«Ghana is the Future»

The FOKN Bois raise money for the United States of America in the streets of Ghana. Their provocative motto: «Africa is on the way up, and the US are on the way down.» This XL-teaser «Ghana is the Future» shows how these two rappers compete with, against and within various growing markets in Ghana: new churches like the «Alive Chapel International», and mobile phone companies like «Glo Mobile». The rap duo comments on these markets with humour and parody and reaches international and local audiences. - This XL-Teaser is part of the upcoming film and multimedia project «Sound Translations» by Peter Guyer (Recycled TV AG) and Thomas Burkhalter (Norient).

FOKN Bois – Wanlov The Kubolor and M3nsa

«Ghana is the Future – XL-Teaser

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This XL-Teaser includes the following musicians, rappers, producers, bishops, filmmakers, sponsorship to label managers: Wanlov the Kubolor, Rapper; M3nsa, Rapper; Mutombo Da Poet, Spoken Word Artist; Yaa Pono, Rapper; Panji Anoff, music producers, Pidgen Music; Elishah Salifu Amoako, bishop, Alive Chapel International; Eugene Hoggar, sponsoring manager, Glo Mobile; Nii Ayite Hammond, editor, Ghone TV; King Luu, filmmaker; Benjamin Lebrave, dj and label owner, Akwaaba Music; Sister Deborah, singer and tv presenter; DJ Black, radio dj, Joy FM.

The XL-teaser is part of the film and multimedia project «Sound Translations» by Recycled TV AG and Norient.

Photos from the film

Wanlov The Kubolor

M3nsa

Elishah Salifu Amoako – bishop

FOKN Bois

DJ Black

Sister Deborah and monkey Kiko

Benjamin Lebrave – dj and producer, Akwaaba Music

King Luu – filmmaker

Eugene Hoggar – sponsoring manager Glo Mobile

Azonto dancer

Panji Anoff – producer Pidgen Music

Elishah Salifu Amoako – bishop

Yaa Pono – rapper

FOKN Bois – Help America

Nii Ayite Hammond – editor, Ghone TV

Street vendor in Accra

Street scene in Accra

Footage from Behind the Scenes

Lynx Entertainment Ghana followed us while we were filming in the streets of Accra:

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«Sound Translations» is developed wihin a broad network of people. Here some articles, books, documentaries and podcasts that inspire us in our work.

Articles on the FOKN BOIS

> The FOKN Revenge, by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah (Here)
> Talking Sex in Ghana, by Georg Milz (Here)
> Der Trickster aus Accra, by Stefan Franzen (Here)
> Afro-Ulysses im Doppelpack, by Stefan Franzen (Here)
> Armtanz Azonto. By Samuel Burri (Here)

Articles on music in Ghana

> Never Go Back – Ghanaian Gospel Music, Born-Again Christianity, and the Nonconformity of the Ethnographer. By Florian Carl (Here)
> Zwischen Hiplife und Afrofunk. By Stefan Franzen (Here)
> 5 Video-Clips from Ghana (Here)

Books on music in Ghana

> Jesse Shipley. 2013. Living the Hiplife. (Info)
> Steven Feld. 2012. Jazz Cosmopolitanism in Accra. (Info)
> Nathan Plagman. 2012. Highlife Saturday Night. (Info)
> John Collins – A great variety of articles and books by this important scholar (Here)

Films by The FOKN Bois

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Video Clips and Tracks used in the Film

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