Asase Ba

Asase Ba podcast honours oral tradition and shines a light on Ghanaian stories that are often untold or silenced. Hosted by Ghanaian Canadian Michelle. Join the conversation by using the hashtag #AsaseBaPod.

S5E5 Traditional Akan Spirituality in Ghana 10/02/2023

S5E5 Traditional Akan Spirituality in Ghana In the season 5 finale of Asase Ba, I talk about the traditional spirituality of Akan people. I discuss Nyankopon, Asaase Yaa/Afua, Abosom, Nananom Nsamanfo, Mmoatia, Akomfo, hyebre vs. nkrabea and more! Join in on the conversation! Use the hashtag #AsaseBaPod. TRANSCRIPT WEBSITE Check out our official website for podcast transcripts and resources by and for Ghanaians at SUPPORT To support the podcast, you can use e-transfer or PayPal and send to . Thank you so much for your support! SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: Instagram: TikTok: EMAIL HOST This podcast is produced, edited and hosted by Ghanaian Canadian Michelle (pronouns: she/her). She is also the creator of the theme music. #ghanaian #ghana #podcast #african #africa #culture #ghanaianpodcast #africanpodcast #oraltradition #asasebapod #asaseba #atr #africantraditionalreligions #africanspirituality #akanspirituality #akan #akanculture REFERENCES Arthur, K. (2017). Cloth as metaphor: (Re)reading the adinkra cloth symbols of the Akan of Ghana. iUniverse. Bempah, K. (2010). Akan Traditional Religion: The Truth and the myths. Booksurge. Botchway, D.-V. N. Y. M., & Sarpong, A. A. (2015). Indigenous work ethics among Akan of Ghana. Religions: A Scholarly Journal, 2015(1). Coffie, C. K. (2003). Obosom Tigare of nsiakrom: A study of an indigenous religious movement among the Akan of Ghana (thesis). Retrieved from . Ephirim-Donkor, A. (2008). Akom: The Ultimate Mediumship Experience among the Akan. Journal of the American Academy of Religion, 76(1), 54–81. Ephirim-Donkor, A. (2017). African religion defined: A systematic study of ancestor worship among the Akan. Hamilton Books, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield. Harvey, M. (2015). Medial Deities and Relational Meanings: Tracing Elements of an Akan Grammar of Knowing. Journal of Africana Religions, 3(4), 397–441. Kwamena-Poh, M. A. (1975). The Traditional Informal System of Education In Pre-colonial Ghana. Présence Africaine, 95, 269–283. Retrieved from Kyerewaa, O. N. A. (2005). The quest for spiritual transformation: Introduction to traditional Akan religion, rituals and practices. iUniverse, Inc. Kwame Brenya - Abosom (gods). YouTube. (2020, August 29) Kwame Brenya - Asaase yaa (earth goddess). YouTube. (2020, August 22). Kwame Brenya - ƆKƆMFOƆ (priest). YouTube. (2020, September 12). Kwame Brenya - HYƐBRƐ (Destiny). YouTube. (2020, October 17). /episode/index/show/asaseba/id/28157291

