{"id":102150,"date":"2015-03-25T06:11:06","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T06:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=102150"},"modified":"2015-03-25T10:16:47","modified_gmt":"2015-03-25T10:16:47","slug":"mogo-festival-ben-brako-dazzles-highlife-lovers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=102150","title":{"rendered":"MOGO Festival: Ben Brako dazzles highlife lovers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The happy-go-lucky highlife great, Ben Brako on Tuesday night performed some of his great hits at “Night with Highlife Greats” at the Alisa Hotel.<\/p>\n

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This is part of the MOGO Festival being organized by Citi FM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Ben Brako before the performance of each song, took highlife lovers through the unique and interesting stories behind the songs.<\/p>\n

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Ben Brako singing away some of hit songs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The “Night with Three Highlife Greats” has so far featured the legend Nana Kwame Ampadu and Ben Brako.<\/p>\n

Another highlife great Paap Yankson will take his turn at the Alisa Hotel on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

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Ben Brako interacting with actress Pascaline Edwards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ben Brako in his usual class acts, got the patrons to sing along some of popular songs including Etue, Mek) me krom among others.<\/p>\n

The MOGO Festival started last Saturday at Mantse Agbonaa, Jamestown with the Accra Music Expo.<\/p>\n

Various jama groups from the various Ga communities competed for honours at the event which saw Teshie emerge\u00a0as winners.<\/p>\n

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The week long event will also see the\u00a0the African Jazz Jamboree (Jazz\u2019in the Citi) being staged on Friday March 27.<\/p>\n

The event will bring together a host of Africa\u2019s most captivating jazz musicians \u2013 Gyedu Blay Ambolley, George Spratz, Aka Blay, Kollaboration, Constant Boty and B.B. Blues. \u2013 to give patrons a night to remember.<\/p>\n

The MOGO Festival will be climaxed on Saturday March 28 with the MOGO Awards at the Accra International Conference Center.<\/p>\n

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Photos by: Philip Kofi Ashon\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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