Ashanti regional town of Obuasi will be the Centre of attraction as it’s Bissa Youth comes up with a traditional dancing event on Saturday as part of activities to mark the coronation of the Bissa Chief of the town.
It’s an action-packed night concert that will allow spectators enjoy some of Bissa’s most alluring visual treats.
Kir Ahmed Dabre will officially be installed on Sunday as the new Bissa Chief of Obuasi, followed by the inauguration of the Obuasi Bissa Youth Association.
His investiture comes five months after accepting the Bissa leadership mantle, replacing late Kir who died in March.
The Traditional Dancing event will be heralded by an early morning coronation parade across the principal streets of the town.
The two-day event is expected to bring thousands of people to the Gold-mining town with the rich Bissa culture being on displayed to tell a unique story of the one of Mande ethnic group in Ghana.
Bissa traditional dance comes rare, but Obuasi remains one of the few areas in the Southern sector having its own standby Bissa Dancing troop.
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Kir Ahmed Issah Dabre together with his appointed elders will go through formal investiture to begin a new era of leadership to the Bissa people in the mining town.
The event involves the coronation of a chief, a Queen mother and Youth leader, and will later be supported by other Leadership.
The event involves the coronation of a chief, Queen Mother and Youth Chief.
The ceremony to be held at the Zongo Playing Ground will see the display of the beautiful Bissa culture to add more colour to the event
It is expected to attract a huge presence of people, with many traveling from far and near to witness the inauguration of new set of leaders for Bissas.
Story Abdul Malik Guerni
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