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00:00Over 20 years ago, I was based in South Africa.
00:05Reporting from across the continent for the BBC.
00:08It's Big Papa. Here's the news.
00:10It was an unforgettable experience.
00:13Roll up, roll up.
00:15But I've always wanted to come back.
00:19Milton.
00:20And find out more about the Africa.
00:25We rarely see on TV.
00:26One mistake, I'll clap you.
00:28Oh my, what?
00:29I better...
00:30I can't make a mistake then.
00:31Now, I'm travelling across this fast...
00:35To discover why life can feel so much bigger and bolder here than ever.
00:40Anywhere else on earth.
00:41I'll be uncovering some deep family roots.
00:44You have to run...
00:45I'm from Africa.
00:45I knew I was a warrior god.
00:48And getting the chance to...
00:50Live life local style.
00:51Woo!
00:54As I...
00:55Experience the speed.
00:56Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
00:58The sights.
00:59Cheers.
01:00Check out that view.
01:01And the soul.
01:02I'm from the city.
01:03Hey!
01:05Of this vibrant and varied land.
01:07Oh, look at that.
01:08Animals crossing the road.
01:10Join me on my African adventure.
01:15See you next time.
01:15Everybody ici.
01:25Apply.
01:27Meet.
01:28Library.
01:28Save me.
01:29I'll be trouvé.
01:30I'm from Canada.
01:30Clockwork.
01:31Spotify.
01:32Spotify.
01:32Mad zorra.
01:33Mexico.
01:34Southamérica.
01:35Coffee.
01:35Make.
01:36Particip.
01:36Person.
01:38Western Africa.
01:39Florida.
01:40BSES PO Vander.
01:41Attend.
01:42ŘŻ.
01:42As you may as Bohem.
01:44Save.
01:44Yes.
01:30Farewell to South Africa.
01:31I've travelled 3,000 miles north to Ghana.
01:35There are so many strong connections between...
01:40West Africa and the Caribbean, where my parents are from.
01:42So perhaps it's not surprising that I feel...
01:45...at home here.
01:46But it also helps that Ghanaians are so incredibly...
01:50...welcoming and friendly, possessed of a love for life that is utterly...
01:55...contagious.
02:00Sometimes called West Africa's golden child.
02:05Ghana is known for its deep history.
02:07Miles of glittering beaches and...
02:10...rich culture.
02:15The beachside capital of...
02:20Accra is home to over 2 million people.
02:23It's packed with vibrant art.
02:25Hustling traditional markets and high-rise modernity.
02:30While I'm here, I'll be meeting the designer who turns the clothes...
02:35...we chuck away into new styles.
02:37So these are shirts too?
02:38Yeah, these are men's shirts.
02:40Absolutely amazing.
02:41Getting creative with what really is the final word...
02:45...in art.
02:46That looks like the Bible to me.
02:47That's a Bible.
02:50And later, I'll be learning some moves from a man who's danced with Beyoncé.
02:55But first, I want to discover the local...
03:00...is a year.
03:01.
03:02.
03:03.
03:05James Town Harbour is one of the most famous
03:10of the oldest parts of Accra, once a seat of British colonial power, it's now home to
03:15a vibrant community making a living from the sea.
03:20Look at the fish.
03:25Smoked, I suspect.
03:30Salted, which is how I would normally have salted fish, salted cod.
03:33Beautiful.
03:35I'm here to meet two men on a mission to bring Ghana's undisputed
03:40and discovered cuisine to the world.
03:42Chefs.
03:43Yes, yes.
03:44Two chefs for the price of...
03:45I've won.
03:46I'm Clive.
03:47Welcome.
03:48Good to see you, man.
03:49I'm your chef.
03:50Chef Abiro.
03:50Nice to meet you.
03:51Chef Roby.
03:52Chef Roby.
03:53All right, all right.
03:54Listen, I have not seen...
03:55so much fish outside the sea in my life.
03:58What's interesting is so much of it...
04:00is clearly smoked.
04:02So why is smoking fish such a...
04:05prevalent part of the diet here?
