The Lawra market is a major trading post in Lawra in Upper West Region of Ghana. [1]
Lawra is a small town and is the capital of Lawra district, a district in the Upper West Region of north Ghana.
The Upper West Region of Ghana is located in the north-western corner of Ghana and is bordered by Upper East region to the east, Northern region to the south, and Burkina Faso to the west and north. The Upper West regional capital and largest settlement is Wa. Upper West is the youngest region, created in Ghana by the then Head of State, Flight-Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings in 1983 under the Provisional National Defense Council (PNDC). The area was carved out of the former Upper Region, which is now the Upper East Region.
Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean, in the subregion of West Africa. Spanning a land mass of 238,535 km2 (92,099 sq mi), Ghana is bordered by the Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, Togo in the east and the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean in the south. Ghana means "Warrior King" in the Soninke language.
Adjágas, from Sápmi, Norway are Sámi joikers, Lawra Somby and Sara Marielle Gaup with a band of musicians. The group's name Adjágas is a Sámi word describing the mental state experienced between waking and sleeping.
The Jirapa/Lambussie District is one of the nine (9) districts in the Upper West Region of north Ghana. The capital is Jirapa.
The Lawra District is one of the nine (9) districts in the Upper West Region of north Ghana. Its capital is Lawra.
The Quintet is an album by V.S.O.P. It was compiled from two concert performances: one at the Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley, on July 16, 1977; the other at the San Diego Civic Theatre on July 18, 1977. The musicians were Herbie Hancock on keyboards, Freddie Hubbard on trumpet and flugelhorn, Tony Williams on drums, Ron Carter on bass, and Wayne Shorter on tenor and soprano saxophones. The recording was originally released in October 1977 as a 2-disc LP by Columbia Records.
Tempest in the Colosseum was recorded on July 23, 1977 in the Den-En Colosseum in Tokyo, Japan. Musicians for this performance were Herbie Hancock on keyboards, Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Tony Williams on drums, Ron Carter on double bass, and Wayne Shorter on tenor and soprano saxophones. The album was released in late 1977 only in Japan by Columbia.
Totos District is one of six districts of the province Cangallo in Peru.
Boo is an onomatopoeic word for a loud, startling sound, as an exclamation intended to scare, or as a call of derision.
Lawra-Nandom is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Lawra-Nandom is located in the Lawra district of the Upper West Region of Ghana.
Jirapa is the capital town of the Jirapa District in the Upper West Region of Ghana.
Third Plane is an album by jazz bassist Ron Carter, released on the Milestone label in 1977. It features performances by Carter, Herbie Hancock and Tony Williams.
The Kobine festival is celebrated by the chiefs and peoples of Lawra in the Upper West Region of Ghana. The festival is celebrated in the month of September every year.
Nandom is the capital town of the Nandom district of the Upper West Region of Ghana.
Bede Ziedeng is a Ghanaian politician. In 2008, Bede Ziedeng contested the Lawra-Nandom Parliamentary election on the ticket of the Democratic Freedom Party but lost to Hon. Ambrose Dery of the New Patriotic Party. Bede Ziedeng served as the General Secretary of the Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) in 2006.
The Great Jazz Trio at the Village Vanguard Vol. 2 is a live album by the Great Jazz Trio; pianist Hank Jones, bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams, recorded in 1977 for the Japanese East Wind label.
Lawrani is a 4,024-metre-high (13,202 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Luribay Municipality, northeast of Luribay.
Lawrani is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia which reaches a height of approximately 3,990 m (13,090 ft). It is located in the Oruro Department, Nor Carangas Province.
Anthony N-Yoh Puowele Karbo is a Ghanaian politician and member of Parliament. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and the deputy minister for Roads and Highways in Ghana.
Lawra is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Lawra is located in the Lawra District of the Upper West Region of Ghana.
Nandom is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Nandom is located in the Lawra District of the Upper West Region of Ghana.
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