Alidu Mohammed
USA-based Ghanaian musician Mohammed Alidu and his Bizung Family Band will on Saturday, September 16 perform at the Alliance Française in Accra as part of activities being organised by Music Xchange (MXC) Ghana.
Other groups lined up for the evening include Africana Dance Ensemble, a band from the Akropong School for the Blind, and others who have benefited from projects by MXC Ghana.
During the day, there will be workshops on drum making by acclaimed drum makers from the Centre for National Culture in Accra, photo exhibition, dance workshops and open arts markets for patrons to engage with artists who have been involved in the activities by MXC Ghana.
MXC is an international non-profit organisation that supports positive change through the power of music and has successfully executed events in Accra, Kumasi, Tamale, Takoradi and Aflao.
In 2016, MXC released a compilation album of traditional Ghanaian music featuring a diverse selection of artists and cultural troupes from around the country.
The album was sold through a crowdfunding campaign aimed at raising funds to support various projects in music education, music therapy and music production in Ghana.
MXC has equally supported the following projects – drum and dance classes for students at the Akropong School for the Blind, Trinity Yard School and Berekuso Music Project, as well as an audio engineering workshop at the Music Department, University of Ghana, Legon.