04:07Yeah, I mean, first of all, like preservation.
04:09Ways of...
04:10being able to preserve it and not be 100% reliant on electricity.
04:13Okay.
04:14So if smoking...
04:15it's like an option.
04:16So that helps preserve it.
04:17Right.
04:18So fish, important part of the culture.
04:20100%.
04:21Absolutely.
04:22And an important part of the diet as well.
04:24Yeah.
04:25Some of the drive.
04:25fish are even converted into fish powder.
04:27Fish powder.
04:28Yeah, because we have a very important...
04:30black pepper sauce.
04:31Black pepper sauce.
04:32Yeah.
04:33My mouth's watering already.
04:34Yeah.
04:35And yes.
04:35The main ingredient is the fish powder.
04:37Wonderful.
04:38Well, I'm looking forward to tasting some of this famous fish.
04:40Yeah.
04:41Looking forward to it.
04:42Yes.
04:43Looking forward to it.
04:44Yes.
04:46Close to three million people.
04:48About 10% of Ghanaians.
04:50are supported by the fishing industry.
04:52A lot of the workers are women.
04:55They're...
04:55They don't usually work on boats.
04:57Instead, many start their shift before dawn.
05:00smoking the fresh catch in huge drums.
05:02Let's have a look.
05:04Let's have a look.
05:05Oh, yes.
05:06Oh, look at that.
05:07So, what fish is this?
05:08Oh, look at that.
05:09So, what fish is this?
05:10This is my...
05:11Yes.
05:12Right.
05:13Right.
05:14Okay, now...
05:15We've heard about this before.
05:16Yeah.
05:17This is mackerel.
05:18Yes.
05:19But you just said...
05:20Salmon.
05:21Salmon.
05:22Yeah.
05:23And that has now been misinterpreted as salmon.
05:25Salmon.
05:25Right.
05:26So, if I go to the market...
05:27Yeah.
05:28And I ask for mackerel...
05:29You're gonna...
05:30I'm gonna give you the one in a can.
05:31In a can.
05:32In a can?
05:33Yeah.
05:34So, how long does it take?
05:35To smoke a mackerel?
05:36It...
05:37It depends on...
05:38I know...
05:39Three and a half hours.
05:40Yes.
05:41And how many fish do you smoke...
05:42Each day?
05:43Fish are like...
05:44Three.
05:45I know...
05:46I know...
05:47I know...
05:48I know...
05:49And then this goes straight...
05:50To the market?
05:51Market.
05:52Before 12 o'clock...
05:53I'll go market.
05:54Before lunch...
05:55Lunchtime.
05:56And...
05:57Is it your whole family?
05:58Do they do this?
05:59Do they smoke the fish?
06:00My mother...
06:01Your mom?
06:02Is that your mom on the phone?
06:04No, but...
06:05Maybe my sister.
06:06That's your sister?
06:07Is your sister smoking fish?
06:08Yes.
06:09She does it too?
06:10Yes.
06:10Oh, the whole family does it?
06:11Yes.
06:12Oh, right.
06:13So it's a family enterprise.
06:14Smells good.
06:15Recently, there's been a campaign to move this process...
06:20into more conventional ovens...
06:22for health and environmental reasons.
06:24But many believe...
06:25this will negatively impact the authentic flavors...
06:28created by the wood-burning grill.
06:30And before this freshly smoked catch is brought to market for the...
06:35lunchtime rush...
06:36we need to buy some ourselves.
06:38How much is this?
06:39All right.
06:40How much is that in...
06:41dollars or pounds?
06:42Um...
06:43Like eight pounds.
06:44That's really...
06:45really good for good quality fish.
06:46Yeah.
06:47Freshly smoked.
06:50Okay.
06:51Are you wrapping it in paper just like fish and chips?
06:53Yeah.
06:54Yeah.
06:55Yeah.
06:56Yeah.
06:57Yeah.
06:58Yeah.
06:59Yeah.
07:00And Robi are based at the Ghana Food Movement.
07:03A gastronomic hub not far from the...
