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Goldstar Air, Ghana’s award-winning and wholly-owned airline, has graciously sponsored the inaugural edition of OUR MUSIC FESTIVAL at the Alliance Francaise in Accra. The festival may well be characterized as Ghanaian music, whether traditional or mainstream, and it has come to honor all of these varied strands and help take them to new heights.
The goal of Goldstar Air’s commercial operations is to quickly develop the underserved Ghanaian tourism industry, so the airline supported the festival, which is a platform for Ghanaian artists with different approaches to the music they make to showcase their stuff and remind the world of some of the appealing melodies that abound in Ghana.
Our Music Festival is the innovative dream of Ekow Alabi Savage, a Berlin-based virtuoso drummer of Roots Anabo Band, better known as Ekowmania, who announced the great live musical performance, which was hosted at the Alliance Francaise auditorium, together with partners and sponsors.[ads3]
This first performance was intended to be a recurring yearly event that would be digitally streamed live across the world, with the resulting Highlife, Afro Reggae, and other Ghanaian fusion rhythms + of Vintage, but evergreen Pat Thomas, Ekow Alabi, who sings his own songs, and ‘Evangelic’ K.K. Kabobo in his distinctive abstract voice
Other performers on the night were the legendary guitarist Akablay N. Abiza, Queen Elivava, Nana Serwaa Korankye, and others. The show also featured ace drummer Nii Ayi Brown’s Holland-based Macabo Band’s new dimension in Ghana, rendering their Ga folk and ‘Funkyfied’ Kolomashie tunes and perfectly left indelible marks on the minds of people here and around the world.
Recently, Ghanaian carrier Goldstar Air (GSA) and the Government of the Republic of Liberia (GOL) have signed a strategic partnership to revive the National Airline of the country. The New National carrier of the Republic of Liberia has been named and branded as LONE STAR AIR (Wings of Liberia).[ads4]
The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Dr. George Manneh Oppong Weah is keen to create more jobs for the citizens of Liberia by reviving the national carrier which ceased trading about Thirty years ago (1990), so after some years of consultation, His Excellency has settled on Goldstar Air management services. The President deems it necessary to initiate plans for dedicated aviation driven development as a strategic goal of using it as a driver of social-economic transformation and the major objective of Lone Star Air business operations is to attract more visitors to Liberia and in order to achieve this, the marketing strategy will be instituted on the characteristics of the low-cost carriers package and tours operation methodology which has to date been successful in North America and Europe.[ads1]
The President stated during a meeting with some of his Ministers of State and Goldstar Air officials prior to the signing ceremony that the airline will provide the Liberian aviation community with the opportunity to share and disseminate vital industry information in order to strengthen and improve the air industry, as well as link it to national development, which will create jobs for the youth.
As part of the joint venture with the government, Goldstar Air Management Services will ensure that the right goods, in the right quantities, in the right condition, are delivered to the right place at the right time for the right price, taking into account that our primary focus as a trendsetting airline will be to focus on top quality, short turnaround time, promoting highly competitive prices, and ensuring excellent customer service.
The Liberian Transport Minister, Honourable Samuel Wlue, signed the MOU on behalf of the Liberian government, and Goldstar Air’s Executive Chairman/CEO, Mr. Eric Alfred Bannerman, signed on behalf of the airline.
Honourable Eugene Nagbe, Liberian Minister of Information, Honourable Mawine Diggs, Liberian Minister of Commerce and Industry designate/Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maxwell Anafo of E-Station Cargo, and Jibiao Ye of E-Station Cargo were among those in attendance.
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