reggie Rockstone. \u201cHip Life has come from nowhere to become the hippest thing, especially for young people. This could be a defining moment and I\u2019m proud to host it in my office!\u201d The evening\u2019s special guest is Gyedu Blay Ambolley, who predates HipLife with his hugely popular Simigwa rap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">The rest of the programme is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\"><strong>THURS 11 NOV 7.30 PM \u2013 10.30 PM AFRICAN REGENT HOTEL: AFRICAN ACOUSTIC DIVAS DINNER NIGHT!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">High Vibes presents the Acoustic Divas in collaboration with African Women\u2019s Development Fund celebrating 10 years of progress empowering African women. This is a buffet dinner in an intimate acoustic music setting. Manou Gallo, famous singer and ex guitarist of Zapp Mama headlines, with three of Ghana\u2019s most exciting women vocalists: Nana Yaa, Efya and Offie. Kezita from Togo also performs. Limited tickets on sale from Creative Storm (Tel. 0267 778926 and 0302 911 840).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\"><strong>THURS 11 NOV 11 PM BOOMERANG NITE CLUB 11PM: FRENCHY VIBE!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">This promises to be the hottest Francophone night this year with Degg J Force 3, Guinea\u2019s Dance sensation. A collaboration with Boomerang Nite Club hosted by Omar I, Ghana\u2019s No.1 Francophone DJ playing the latest tunes. Please call Boomerang on 0277 154328 \/ 0244 150613 and Creative Storm on 0302 911840 \/ 0267 778926 for your invitation to this special presentation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\"><strong>FRI 12 NOV 8 PM + 233 CLUB: JAZZY VIBE!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">This night is going to add a distinctly High Vibes flavor to Ghana\u2019s Jazz scene. It features Kae Sun, Ghanaian born Canadian star, performing in Ghana for the first time, Agorsor with their infectious rhythms and Kwame Yeboah famous for his work with Osibisa and Craig Davids. He teams up with his special group of collaborators to introduce their new Dzidudu sound!\u00a0 \u00a0Ambolley also makes an appearance with his Jazz band!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\"><strong>SAT 13 NOV 4 PM HOLY GARDENS, NEAR KWAME NKRUMAH CIRCLE <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">This is billed as the HIGH VIBES explosion in the heart of Accra featuring great music from Ghana and across West Africa. It features Gyedu Blay Ambolley and Band, Wulomei, the High Life pioneers, Warriors, Sarkodie and R2 Bees from Ghana, King Mensah (Togo), Degg J Force 3 (Guinea), Awa Sissao (Burkina Faso) and Kezita (Togo). A musical culmination bringing together all the wonderful musical strands of the festival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\"><strong>FRI 19 NOV 7 PM ALLIANCE FRANCIASE: Tony Allen and Degg J Force 3<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">High Vibes closes with what should be a memorable evening featuring Tony Allen, the co-originator of Afro Beat and Degg J Force 3 from Guinea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\"><strong>ORIGINS AND REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF HIGH VIBES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">High Vibes Festival was initiated in 2009 with the support of the French Embassy in Ghana to promote an international annual music festival in Accra. It is hoped that High Vibes will grow and achieve the status of other distinguished festivals in West Africa such as the Photo Biennale in Bamako, Mali and the Festival of Pan African Cinema (FESPACO) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The other partners are Coca Cola, Ministry of Chieftaincy and Culture, CultureFrance and Alliance Francaise. This year, the core sponsors are joined by the World Bank and African Women\u2019s Development Fund, bringing additional focus to the critical need to develop and empower women