07:05market that aims to promote a fair, sustainable and healthy landscape for everyone.
07:10So now we're going to make kenge.
07:12As mean for fermented corn dough, we're going to make kind of like...
07:15a dumpling.
07:16Okay.
07:17And then it's going to be eaten with the fish.
07:18Mm-hmm.
07:19And then a pepper...
07:20sauce.
07:21Brilliant.
07:22.
07:25Just mix it all in.
07:26Yeah.
07:27Kenke is a staple dish here in Ghana.
07:30No...
07:30the meal is complete without it.
07:31And there's a group of hungry people waiting in the dining area.
07:35So I better not mess this up.
07:36Do you want to taste it?
07:37Tell you how sour it is.
07:38Yes.
07:39The booster.
07:40It should be sour.
07:41God, yes.
07:42That's what you're looking for in a good corn dough.
07:44It should be sour.
07:45It tastes slightly sort of fizzy.
07:46Yes.
07:47And that's the fermentation.
07:48That's the fermentation.
07:49Yeah.
07:50Right.
07:50This is looking pretty good now, I think.
07:51Yeah.
07:52Our Kenke mixture now has the right consistency...
07:55so it's onto the stove for a few minutes.
07:58Next is the grinding of the pepper.
08:00Grinding of the pepper.
08:00One might ask, why not toss all this into the blender and just blend it out?
08:04Well, yeah.
08:05No.
08:06Doing it on the Attenwebel is all about connecting with the food.
08:09Okay.
08:10Blender hot.
08:10He has no feelings.
08:11No feelings, man.
08:12You have feelings.
08:13Femme grip.
08:14Femme grip.
08:15I've got a firm grip.
08:16And then in and out.
08:18Yeah.
08:19I feel like I'm a master chef.
08:20I've got a firm grip.
08:21I'm a master chef.
08:22He's a master chef.
08:23He's a master chef.
08:24He's a master chef.
08:25He's a master chef.
08:25the mixture is heated it's added to the rest of the fermented corn this is where the
08:30love comes man yeah rolled into balls and then wrapped in
08:35corn husk before being steamed i've got perfect kinky balls right yeah
08:40yes
08:45all that's left is to quickly fry the smoked fish we bought earlier
08:50this this is good is this done do you think yeah okay and then you place it in the in the leaf
08:55yeah here we go
09:00the ghana food movement is a meeting place for young chefs
09:05food producers scientists and entrepreneurs they know their onions and they're about
09:10to taste what we've rustled up hello everybody
09:15hey i hope you're hungry
09:20mackerel tuna cake
09:25special sauce that i mixed up myself everybody go for it
09:30dig in dig in okay
09:35okay so everyone what do you think
09:40This is what the locals would call
09:42Komikala
09:45That means
09:47I think that means good
09:49Yeah
09:50Komikala
09:52Fantastic
09:54Mmm
09:55Like everyone here
09:56Founders Lydia and Amy
09:57Think Ghanaian food is ready to take on the world
10:00I did a life-changing journey through Africa which opened my eyes
10:05To the abundance of the continent
10:07And also to the underutilized ingredients
10:10That we have
10:11As a movement we're just trying to show that
10:13Whether it is Kenke
10:15Or Panku
10:16Or Fu Fu
10:17Or just using crops in a new way
10:19In a five cores
10:20Seven-course meal
10:21We can do all of that
10:23Just based on our local ingredients
10:25Congratulations to you all
10:27For getting Ghanaian food a little bit more
10:30Thank you
10:31Thank you
10:32Pleasure
10:33Thank you
10:34Komikala
10:35Cheers everybody
10:38Cheers
10:39Cheers
10:40Cheers
10:42Cheers
10:43Cheers
10:44Cheers
10:45And now that I've had a great lunch
10:46I'm ready to explore
10:48I've been told to head for a tissue
10:50ngwa an apparently ordinary suburb where african art and creativity
10:55taken an unusual turn lawrence hey come upstairs
11:00the artists here work in wood and
11:05paint creating unique designs that represent the recipient's personality and
11:10dreams these are fantasy coffins
11:15what an amazing workshop thank you so much and these are all
11:20coffins everything how long have you been in this business um actually this is
11:25where i grew up so growing up you learn how to use the tools yeah so i've been in
11:43you
11:30in this all my life that looks like the bible to me that's the bible and the people so
11:35of pick their own styles what they want we do um fantasy coffins
11:53you
11:40it's based on what you do um for a living yeah as a profession
11:58you
11:45have you thought of what to be buried in when you pass away it's not something i give much
12:03you
11:50it's not something i've thought to but if you say that it's linked to your profession then maybe
11:54i don't know
12:02you
12:04you
12:06you
12:08you
12:10you
12:12you
12:14you
12:16you
12:18you've got some amazing coffins this for instance this is for a nurse
12:32you
12:34you
12:23a nurse uh sure a student in the us right can i see inside
12:27sure
12:28What does it look like inside?
