Jankalanga2027
Live highlife, drums and dance, and Ghana with people who know it. Dates and price are on the way. Put your name down and you’ll get them first.
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A band’s online show that became a festival
Jankalanga is highlife blended with traditional and contemporary African grooves, played live.
- 2018
OnlineThe band Wazumbians, led by Francis Chapman Abban-Hagan, known as Wazumbi, starts Jankalanga as a live show on Facebook. It draws more attention during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 2024
Accra, March 16It becomes a full live festival at +233 Jazz Bar & Grill, with Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, King Ayisoba and Dela Botri.
- 2025
Accra, March 22Back at +233, with King Ayisoba, Bessa Simons, and Fanta Cissokho from Senegal.
- 2027
Ghana, MarchOur journey. Festival date and lineup have not been announced yet. When they are, this list hears from us first.
Jankalanga is created by Wazumbians. Eye Open Afrika plans the journey, not the festival.
What we can tell you today
Decided
- Ghana
- March 2027
- A group journey with Eye Open Afrika
Coming soon
- Exact dates
- Price and payment plan
- Day-by-day itinerary
Why Ghana in March
Ghana celebrates Independence Day on March 6, and the whole month is known as Ghana Month. Jankalanga’s 2024 and 2025 editions both took place in March.
Places we love in Ghana. The 2027 itinerary is not set yet.
In August 2025, our Heart Forward 4.0 group traveled through Ghana together, from Cape Coast Castle to the gardens.
The photos on this page from Cape Coast and the garden path are from that journey.
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- We get in touch to learn what you’re looking for.
- Dates and the payment plan reach you before anyone else. Then you decide.
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Questions
Does joining the list cost anything?
No. There is no payment and no commitment. You’ll be among the first to get the dates, price and payment plan, then you decide.
I’ve never been to Africa. Is that a problem?
Not at all. You don’t need any prior travel to Africa.
Can I come on my own?
Yes. Solo travelers are welcome, as are couples, friends and groups.
What is usually not included?
On our past journeys, flights, visas, vaccines, travel insurance and personal expenses were not included. The 2027 details come with the dates.
How can I reach you?
Call +1 (929) 799-1102 or email connect@eyeopenafrika.com.