Artist Info: Adesa

Adesa - Ghana

The members of the group Adesa belong the Ga people, a minority living in the surroundings of the Ghanaian capital Accra. Traditionally the Ga are fishermen and sailors.

For over 500 years the small Ga tribe had a varied history. Their main occupation as coastal merchants of gold, palm oil and other brought wealth to them as well as the opportunity to come into close contact with different cultures. After the colonial powers occupied [read more...]