artists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\"><strong>HIGH VIBES FESTIVAL ORGANIZERS <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">The High Vibes Festival is produced by Pidgen Music and Creative Storm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\"><strong>PIDGEN MUSIC<\/strong> is headed by MR. Panji Anoff, who is the Creative Director of High Vibes. Panji Anoff is Ghana\u2019s award winning music producer and creative director. He has been central to the development of Ghanaian music since the 1990\u2019s and managed successful artists, such as Reggie Rockstone, Talking Drums, King Ayisoba and Wanlov the Kubolor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">In the late 1990\u2019s, Panji worked as tour manager for the African &amp; Caribbean Music Circuit in the UK and promoted music concerts in Miami, USA featuring artists such as Buju Banton, Beenie Man and Sizzla. He also received recommendations for his work in film, as Script Writer for Desmonds, UK\u2019s Channel Four Television Comedy series and as Associate Producer for Back Home Again, the Ghanaian independent film. Panji organized the highly successful Cultural Caravan in 2009 which toured eight cities with artists like Kwaw Kese, King Ayisoba, Yaw Konto and Reggie Rockstone.\u00a0 The Cultural Caravan, with its exciting fusion of music and drama, staged at specially selected community venues, was the precursor to the High Vibes initiated by the French Embassy in Ghana and supported by Coca Cola, French Embassy in Ghana, CultureFrance, UNESCO, Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Chieftaincy and Culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\"><strong>CREATIVE STORM<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Creative Storm are leading communicators for social and cultural development in Ghana with a strong reputation for high quality event management and streaming effective publicity campaigns. Creative Storm has organized major concerts at Accra\u2019s Independence Square and a variety of venues across Accra as organizers of the annual Environmental Film Festival of Accra.\u00a0\u00a0It is headed by Dr. Kwesi Owusu, leading filmmaker and event producer with credits spanning decades. He produced the Standing Tall against Poverty Concert in 2005 which brought over 350,000 people to the Independence Square. The marathon concert featured leading Ghanaian artists, as well as Salif Keita (Mali), Seun Kuti (Nigeria), Mahotella Queens (South Africa), Daddy ShowKey (Nigeria) and Eric Wainaina (Kenya). Dr Owusu organized successful tours to Ghana for Courtney Pine, UK\u2019s leading Jazz exponent in 2003 and 2004 and staged the Homecoming concert at Independence Square in 2007 featuring American Soul star, John Legend and Reggae icon, Luciano. This year, he produced the critically acclaimed Charity Concert for Haiti and the Tribute Concert for Mac Tontoh at Alliance Francaise in Accra.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\"><strong>High Vibes Festival Team <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\"><strong>Contact Info:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Mr. Panji Anoff \u2013 Director, Pidgen Music<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Tel: 0244 882 148 \/ 030 2 773 716<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Email: <a href=\"mailto:panjianoff@yahoo.com\">panjianoff@yahoo.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Dr. Kwesi Owusu \u2013 Director, Creative Storm<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Tel: 0244 715 602 \/ 030 2 911 840<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Email: <a href=\"mailto:kwesi@creativestormghana.com\">kwesi@creativestormghana.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Ms. Mildred Samuel &#8211; Coordinator<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Tel: 0244 826 730 \/ 030 2 911 840<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">Email: <a href=\"mailto:mildred@creativestormghana.com\">mildred@creativestormghana.