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Wednesday 20 April 2016

Wiyaala to perform at Queen Elizabeth II's 90th Birthday Party.

The British High Commission has confirmed on its official twitter handle @UKinGhana that Wiyaala will be performing to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday at The British High Commissioners residence in Accra on Thursday 21st April.

Wiyaala


Jon Benjamin, the British High Commissioner, who is known to be a big fan of the Upper West singer, also added on his twitter handle that Wiyaala will be singing both the Ghanaian and British national anthems as part of her performance with the Djimba World Band.

Queen Elizabeth II, born on the 21st of April, 1926 is the world's oldest reigning monarch since being crowned Queen of England and the British Commonwealth in 1952.


Queen Elizabeth II

In 1961, she visited Ghana despite the spate of bombing incidents in Accra protesting the rule of Kwame Nkrumah. The Queen attended many staged events and did original walkabouts whilst meeting organised groups of women, children and people from all walks of life.

Wiyaala rose to recognition in 2012 when she took first place in the Vodafone Icons reality show alongside her group Black n Peach. Now an established solo act famous for startling live performances and costuming of her own design, she will shortly embark on her first full European tour including a performance at the world famous WOMAD International Arts Festival in the UK.


source:ghanaweb

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