Koby Maxwell Production, an entertainment company based in Maryland, would this year be hosting an event dubbed “Sankofa Kente US Tour” tailored to host music groups from Ghana. The event, scheduled to hits some selected states is targeted to attract lovers of African cultural folk in the States.
The organizers of the event stated that their performers would be cultural groups from Ghana and some local dance groups in the Sates. Asafoatse Cultural Whispers and Manklalo cultural groups from Ghana would be preforming to entertain audience. Below is the event calendar for the tour:
OHIO
Venue: The Forum
Address: 144 N Wall St. Columbus, OH 43215
Date: 04/05/2025
Time: 7pm
GEORGIA
Venue: E-Hall South
Address: 5382 Jonesboro Rd, Lake City, GA 30260
Date: 04/26/2025
Time: 7pm
NEW YORK
Venue: Merkin Hall At Kaufman Music Center
Address: 129 West 67th St, New york, NY 10457
Date: 05/10/2025
Time: 7PM
MISSOURI
Venue: Visions Reception Hall
Address: 6320 Manchester Ave #42, Kansas City, MO 64133
Date: 10/04/2025
Time: 7PM
There will also be workshop aimed giving lessons on African drumming and dance. The workshop’s objective is to attract young folks and train them on some cultural drumming and dance like Adowa, kpanlogo and agbadza. Below is the schedule for the workshops:
NEW YORK (WORKSHOP)
Venue: Presbyterian Church Of Ghana
Address: 1475 Hammersley Ave/3101 Eastchester Rd, Bronx NY 10469
Date: 06/05/2025
Time: 2PM
NORTH CAROLINA (WORKSHOP)
Venue: The Apostolic Church International Charlotte Assembly
Address: 1405 N Main St, Kannapolis, NC 28081
Date: 07/17/2025
Time: 2PM
In a statement, Maxwell Okwensy of Koby Maxwell Productions hinted that his organization’s goal is the breach the cultural gap between the United States and Africa. He further hinted that there wil be another cultural event to mark activities of the “2025 End of Year” event his company will host and entreat lovers of African culture to patronize these events.
