Catherine and I have spent a lot of time in the car in the last two months, because she is dropped after Mark in the morning routine. So, we’ve had plenty of time to channel-surf the radio, becoming familiar with a bit of the popular music scene in Ghana.
I’m no expert, but I know that the fun of Highlife music has been, for all intents and purposes, replaced by Hiplife, a fusion of Highlife and hip-hop. Two of Catherine’s favoriate songs are Hol’ It by Shatta Wale and Mansa by Bisa Kdei. From those examples, you can tell that Ghanians are in LOVE with autotune.
Tonight, Tracy invited Jemima to join us for the group dinner at our flat. Krista and Sarah improvised chicken pasta primavera under adverse circumstances: the gas cylinder emptied before dinner was ready. They pivoted, finishing the garlic bread in an electric fry pan! Ghana is never uninteresting.
After dinner, Catherine played some of her favorite songs on her iPad. The students had heard and were interested in the songs, but had been unable to locate them on YouTube. High fives and some dancing ensued.
—Matt