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"en\">End<\/span>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>COMMUNIQU\u00c9 DE PRESSE: Pour diffusion imm\u00e9diate 02 Novembre 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>HIGH VIBES: le plus excitant RETOUR MUSIC FESTIVAL d&#8217;Accra: du 10 au 19 novembre, 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s un lancement r\u00e9ussi en 2009, Hauts Vibes Music Festival, un partenariat entre les producteurs ghan\u00e9ens et des partenaires cl\u00e9s dans les rendements de l&#8217;industrie culturelle et de divertissement avec un programme novateur mettant en vedette certains des artistes les plus accomplis sur la pointe de la culture africaine et mondiale et certains passionnante les nouveaux arrivants. Unique, haut Vibes collabore avec les principaux lieux d&#8217;Accra pour pr\u00e9senter une gamme de genres musicaux qui devrait attirer un maximum de t\u00e9l\u00e9spectateurs et enflammer une v\u00e9ritable c\u00e9l\u00e9bration de plus en plus dynamique sc\u00e8ne musicale de la capitale.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;High Vibes est un m\u00e9lange unique de Highlife, Vie Hip, Afro Jazz, sons francophones, afro beat et plus. Il fait partie d&#8217;une renaissance de ramener la musique live au public craving \u00bb, dit Panji Anoff, directeur de la cr\u00e9ation du festival.<\/p>\n<p>Le festival ouvre sur un \u00abHip et Movie Vibe &#8216;le mercredi 10 Novembre \u00e0 l&#8217;Office de Rockstone avec la projection d&#8217;extraits de deux films musicaux s\u00e9minales; Chanter 4 Libert\u00e9, explorer l&#8217;histoire High Life et Coz Ov de Moni, la \u00abpremi\u00e8re Pidgen musicale\u00bb avec les candidats MOBO, M3nsa et Wanlov l&#8217;Kubolor. Le clou de la soir\u00e9e est un hiplife affrontement lyrique unique, organis\u00e9 par Reggie Rockstone, l&#8217;initiateur du genre. Align\u00e9s sont rappeurs \u00e9tablis tels que Sarkodie, leader rappeur du Ghana et les artistes \u00e9mergents du Hip Hop underground: Trigmatic, Kay Ara, Macho Rapper, et Yaa Pono dont le clip sur You tube a re\u00e7u plus d&#8217;un million de visites! Ces jeunes artistes font observations incisives sur la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 ghan\u00e9enne et le \u00abchoc lyrique\u00bb est tr\u00e8s attendu.<\/p>\n<p>\u00abJe ne peux pas attendre pour cela!\u00bb, Dit Reggie Rockstone. &#8220;Hip Life a venir de nulle part pour devenir la chose la plus branch\u00e9e, surtout pour les jeunes. Cela pourrait \u00eatre un moment d\u00e9cisif et je suis fier de l&#8217;accueillir dans mon bureau! &#8220;Invit\u00e9 sp\u00e9cial de la soir\u00e9e est Gyedu Blay Ambolley, qui est ant\u00e9rieure hiplife avec son tr\u00e8s populaire rap Simigwa.<\/p>\n<p>Le reste du programme est le suivant:<\/p>\n<p><strong>JEUDI 11 novembre 19:30-22:30 African Regent H\u00d4TEL: ACOUSTIQUE AFRICAINE DIVAS DINER NUIT!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Haute Vibes pr\u00e9sente les Divas acoustique en collaboration avec le Fonds de d\u00e9veloppement des femmes africaines pour c\u00e9l\u00e9brer 10 ans de progr\u00e8s autonomisation des femmes africaines. Ceci est un buffet dans un cadre de musique acoustique intimiste. Manou Gallo, c\u00e9l\u00e8bre chanteuse et ex guitariste de manchettes Zapp Mama, avec trois des plus excitantes femmes chanteurs du Ghana: Nana Yaa, Efya et Offie. Kezita du Togo effectue \u00e9galement. Nombre limit\u00e9 de billets en vente de la temp\u00eate Creative (T\u00e9l. 0267 778 926 et 0302 911 840).<\/p>\n<p><strong>JEUDI 11 novembre 11 PM BOOMERANG Nite Club 23:00: FRENCHY VIBE!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cela promet d&#8217;\u00eatre la plus chaude nuit francophone cette ann\u00e9e avec Degg J Force 3, la sensation de danse de la Guin\u00e9e. Une collaboration avec Boomerang Nite Club organis\u00e9e par Omar I, n \u00b0 1 francophone DJ du Ghana de jouer les derniers airs. S&#8217;il vous pla\u00eet appelez Boomerang sur 0277 154328\/0244 150613 et Storm Creative sur 0302 911840\/0267 778926 pour votre invitation \u00e0 cette pr\u00e9sentation sp\u00e9ciale.