12:29Wow.
12:30Go.
12:31There we go.
12:32There we go.
12:33Wow.
12:34Very plush.
12:38And then we have a shoe.
12:42Someone.
12:43We have requested being buried in a shoe.
12:45For a shoe maker, we normally do this.
12:47It's a cobbler.
12:48Yes.
12:49And then you go under there.
12:50And that's it?
12:51Yes.
12:52Oh, right.
12:53What's this one?
12:54200 to this note.
12:55Money.
12:56Yes.
12:57So you can make anything.
12:58Yes.
12:59Absolutely anything.
13:00Anything.
13:04With death, the one thing we can all be sure of.
13:07Lawrence and his wife.
13:08His team of craftsmen are always busy making between two and three hundred fan.
13:13To see coffins each year.
13:14They're currently working on a car designed for a local mechanic.
13:18So this, clearly with the grill on the front, that's the bottom of the car.
13:22Yes.
13:23Right.
13:24Okay.
13:25You've got the wheels on already.
13:26So you just need to do the interior.
13:27Interior.
13:28So how much would this kind of coffin cost?
13:33It cost about a thousand dollars.
13:36So a thousand US dollars.
13:37That's not true.
13:38It's cheap.
13:39One person doesn't buy a coffin.
13:40Right.
13:41It's the whole family that buys a coffin.
13:43I use the coffin.
13:44Everyone clubs together.
13:45Yes.
13:46A bespoke design takes three to four.
13:48Four weeks to complete.
13:49Here we go.
13:50All the way down.
13:51Yeah.
13:52All the way down.
13:53Yeah.
13:53And many families plan well in advance to make sure their loved ones get the send off
13:58they.
13:58They deserve.
13:59It must give you a lot of satisfaction then because they're sent.
14:03They're sending off their relative into the afterlife.
14:05You know.
14:06In a good way.
14:07It's my responsibility.
14:08To build a nice coffin for the deceased.
14:11Right.
14:12So whenever.
14:13The family says the coffin they are really happy.
14:16Yeah.
14:17And they appreciate the work.
14:18I do.
14:19You feel good.
14:20Yes.
14:21I never thought.
14:23I've been making coffins.
14:24Here you are.
14:25And here I am.
14:26Making coffins.
14:27Yeah.
14:28There you go.
14:29I'd love to see it.
14:33With the top on.
14:34Can we do that?
14:35Yeah.
14:38Okay.
14:39So let's see what this looks like.
14:41Okay.
14:42From this side.
14:43Okay.
14:44Okay.
14:45Okay.
14:46Got it?
14:47Okay.
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16:04Hi.
16:05How are you?
16:06It's great to see you.
16:07Yeah.
16:08Welcome to Kanta Manu.
16:08Good work.
16:09I tell you, I haven't been to a clothing emporium as amazing as this since Bolton Market.
16:13She's on a mission to turn unwanted garments into statement pieces.
16:17Let me get this.
16:18straight.
16:19This would be stuff that people give to charity shops maybe?
16:22Yes.
16:23And it's...
16:23It's not sold?
16:24Yes.