S5E4 The Ghana x Jamaica Connection ft. Moco 09/18/2023

S5E3 Queer Visibility and Heteronormativity in Ghana ft. David 08/28/2023

S5E2 Life as an Intersex Person in Ghana ft. Papa Kojo 08/14/2023

S5E1 Traditional Education & Indigenous Knowledge in Ghana 07/31/2023

S5E1 Traditional Education & Indigenous Knowledge in Ghana In the season 5 premiere of Asase Ba, I talk about indigenous knowledge and traditional education in Ghana. I discuss the differences between Western education and African indigenous knowledge systems, pre-colonial education in Ghana, benefits of traditional education, what it looks like today and more! Join in on the conversation! Use the hashtag #AsaseBaPod. TRANSCRIPT WEBSITE Check out our official website for podcast transcripts and resources by and for Ghanaians at SUPPORT To support the podcast, you can use e-transfer or PayPal and send to . Thank you so much for your support! SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: Instagram: TikTok: EMAIL HOST This podcast is produced, edited and hosted by Ghanaian Canadian Michelle (pronouns: she/her). She is also the creator of the theme music. #ghanaian #ghana #podcast #african #africa #culture #ghanaianpodcast #africanpodcast #oraltradition #asasebapod #asaseba #africanindigenousknowledge #traditionaleducation #africanwisdom #folktales #proverbs #atr #africantraditionalreligions #africanspirituality REFERENCES Boateng, F. (1983). African Traditional Education: A Method of Disseminating Cultural Values. Journal of Black Studies, 13(3), 321–336. @ewehistory. (2020, December 4). A crab never walks straight but that does not mean he doesn’t know where he is going. 🦀 [Photograph]. Instagram. Retrieved from Kwamena-Poh, M. A. (1975). The Traditional Informal System of Education In Pre-colonial Ghana. Présence Africaine, 95, 269–283. Retrieved from Oyewum, O. (2016). Visualizing the Body: Western Theories and African Subjects. In The invention of women: Making an African sense of western gender discourses (pp. 1–30). University of Minnesota Press. Pinto, R. (2019). The Effect of Western Formal Education on the Ghanaian Educational System and Cultural Identity. The Journal of Negro Education, 88(1), 5–16. Somé, M. P. (1994). Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman (pp. 226). Penguin Compass. Somé, S. (2002). Homosexuality: The Gatekeepers. In The spirit of intimacy: Ancient African teachings in the ways of relationships (pp. 132–138). Quill. U.S. Department of Labor. (2021). Women's Median Weekly Earnings by Educational Attainment, Race, and Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity. Retrieved from /episode/index/show/asaseba/id/27601632

Season 5 of Asase Ba is Coming Soon! 07/24/2023

S4E3 What Was Pre-Colonial Ghana Actually Like? ft. Hermann 11/14/2022

S4E2 Building a Queer Community ft. Omorowa 10/31/2022

S4E1 The Impact of Missionaries in Ghana 10/17/2022

S4E1 The Impact of Missionaries in Ghana On the season 4 premiere of Asase Ba, we chat about the impact of Christian missionaries in Ghana. We focus on The Basel Mission, its creation, why they came to Gold Coast/Ghana, their major hubs in Akropong (Eastern Region) and Abokobi (Greater Accra Region), techniques they used to convert Ghanaians, how some Ghanaians converted for economic reasons, Ghanaian resistance, how the mission impacted our traditional religions, and more! Join in on the conversation! Use the hashtag #AsaseBaPod. TRANSCRIPT WEBSITE Check out our official website for podcast transcripts and resources by and for Ghanaians at SUPPORT To support the podcast, you can use e-transfer or PayPal and send to . Thank you so much for your support! SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter: Instagram: TikTok: RELEVANT NOTES Full list of references/sources available here: https://www.asaseba.com/podcast/season-4/episode-1-missionaries-impact-in-ghana References Agbeti, J. K. (1986). West African Church history. Leiden : E.J. Brill. Heuser, A. (2016, July 1). Perceptions of basel mission history in Ghana. UGSpace Home. Retrieved September 20, 2022, from Konadu, K., & Campbell, C. (2016). One Hundred and Fifty Years of Christianity in a Ghanaian Town. In The ghana reader: History, culture, politics. essay, Duke University Press. Koonar, C. (2014). “Christianity, Commerce and Civilization”: Child labor and the Basel Mission in Colonial Ghana, 1855–1914. International Labor and Working-Class History, 86, 72–88. Kwamena-Poh, M. A. (1975). The traditional informal system of education in pre-colonial Ghana. Présence Africaine, 95(3), 269. NKETIA, J. H. (1953). PROGRESS IN GOLD COAST EDUCATION. Transactions of the Gold Coast & Togoland Historical Society, 1(3), 1–9. Serena Owusua Dankwa. (2005). “Shameless Maidens”: Women’s Agency and the Mission Project in Akuapem. Agenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity, 63, 104–116. Sill, U. (2010). Encounters in Quest of Christian Womanhood: The Basel Mission in Pre- and Early Colonial Ghana. Studies in Christian Mission, 39. White, P. (2015). Religion, mission and national development: A contextual interpretation of jeremiah 29:4-7 in the light of the activities of the Basel Mission Society in Ghana (1828-1918) and its missiological implications. Verbum Et Ecclesia, 36(1). Other Web Sources Basel Mission Presbyterian Church of Ghana Public Hearing in Regards to Proposed Ghana ANTI-LGBTQI+ Bill - PCG Commentary From 1hr 32min mark Listen to S3E3 of Asase Ba to learn more about the proposed anti-LGBTQI+ bill in Ghana EMAIL HOST This podcast is produced, edited and hosted by Ghanaian Canadian Michelle (pronouns: she/her). She is also the creator of the theme music. #ghanaian #ghana #podcast #african #africa #culture #ghanaianpodcast #africanpodcast #oraltradition #asasebapod #asaseba #ghanahistory #ghanareligions /episode/index/show/asaseba/id/24701289