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Join in the festivities of Ghana's Emancipation And Panafest Celebrations with the oldest running tour to Ghana.  Study with Master Dancers, Drummers, and Herbalists.  See the markets, wood carver’s, the slave castles and Kente weavers.  Visit the Asantehene, and sit with the Elders of Larteh, Agona, Akim and Awukugwa.  Behold the glorious Dagomba of Northern Ghana.  Journey to the Sacred Shrines of your Ancestors.  These tours were first started and led by the late Nana Yao Opare Dinizulu in 1971, and the Legacy continues.  This journey is especially for those interested in the culture and traditions of  African people.  December 25th 2002 - Jan 7th 2003, Tour Coordinator: Nana Yao Opare Kimati Dinizulu.

 

Some photos from past trips to Ghana.  Click on the thumbnails for a larger view.

      An entrance to a Dungeon Elmina.jpg (139612 bytes) 

 Doorway to Dungeon.jpg (160653 bytes)  Grasslands with a compound in the rear view Upper Region 2.jpg (152052 bytes)  Old Man against wall in Upper region 2.jpg (152479 bytes)  Shrine Upper Region 3 VG.jpg (149070 bytes)

  seaside with cliff.jpg (133706 bytes)  Shrine Upper Region 4 VG.jpg (149694 bytes)  Shea Butter.jpg (147088 bytes)  Small Boy Playing a Two String in Upper Region 2.jpg (144136 bytes)  

Ruins of an Old Compound Upper Region with Shrine 2 VG.jpg (138907 bytes)  Young Man Playing a 2 Two String in Upper Region 2.jpg (149396 bytes)  Gateway to Donkor Nsu.jpg (150657 bytes)  

1. Gonjey musician in upper region. 2. Burial grounds of enslaved Africans. 3. Akonnedi Shrine 
4. Entrance to dungeons at a Slave Castle. 5. Another entrance to dungeons at a Slave Castle.  6. Northern Ghana. 7. An Elder. 
8. Powerful Shrines in a village. 9. The seaside on a cool evening. 10. More Shrines 11. Shea Butter at the market. 12. A Fra - Fra musician. 
13. A very old shrine deep in the bush. 14. A young musician and storyteller in a village. 14.The entrance to "Donkor Nsu" Slave River.

 

Click Here To View A Short Clip From Our Last Journey To Ghana.

 

 

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The Dinizulu Center of African Culture & Research
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Jamaica, New York 11434
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E-mail: ghana2002@dinizulu.org

 

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