16:25It's cleaned, it's ironed, it's...
16:26Yeah.
16:27They put in a lot of...
16:28They're demanded to even...
16:30That's how you can see them really nicely.
16:32Yeah.
16:33Like...
16:33It's great.
16:34No.
16:35It hasn't come like this.
16:36Ghana is one of the world's top-down...
16:38destinations for what's known as dead stock.
16:41About 15 million discarded...
16:43From t-shirts to trench coats...
16:45Arriving Ghana every week.
16:47Many from the...
16:48UK.
16:49About 30,000 people work here...
16:53Including stall holders like Zabs.
16:55She buys 55 kilogram bales.
16:58All she knows is they contain men's, women's or children's clothes.
17:02Like this one.
17:03So how much did the bale cost?
17:05Seven thousand.
17:06So that's what?
17:08Three hundred...
17:09Four hundred US dollars?
17:11About five hundred US dollars.
17:13Five hundred US dollars.
17:14Five hundred US dollars?
17:15Yes.
17:16I do pray before I open the bale.
17:17Well you've spent...
17:18Five hundred US dollars.
17:19I mean, yeah.
17:20I pray too.
17:21A huge amount.
17:22Absolutely.
17:23Oh my word.
17:24Okay.
17:25Well...
17:26Are you gonna pray?
17:27Yes.
17:28I'm praying with you.
17:29I'm praying with you.
17:33With prayers offered up, it's time to find out if anyone was listening above.
17:38Bye.
17:39Bye.
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17:43Bye.
17:43Bye.
17:44Now you've taken the binding off.
17:45I see.
17:46It's from the UK.
17:47It's a British one.
17:48I'm sure everything will be fabulous in there.
17:51Fabulous.
17:53This one is good.
17:54That looks good.
17:55In the fair selection.
17:56That looks good.
17:57In the fair selection.
17:58To you.
17:59Yes.
18:00So that didn't sell in the charity shop, but it's gonna sell here.
18:03Thousands of miles away in Ghana.
18:04So that goes in that bag.
18:05Yes.
18:06Okay.
18:07That's the good bag.
18:08Yes.
18:08Zabs divides the contents into four bags.
18:11Bag one is for the best quality.
18:13Pieces while bags two and three hold lower grade items.
18:16And a fourth bag for the.
18:18Those that can't be saved.
18:19There's the stain there.
18:20Yes.
18:21Ah.
18:22You train die.
18:24On a good day.
18:25Zabs can expect to make around $50 in profit.
18:28From a bail like this.
18:29So.
18:30Fingers crossed.
18:31Not too many pieces end up.
18:32In that.
18:33In that fourth bag.
18:34So yeah.
18:35I hope.
18:36As you keep.
18:38Going down.
18:39There's more good stuff.
18:40Yes.
18:41You've done well so far.
18:43Without a good day.
18:44Uh and a half a year.
18:45Yeah.
18:46Oh yeah.
18:47Deleted entended.
18:48Oh yeah.
18:49Oh yeah.
18:50Oh yeah.
18:51Oh yeah.
18:52I don't want to go.
18:53How's it going.
18:54I get somebody.
18:55No.
18:56Oh yeah.
18:57Oh yeah.
18:58Oh yeah.
18:59Oh yeah.
19:00I got a good story.
19:01I got goosebumps.
19:02Yeah.
19:03Oh yeah.
19:04Oh yeah.
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19:06Oh yeah.
19:07Oh yeah.
19:08Oh yeah.
19:09Oh yeah.
19:10Yeah.
19:11Oh yeah.
19:12Oh yeah.
19:12Oh yeah.
