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Submitted by webmaster on Thu, 05/27/2010 - 15:59
Posted by WorldBank — October 31, 2008
Video Summary:
"Ghana's landmark presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on December 7, 2008, and many Ghanaians and friends of Ghana have course to worry about the country's ability to remain the oasis and beacon of peace in a hitherto stormy neighborhood.
Over the past few months, the electioneering process has been beset with many reports of violence, fighting and profound bickering. Even during intra-party primaries, some people have been reported to have lost lives. The good thing is that Ghanaians by their nature are very peaceful and peace loving, so it is not a surprise that many initiative have already sprung up with the aim of promoting peace. With the slogan GHANA FIRST WE LOVE PEACE, the United Ghanaian Artistes for Peace (UGAP), featuring all the winners of the prestigious MUSIGA 2007 Awards and other leading Ghanaian artistes first worked very hard to produce a Peace Song entitled We Love Peace - which is gradually becoming a hit, and a video to match, which is currently being played on all TV stations in Ghana.
Some of the popular names on the Train are Diana Hopeson, Amandzeba, Shasha Marley, Kwaw Kesse (Abodam), Adane Best, Ohemaa Mercy, Chemphe, 5 Five, Spirit, Wutah, Kitchen, Blaq Swede, Sherifatu Gunu, Rev Lenny Akpade, Grace Ashey, Ceasar, Slow Gem, Philipa Berfi, Jane and Irene, Reggy Zippy, Isaac, Cee, Ampong, A.B. Crentsil, Patty, Okuraseni Samuel, Jerry Borketey, and the indomitable King Ayisoba."
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Posted in 2009:
SAORI58 -Thank you for sharing this with us!
i love this song. let me put this movie on my FB page :) i'd like to share it with my international friends!!!
xx saori(Tokyo, Japan)
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ispyb-beautiful song.
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AMA6Fosu-Wonderful l only hope as this creates the awareness and the need for peace the other structures would ensure there is fairness and justice in everything that we do from now and after the elections
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ogyta3-I know Ghana will make it we are peace we love peace and we will remain peace forever
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Nsroma-lovley track. Why didn't they write the name of the last artist? I think it's Alfred of TV3 Mentor? Respect.
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sweetsweetsour-the world bank is corrupt!
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kkmozato-it's beautiful and inspiring but if all these words end on our lips without living what we are proclaiming i am sorry. All the best during the next presidential elections. from djmozato in the diaspora.
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pbaiden-All these will be fruitless if the law enforcemnet agencies do not assert themselves above partisanship.
Lets laws work and stop this gimmickery.
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kkmozato -it's beautiful and inspiring but if all these words end on our lips without living what we are proclaiming i am sorry. All the best during the next presidential elections. from djmozato in the diaspora.
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logicstal-Some of the musicians have join hands with some politicians so they have no moral right to preach peace to us instead they should talk to these politicians who want to win through any means. The initiative is laudable but those musicians politicians have be little the whole idea. I think next time musicians that are neutral should be used.
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obengj1-(logicstal)
i dnt agree with ur point of view but i could understand where ur comin from. im sure every ghanaian, atleast those of us who are fortunate enough to have seen the video appreciates these artists for buryin their differences and joined together to make such a hot track.
i believe if all artists in ghana were to refrain from singin songs for our sister's to shake what their mama gave them and switched to peaceful songs like this, then maybe jus maybe,PEACE!! could be achieved
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kakompo-God bless Ghana. Our musicians have shown such a positive attitude. That is all we need. awesome track . beat is wicked !
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cinqo20020- ghanaaaa ooooo ghana......RESPECT 4 ma PEOPLE
......PEACE 4 LIFE.......
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trigga1uk-a lot of people are aware of the world bank and what it does to exploit african resources.
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chocorella-i'm to proud of ghana than word can say
love & rep ghana till i die
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ankomaah- GOD BLESS GHANA
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JUS09TO-i love this song n all ma favorite musicians r in it...just love it...go Ghana
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Konfricky-Ghana we luv u, i'm proud to be a Ghanaian
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dinkaboy007- this make me a proud ghanaian, good moral people,dignity, respect to one onother and love for all which the whole world lack. thanks to the singers
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junglejammin-Why are you PROUD??
It took the World Bank to sponsor a peace song.
Something that should have been done by Ghanaians.
Sorry, i dont think that there is pride in that at all.
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junglejammin-@dinkaboy007
Nationalistic sentiments should never have to be assisted with external funding, the funding should have been acquired from those who voice their patriotism passionately. Secondly do not compare commercial sponsorship with this effort, they are two very different things. [Posted in 2010]
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dinkaboy007-I get your point, but we are talking about a third world, and a developing country which is in a continent prone to war and corruption, my point is getting the message across and not where the money comes from. [Posted in 2010]
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Posted in 2009:
natrualolive-i love Ghana !!
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dinkaboy007- my dear friend, there is no problem for the world bank sponsoring such a good song, sponsorship can come from enywhere where it is available.
There are lots of companies here in the uk ,and yet it takes an company (AIG) to sposor a the biggest and the wealthiest and the best team in te world
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kakompo- Yea that's right. Get sponsorship where ever it could be gotten. The musicians have done so well to come together like this. The one who wrote this piece also did very well.
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KinshipWAMBaGhanaba-Cool song. nice touch and well produced
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lightfoot500- Beautiful. spread this energy all over Africa.
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LADSAR-happy 52nd independe day
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stodybrown19-4real ghana is my mater lan u know wat am saying