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A bridge between kingdoms, nations and generations.
Kacstone Records hosts Cultural Roots Tours as part of the Cultural Oneness Festival.
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The Cultural Oneness Festival 2025
Uniting African kingdoms through culture.
In partnership with The Taste of Afrika and Paga Youth Movement, Kacstone Records hosted the 2025 edition of the Cultural Oneness Festival, an annual celebration promoting Indigenous African culture and strengthening unity among African kingdoms.
Distinguished guests included His Royal Majesty King Nabongo Mumia II, King of the Wanga Kingdom in Kenya, and a diaspora delegation led by Tony Rogers, President of the Harlem Tourism Board.
The Cultural Roots Tour
Follow the journey.
Route
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Akayet Hotel, Bolgatanga
December 9
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December 9
Akayet Hotel, Bolgatanga
Kacstone Records welcomed the delegation at the prestigious Akayet Hotel in Bolgatanga, the Upper East Regional capital, with a vibrant cultural display highlighting the region’s rich heritage and warm hospitality.
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Upper East Region
Regional Coordinating Council
Led by Managing Director Duriyem Wenawome Aborah and Tengol Kplemani, CEO of The Taste of Afrika, the team paid a courtesy call on the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council. They were received by Alhaji Mohamadu Issaku, Director of the RCC, on behalf of Regional Minister Akamugre Donatus Atanga.
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Kassena-Nankana West
Paga Palace
As part of the Cultural Roots Tours, the delegation visited the Palace of the Paramount Chief of the Paga Traditional Area.
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Paga
Pikworo Slave Camp
A historic tour, followed by a mini durbar organised by Kacstone Records that brought together the Paramount Chiefs of the Nahouri Traditional Area in Burkina Faso and the Paga Traditional Area. Guests witnessed a reenactment of the slave trade, poetry recitals, exhibitions of indigenous artifacts and traditional performances.
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Builsa South District
Sandema Chief’s Palace
Following the activities in Paga, the delegation toured Sandema, paying a brief visit to the Sandema Chief’s Palace before departing for Tamale.
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December 10 – 11
Tamale Jubilee Park
The Cultural Oneness Festival reaches its climax at Tamale Jubilee Park: an annual celebration promoting Indigenous African culture and strengthening unity among African kingdoms.
Voices from the durbar
“We have returned.”
His Royal Majesty King Mumia II praised the people of the Upper East Region for their warm and outstanding reception, noting that his visit forms part of his commitment to supporting the initiative of uniting African kingdoms.
Pikworo Slave Camp cemetery
Soil from Harlem, returned home.
The durbar concluded with a solemn visit to the cemetery of enslaved Africans who perished at the camp. In an emotional ceremony, soil from a slave cemetery in Harlem, USA, was symbolically returned to the Pikworo Slave Camp cemetery, reconnecting the spirits of the departed across continents.
Music · Full album
We Sen Laao by Michael Adangba
Multiple award-winning Ghanaian singer-songwriter and producer Michael Adangba blesses his fans with one of his inspirational albums, “We Sen Laao”, meaning Holy Spirit. Produced by Adangba himself, the 8-track project delivers deep cultural messages and rhythms rooted in Ghanaian heritage.
- 01 Yeizu Jana
- 02 Bangawe Ye Kamunu
- 03 Daanem Ba Zeili Nam
- 04 Mama
- 05 Yebesom no
- 06 Amo wo ke n lei
- 07 Noah
- 08 Mama (Instrumental)