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Homowo festival

Children at the Homowo festival

Audio clip from the Homowo harvest festival, Teshie, Ghana. Homowo, meaning "mocking hunger", is a harvest festival celebrated annually by the Ga people of the greater Accra region. This festival also celebrates the beginning of the new year. To listen to this clip, your computer may need to have special audio software. You can download audio software for free at realaudio.com:

Photo for Oxfam GB by Penny Tweedie