Call for applications: Oroko Radio residency in Ghana

The not-for-profit internet radio station was founded in 2021 to provide a platform for African and diasporic creative communities while amplifying emerging talent outside of the mainstream,

Since its establishment, Oroko Radio has featured high-profile residents including DJ and academic Kobby Ankomah Graham, rapper and activist Wanlov and Afro-folk artist Tommy WÁ.

Requirements:

• Anyone is eligible to apply. However, priority will be given to Africans and the diaspora, particularly applicants based in Accra.
• Applications can be made in English or French.
• Interested participants must include detailed descriptions of the format of the show that they would like to create, as well as the themes or topics.
• The show doesn’t need to be a DJ mix. Applicants can play full songs without transitions, talk in between, host a talk show, or put together sound collages.
• Preference will be given to shows that are different from the station’s current show list, or present new perspectives.

The application deadline is 10 January 2023.

For its launch in December, the station will host a series of panels, pop-ups and events, as well as DJ workshops for minority communities.

“We aim to reclaim and recentre narratives from the African and diasporic artistic communities, with a particular focus on local perspectives in Accra, in addition to cultivating and nurturing relationships with like-minded projects across the globe,” the station said. “Oroko Radio will shine a spotlight on alternative sounds and thoughts coming from and influenced by the continent.”

Interested listeners can subscribe to Oroko Radio via Patreon.

“Throughout the history of the continent, music has always been a tool to communicate,” co-founder Nico Adomako said. “This is what Oroko wants to build upon. We are aiming to set up a platform that amplifies and connects independent artists from all over Africa and the diaspora, a platform from which we can share our stories, visions, and experiences to tackle the issues we care about.”

View the original call here.