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FRI Nov 12 20:00 + 233 CLUB: VIBE JAZZY!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cette nuit va ajouter une saveur Haute Vibes \u00e0 la sc\u00e8ne jazz du Ghana. Il dispose Kae Sun, ghan\u00e9enne \u00e9toiles n\u00e9s au Canada, effectuant au Ghana pour la premi\u00e8re fois, Agorsor avec leurs rythmes infectieuses et Kwame Yeboah c\u00e9l\u00e8bre pour son travail avec Osibisa et Craig Davids. Il fait \u00e9quipe avec son groupe sp\u00e9cial de collaborateurs pour pr\u00e9senter leur nouveau son Dzidudu! Ambolley fait \u00e9galement une apparition avec son groupe de Jazz!<\/p>\n<p><strong>SAT 13 novembre 16:00 SAINT GARDENS, PRES Kwame Nkrumah CIRCLE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ceci est pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 comme l&#8217;explosion HIGH VIBES au c\u0153ur de Accra avec la grande musique du Ghana et dans toute l&#8217;Afrique de l&#8217;Ouest. Il dispose Gyedu Blay Ambolley et Band, Wulomei, les pionniers \u00e9lev\u00e9s de la vie, Warriors, Sarkodie et Abeilles R2 du Ghana, le roi Mensah (Togo), Degg J Force 3 (Guin\u00e9e), Awa Sissao (Burkina Faso) et Kezita (Togo). Un aboutissement musical r\u00e9unissant tous les merveilleux brins musicales du festival.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FRI Nov 19 19:00 ALLIANCE FRANCIASE: Tony Allen et Degg J Force 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hautes Vibes ferme avec ce qui devrait \u00eatre une soir\u00e9e m\u00e9morable avec Tony Allen, le co-cr\u00e9ateur de l&#8217;Afro beat et Degg J Force 3 de la Guin\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Origines et la signification R\u00e9gional du HIGH\u00a0VIBES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Festival High Vibes a \u00e9t\u00e9 lanc\u00e9 en 2009 avec le soutien de l&#8217;ambassade fran\u00e7aise au Ghana pour promouvoir un festival international annuel de musique \u00e0 Accra. Il est \u00e0 esp\u00e9rer que le Haut Vibes va cro\u00eetre et atteindre le statut d&#8217;autres festivals distingu\u00e9s en Afrique de l&#8217;Ouest tels que la Biennale photo \u00e0 Bamako, au Mali et au Festival de Cin\u00e9ma de Pan africaine (FESPACO) \u00e0 Ouagadougou, au Burkina Faso. Les autres partenaires sont Coca-Cola, Minist\u00e8re de la chefferie et de la Culture, CultureFrance et l&#8217;Alliance Fran\u00e7aise. Cette ann\u00e9e, les sponsors principaux sont rejoints par la Banque mondiale et le Fonds de d\u00e9veloppement des femmes africaines, ce qui porte l&#8217;accent suppl\u00e9mentaire au besoin crucial de d\u00e9velopper et l&#8217;autonomisation des femmes artistes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>HIGH VIBES organisateurs de festivals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Le Festival Haute Vibes est produite par Pidgen musique et Creative temp\u00eate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pidgen MUSIC<\/strong> est dirig\u00e9 par M.. Panji Anoff, qui est le directeur cr\u00e9atif de High Vibes. Panji Anoff est le prix du Ghana gagnante producteur de musique et directeur de la cr\u00e9ation. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 au centre du d\u00e9veloppement de la musique ghan\u00e9enne depuis les ann\u00e9es 1990 et des artistes \u00e0 succ\u00e8s g\u00e9r\u00e9s, tels que Reggie Rockstone, Talking Drums, roi Ayisoba et Wanlov l&#8217;Kubolor.