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A man playing an acoustic guitar in front of a blue background during a performance in Denver.

Okaidja Afroso hails from a family of storytellers and musicians from a fishing village on Ghana’s west coast.

“They have been the sole practitioners of our culture,” said the 48-year-old musician, who plays an acoustic guitar with nylon strings and percussion instruments. “I have come to really appreciate and also maintain the culture.”  

Afroso’s sound is unique — he combines ancestral traditions and contemporary African music. And he sings in his native Ga, the national language of Ghana.

“When I perform, it’s time…