18:48Unsellable clothes that can't be mended are being
18:53dumped at a rate of up to half a million items a week the sheer numbers are over
18:58overwhelming government landfill sites so many end up in open spaces and on
19:03beaches
19:07Fafa is part of the
19:08or foundation which is tackling this issue by helping young creators turn
19:12these items
19:13into irresistible fashion
19:16so this is where we
19:18do magic
19:19this is where the magic happens
19:21exactly
19:22yes
19:23all the creativity all the ideas
19:25exactly
19:26put together all the sewing machines and everything
19:28it reminds me of my mum's front room
19:33so this will usually come in as white shirts
19:37so the
19:38these are all white shirts
19:39yes
19:40these are all white shirts
19:41mostly they are stained
19:43or overused
19:44and
19:45yeah they call us afraid
19:46and everything
19:47yes exactly
19:48look at that
19:49yes
19:50so these are shirts
19:51yeah these are men's shirts
19:52yes
19:53amazing
19:54and the way it's rouge
19:55yes
19:56it's rouge
19:57got that from my mum
19:58at least you learned something
19:59at least you learned something
20:00I learned something yeah
20:01yes
20:03and these enterprising fashionistas even have a surprise in store for me
20:08my very own African fugu
20:10a kind of traditional pullover
20:12but
20:13this one is made from discarded sportswear
20:15so I see a bit of Nike
20:17Adidas
20:18yeah
20:18yes
20:19I am going to be the belle of the ball whenever I wear this
20:20I know
20:21well there's no such thing as a
20:23free fugu
20:24and this isn't finished yet
20:26so maybe about here
20:28yes
20:29yes
20:30yes
20:31yes
20:32yes
20:33yeah
20:34that's not too bad is it
20:35we're getting a sense of the
20:36sense of the outline of the garment
20:38yes
20:39yes
20:40it's just so amazing that these are discarded
20:43items
20:44and you're making it into a wonderful work of art
20:47yes
20:48I think
20:48yes
20:49Mina how am I doing
20:50great
20:51tell her tell her I'm good
20:52I'm good
20:53he's trying
20:54see
20:55you're trying
20:56see
20:57there you go
20:58do you think I could work in your
21:00atelier
21:01yes exactly
21:02you could
21:03yes
21:04yes
21:05as I leave it to the professionals to finish on
21:08getting an education on what rejected clothes can be turned into
21:12this particular
21:13one
21:14is
21:15cotton
21:16fiber
21:17right
21:18so we blend it and mix it with
21:18cassava starch
21:19hydrate it and then we make this
21:23panels
21:24that we can use for
21:25for anything
21:26anything
21:27and a hanger too
21:28hanger
21:29hangers
21:30furniture
21:31I never knew my old
21:33t-shirt could be so versatile transforming into bottle holders and table mats
21:38who knew someone throws away a sweaty shirt in England and it ends up here
21:43yes
21:44a wonderful beautiful table mat
21:46yes
21:47back in the workshop
21:48my African fugu made from thrown away sportswear is ready
21:52so
21:53we welcome
21:54S Balkan
21:55with
21:56you
21:57the
21:58truth
21:59unsurately
22:00through
22:01ties
22:02who
22:03are
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22:10who
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21:58Oh, thank you.
21:59It looks wonderful.
22:01Have your Jamaican flag.
22:02Yeah.
22:03Yes.
22:04I've got to try it on.
22:05Yeah, you have to.
22:06I've got to try it on.
22:07Okay.
22:08Here we go.
22:08Okay.
22:09So.
22:10So, yes.
22:11There you go.
22:12What do you think guys?
22:13Totally nice.
22:14Yes.
22:15Yes.
22:16Yes.
22:17It looks so good.
22:18Looking good.
22:19Yeah.
22:20Yeah.
22:21So give us a 360.
22:23There you go.
22:24Yes.
22:25There you go.
22:26I'm going to have to get a .
22:28photograph.
22:29Yes.
22:30For my mum.
22:31She will love to see me in this.
22:33So.
22:34Hello, everybody.
22:35Hi.
22:38Bye.
22:39Bye.
22:40Bye.
22:43Bye.
22:44Bye.
22:45Having got styled up, I'm ready to make some moves.
22:48Bye.
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23:35Bye.
23:36Bye.
23:37Bye.
23:38Bye.
23:39How did that come about?
23:40What happened?
23:41I was just doing my thing.
23:43Yeah?
23:43A very young guy trying to make it with dance.
