Gramps Morgan Named PANAFEST 2017 Ambassador5 min read

Gramps Morgan of the reggae group Morgan Heritage has been named as an ambassador of the 2017 Pan African Historical Theatre Festival, PANAFEST.

The event is set for Accra in Ghana from July 25 to August 2.

Morgan — keyboardist and lead voice in the five-member family reggae group recently completed a week-long visit to Ghana by offering to be a brand ambassador for the diaspora for the 2017 edition marking the 25th anniversary of the pan-African festival.

In an interview Morgan said he had previously travelled to Ghana on two occasions, but on this third visit he realises that ‘God is working here’.

He also shared that Ghana’s doors have been open to the diaspora since she became independent, but the time has come to open those doors a little bit wider to attract those in the diaspora to come in and make an impact in business, in the arts and in other areas of social endeavour.

Gramps has been seeing his responsibility clearly as he is going to reach out to his network of friends, associates and all the conscious people out there and encourage them to visit Ghana to sample the nice, peaceful life there…..and try out some Banku or fufu and palm-nut soup.

The Pan African Historical Theatre Festival – PANAFEST is a landmark bi-ennial festival which has been celebrated in Ghana since 1992, and usuallyattracts scores of artistes in both the visual and performing arts from the diaspora and other parts of Africa. This year’s PANAFEST will be held under the theme: ‘PANAFEST @ 25 – The power of pan-African Culture’.

Activities to be hosted in Cape Coast during the 10 days of the festival include the opening of an emporium and visual arts exhibition, visits to historical sites, series of International variety performances, the Panafest Colloquium, and the grand durbar of chiefs, queen mothers and people.