Today,I attended a Ghanaian cultural event with my friend Yvie.Like most African events,it started later than scheduled.Trust us beautiful Africans with our “African Time" ..I think it’s just an excuse to be late,someone has to break that curse. Anyhoo people started filing up and in less than an hour the lounge was filled up with guests wearing colorful traditional clothing. The MC welcomed and thanked everyone for coming but my mind wasn’t on what she was saying.I was looking around,searching for food cuz yours truly was starving.After learning that there was food somewhere I exhaled and relaxed to enjoy the evening.There was a Choir group singing different Choir songs in the different languages that are spoken in Ghana.Most of the songs made me want to stand up and dance,I loved the beats..amen to good ol traditional drums,only those will make you want to stand up and shake,totally forgetting the fact that you’re hungry.The Choir group also sang a song in Hausa,I knew a part of Ghana spoke hausa but I wasn’t sure which part it was.Apparently it’s the North.I was grinning from ear to ear when I heard them sing in my language.Some people also acted a drama which was hilarious and entertaining.Then traditional dances did their thing,I still wonder how that girl was able to bend,twist,whine and drop her waist all before I could blink my eye.Such talent! The dance routine also reminded me of the Igbo traditional dance.Fast forward to the food part..I wanted to eat a lot because let’s face it,who doesn’t like home made traditional meals? But after finding out that there was meat pie,I ignored the whole food and settled for my long lost love,meat pie. It’s like one of my favorite snack.I once attempted to make it,don’t ask how that ended.All in all the whole evening was short but entertaining.I loved how everyone,young and old came together to have fun,unwind and celebrate home.The food,clothes,music and performances made me smile and at the same time I almost cried.Damn,I miss home!
Here’s what I wore
The top that came with the skirt was too small for me to fit into it so I wore a random cream top and then tied the scarf to look like a belt and added a sweater to go with. *Hehe