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c0 la fin des ann\u00e9es 1990, Panji a travaill\u00e9 comme directeur de tourn\u00e9e pour l&#8217;Afrique et les Cara\u00efbes Musique Circuit dans le Royaume-Uni et la promotion des concerts de musique \u00e0 Miami, Etats-Unis mettant en vedette des artistes comme Buju Banton, Beenie Man et Sizzla. Il a \u00e9galement re\u00e7u des recommandations pour son travail dans le film, comme Sc\u00e9nariste pour Desmonds, la s\u00e9rie Channel Four Television Com\u00e9die de Royaume-Uni et en tant que producteur associ\u00e9 pour Back Home Again, le film ind\u00e9pendant ghan\u00e9en. Panji organis\u00e9 la Caravane culturelle tr\u00e8s r\u00e9ussie en 2009 qui a tourn\u00e9 huit villes avec des artistes comme Kwaw Kese, roi Ayisoba, Yaw Konto et Reggie Rockstone. La Caravane culturelle, avec son m\u00e9lange excitant de musique et de th\u00e9\u00e2tre, mise en sc\u00e8ne dans des espaces communautaires sp\u00e9cialement s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9s, a \u00e9t\u00e9 le pr\u00e9curseur de la haute Vibes initi\u00e9es par l&#8217;ambassade fran\u00e7aise au Ghana et soutenus par Coca Cola, Ambassade fran\u00e7aise au Ghana, CultureFrance, l&#8217;UNESCO, le Minist\u00e8re Minist\u00e8re du Tourisme et de la chefferie et de la Culture.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TEMP\u00caTE CREATIVE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Temp\u00eate Creative sont en t\u00eate des communicateurs pour le d\u00e9veloppement social et culturel au Ghana avec une solide r\u00e9putation pour la gestion des \u00e9v\u00e9nements de haute qualit\u00e9 et le streaming des campagnes publicitaires efficaces. Temp\u00eate Creative a organis\u00e9 de grands concerts \u00e0 Place de l&#8217;Ind\u00e9pendance d&#8217;Accra et une vari\u00e9t\u00e9 de lieux \u00e0 travers Accra que les organisateurs du Festival annuel du film de l&#8217;environnement d&#8217;Accra. Il est dirig\u00e9 par le Dr Kwesi Owusu, leader cin\u00e9aste et producteur de l&#8217;\u00e9v\u00e9nement avec des cr\u00e9dits de plusieurs d\u00e9cennies. Il a produit le Standing Tall contre la pauvret\u00e9 Concert en 2005 qui a plus de 350.000 personnes \u00e0 la Place de l&#8217;Ind\u00e9pendance. Le concert marathon en vedette de grands artistes ghan\u00e9ens, ainsi que Salif Keita (Mali), Seun Kuti (Nigeria), Mahotella Queens (Afrique du Sud), Papa showkey (Nigeria) et Eric Wainaina (Kenya). Dr Owusu a organis\u00e9 des voyages r\u00e9ussis au Ghana pour Courtney Pine, le premier exposant de Jazz du Royaume-Uni en 2003 et 2004 et mis en sc\u00e8ne le concert des Retrouvailles \u00e0 Place de l&#8217;Ind\u00e9pendance en 2007, avec \u00e2me star am\u00e9ricaine, John Legend et ic\u00f4ne du reggae, Luciano. Cette ann\u00e9e, il a produit le concert de charit\u00e9 acclam\u00e9 par la critique pour Ha\u00efti et le Concert Hommage pour Mac Tontoh \u00e0 l&#8217;Alliance Fran\u00e7aise \u00e0 Accra.<\/p>\n<p><strong>High Vibes Festival Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact Info:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Panji Anoff \u2013 Director, Pidgen Music<\/p>\n<p>Tel: 0244 882 148 \/ 030 2 773 716<\/p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:panjianoff@yahoo.com\">panjianoff@yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kwesi Owusu \u2013 Director, Creative Storm<\/p>\n<p>Tel: 0244 715 602 \/ 030 2 911 840<\/p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:kwesi@creativestormghana.com\">kwesi@creativestormghana.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ms. Mildred Samuel &#8211; Coordinator<\/p>\n<p>Tel: 0244 826 730 \/ 030 2 911 840<\/p>\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:mildred@creativestormghana.com\">mildred@creativestormghana.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COMMUNIQU\u00c9 DE PRESSE: Pour diffusion imm\u00e9diate 02 Novembre 2010 HIGH VIBES: le plus excitant RETOUR MUSIC FESTIVAL d&#8217;Accra: du 10 au 19 novembre, 2010 &nbsp; Apr\u00e8s un lancement r\u00e9ussi en 2009, Hauts Vibes Music Festival, un partenariat entre les producteurs ghan\u00e9ens et des partenaires cl\u00e9s dans les rendements de l&#8217;industrie culturelle et de divertissement avec [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[434,69,915,649,609],"class_list":["post-4670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press","tag-arts","tag-culture","tag-festival","tag-high-vibes","tag-music"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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