The Ankos Festival also known as Takoradi street carnival or Masquerade Festival is an annual event celebrated by the people of Takoradi, Ghana. Its main attraction is dozens of groups of people or teams dressing in wild outfits who display their skills and arts via dance.
The Ankos Festival also known as Takoradi street carnival or Masquerade Festival is an annual event celebrated by the people of Takoradi, Ghana. Its main attraction is dozens of groups of people or teams dressing in wild outfits who display their skills and arts via dance. The festival is usually celebrated from 24–26 December of every year, and is popular with tourists
The current year's version of the greatest festival in Ghana, the Westside Fair (WC),will occur from December 24 to December 26 in Takoradi, the coordinators have declared.
BEATWAVES accumulated that the occasion, coordinated by Skyy Media Gathering as a team with Masquerades Federation,is the key fascination that has made Sekondi-Takoradi the most pleasant Christmas objective in Ghana.
The current year's festival is supposed to be the greatest rendition at any point coordinated, as it is combined with various occasions that are probably going to make the fair an incredible encounter for supporters.
Exercises include'Masquerade Exhibitions', 'Gospel Music Applause Celebration', 'WestsideLegacy Music Night'among others.
The three-day amusement park starts off with 'Westside Fair Coal black Float' on Saturday, December 24 or more 'Disguise Performances'before 'NLA Live Draw' at 7pm followed by 'Music Night' highlighting Kwabena.
On Sunday, December25, there will be a disguise style march what begins from early afternoon, as extravagant models take to the road to exhibit their new lovely clothing types followed by Westside Fair metal band rivalry.
'Western Area Has Ability' will become the dominant focal point after the metal band challenge including Star Visionaries, before Lasmid makes that big appearance at 10pm followed bythe 'WC Commendation Celebration' highlighting Woman Satisfaction, El Manuel, KDM and KODA.
On Monday, December 26, there will be occasions, for example, 'Westside Fair Music Night'featuring top gifts from different music classifications in the Western Area, among others.
The fair is brought to you by MTN, and supported by Black Condoms and NLA with help from GTA, Plastic Froth, Adonko, Class Engines, Derray Man Sharp flavoring and joined forces by Skyy Power 93.5 FM, Westgold 106.3FM, STMA, Whitelab and Sekondi-Takoradi .
Consistently, it is the greatest thing individuals of Sekondi-Takoradi pay special attention to and for a considerable length of time nevertheless counting, the Ankos Celebration, presently called the Westside Fair, has consistently seen quite possibly of the greatest number throughout the entire existence of occasions in the locale.
This has solidified the celebration's boasting privileges of being the best Christmas festivity in the country.
One more year came and individuals essentially expected one more notable excursion of impostors from north of 30 disguise gatherings. These disguise bunches are comprised of immense numbers as one gathering is set to have north of 4,000 members.Masquerades Organization.
A portion of the known names of impostors to pay special attention to are the Incomparable, Unicorn, Universe, Punch, Oil City, Tycoons, Blessed Urban communities, Nyanta Young men, and numerous others. They are bunches shaped and regarded by their individuals in the district and consistently they turn out in their numbers to address their gatherings like a known clique.
The current year's occasion, very much like the earlier year, got going on 24th December which was the authority first day of the season of the amusement park with series of exercises to check the festival. There was the NLA live pool draw on Saturday night, 24th December, as well as exhibitions from different artistes, the Westside Fair Momo market and open air of the 2022 style march to display new ensembles and loot of top 30 clubs on Sunday 25th December. The main 15 metal band rivalry was hung on that very night, and afterward the Ankos road festival/march on 26th December.
The last occasion began with every one of the gatherings joining at a specific area to spruce up in their different ensembles. They were made of the two men, ladies, youthful, old and even children as youthful as three and four years old. An all-female gathering known as 'Exemplary women's additionally addressed completely in their outfits.
A stroll through the roads of the city followed, in the midst of cheers and metal band music, with members and on-lookers moving and singing to the metal band music in a parade to the primary scene of march on Takoradi's Freedom Street. The gatherings alternated in performing to the pleasure of the group, went before by a presentation of the gathering and a big motivator for is. Exhibitions came in two overlap; each gathering will get into a highlife rhythm given by the band and afterward they play out a style of music and dance which is named as 'atwimu' a nearby shoptalk in the Western Locale.
The occasion additionally saw exhibitions from performers - Kwabena, Adina, Lasmid, Obrafour, and numerous others.
In a meeting with the originator of the fair, Mr. Willson Arthur, he expressed that he's content with the rate at which the celebration has had the option to accumulate some extraordinary support for itself and, surprisingly, seen more extraordinary things occurring before long. He additionally talked about the degree of effect it's made regarding business and making of occupations for the adolescent in the locale.
Western Local Clergyman, Noteworthy Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, who completely addressed in his 'Preeminent' impostors ensemble, expressed that the event implied such a great amount to them. He uncovered that the group had been attempting to move the occasion from a social preparation to a financial activation and that has offered the gatherings chance to give a few grants and different impetuses to individuals are generally the young to have the option to begin life and furthermore foster their singular gifts.
The Westside Festival 2022 is controlled by Sky Media Gathering Occasion and gladly brought to benefactors by MTN and supported by Black and NLA with help from the Ghana The travel industry Authority, Plastic Froth, 2 Fingers, WR Impostors Organization STMA White Lab and Sky @ 25 and a large group of others.
The Ankos Celebration otherwise called Takoradi road fair or Disguise Celebration is a yearly occasion celebrated by individuals of Takoradi, Ghana. Its principal fascination is many gatherings or groups dressing in wild outfits who show their abilities and expressions through dance. The celebration is typically celebrated from 24th to 26th December of each and every year, and is famous among vacationers.
These are the list of masquerades groups in Takoradi.
- Ankos
- Cosmos
- Holy Cities
- Nyanta Boys
- Iron Fighters
- Unity
- Missisipi
- Spain
- Sunnato
- Valencia
- Canadians
- Chinese
- Tumus
- Ohyewakomem
- Supreme
- Oil city
- Millionaires
- Unicon
- Addyzee
- USA
- Nyanta Boys and Girls
Ethnography
The different masquerades gathers come in the municipality of Takoradi to show their abilities, culture and different expressions to the overall population through moving and singing of different melodies utilizing metal band. The celebration comprise of various orientation bunches joining from different backgrounds. It includes the youthful and the old who are a lot of energetic about the way of life and workmanship during this merry second.
Their extravagant outfit for the celebration fluctuates starting with one gathering then onto the next. During the celebration the metal band group play all sort of sounds, tunes, songs and adjusts to flavor the party and furthermore increment the fervor of different member and watchers of the occasion who stand across the street, roofs and overhang