23:46Yeah.
23:47Just doing my thing, posting.
23:48And then I saw this challenge.
23:51So when you say it's a challenge, it's what?
23:53People have to come up with a dance routine.
23:55Everyone on every dance around the world come up with a dance routine.
23:58So I did my thing.
23:59Yeah.
24:00And then I got a message from one amazing choreographer.
24:03He was like, we've watched your video.
24:05We kind of like you.
24:06We want you to be in the video.
24:08And when you sold out, what did you think?
24:09I was like, a young guy from Ghana with big .
24:13Yeah.
24:14Now I'm about to be in a video.
24:16Yeah.
24:17With Beyonce.
24:23And that Beyonce video catapulted him to fame, especially in Ghana.
24:27He's got.
24:28He's got over 2.3 million Instagram followers.
24:33His choreography draws on a traditional style.
24:38called Azonto.
24:39Azonto is a dance journal that was brought by.
24:43The people living in the coastal area of Ghana.
24:45Like the Jamestown.
24:46The Labadi.
24:47Yeah.
24:48It was the way of life.
24:49They just gather one night.
24:50Uh-huh.
24:51Just play music.
24:53And then they just be moving.
24:54Right.
24:55Doing Azonto in different styles.
24:56Right.
24:57It's something to keep them up.
24:58You know.
24:59And like bring fun.
25:00Right.
25:01This is how it's done.
25:02One.
25:03Two.
25:03Two.
25:04I'm sure you've come across this dance.
25:05One.
25:06Two.
25:07So you want to go.
25:08In.
25:08In.
25:09Out.
25:10Out.
25:11Your hand just has to be.
25:12Mine's got to be here.
25:13Yeah.
25:13So you want to go.
25:14In.
25:15Two.
25:16And out.
25:17Out.
25:18Out.
25:18One more time.
25:19Down.
25:20Down.
25:21Now a little funkiness.
25:23The hips are moving, the hips are moving, the shoulders grooving.
25:28I'm cooking in the stove.
25:33Oh, thank you, oh, thank you, thank you.
25:38It says people are watching, I'm available.
25:40Bless this, love, love, love, love, love.
25:42Oh, man.
25:43Oh, man.
25:46Lloyd and his crew have taken...
25:48...in these traditional moves and modernize them into fresh viral routines.
25:53Now I've shown my potential, I'm ready to join them in my new gear.
25:58I'm ready.
25:59I'm ready.
26:00I'm ready.
26:02I'm ready.
26:03I'm ready.
26:06That's awesome, that's awesome.
26:08Notice how it's done.
26:09I'm going to do a little preview of it.
26:11Let's go.
26:12Five, six, seven.
26:13One, two, three.
26:14Over and one, two, three.
26:18Over.
26:19Ask, ask why.
26:20Over and one, two, three.
26:23Over.
26:24Now I'm going to use our left.
26:26Are you good?
26:27Yes.
26:28I'm good.
26:29Let's go.
26:30Five, six, seven.
26:31One, two, three.
26:32Over.
26:33Over and one, two, three.
26:35Let's sing Big Brother Clam.
26:37We'll do it.
26:38One, two, three.
26:39One, two, three.
26:40One, two, three.
26:41Go!
26:43One, two, three!
26:45One, two, three!
26:47One, two, three!
26:48And one, two, three, oh!
26:53I've certainly discovered some Ghanaian rhythm, but now it's...
26:58It's time to stand back and see how these moves become a tightly choreographed routine.
27:03Yes, yes, yes, yes.
27:05Nah, ah, ooh, I be like, yeah!
27:08I didn't believe I was a doctor.
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28:12If you enjoyed that, you can press the red button now to see all episodes of my...
28:17...African Adventure, only on BBC iPlayer.
28:22To be with B, you run through the line with what, yeah.
28:25Don't let nobody play with your company.
28:27To be with B, you run through the line with what, yeah.
28:32To be with B, you run through the line with what, yeah.
28:37To be with B and you run through the line with what, yeah.
28:42See you next time.
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