Ghana

The UK Afrobeats hitmakers are running Accra’s hottest new venue, where Headie One and Stormzy have been seen propped at the bar.

Every month, Wale Oloworekende covers the continent's most exciting releases and music news stories for THE FACE.

Since an LGBTQ+ community centre in Ghana was forced to close in February, queer people across the country have become increasingly ostracised. With no physical refuge, social media has become their place of solidarity.

Set up by Sandy Alibo, Freedom Skatepark’s initial goal was to empower Ghana’s youth. These days, it has the support of Daily Paper, Vans and Virgil Abloh, with no plans of slowing down.

He might still be a student, but the Ghanian rapper has just had Stormzy jump on the remix of his anthem, Sore. Here, THE FACE gets the full low-down on the voice behind those hard-hitting bars.

A community of artists in the city of Kumasi have put their own spin on the hard-hitting rap sound, winning praise from Stormzy and Virgil Abloh.