For the past eight years at the end of every August the James Town suburb of Ghana's capital Accra has been taken over by the Chale Wote street art festival. During the festival, thousands of people, including local celebrities, artists, musicians, boxers and everyday revellers, move up and down the streets mostly by foot and at times on roller skates or unicycles.
The act of walking is crucial to the festival. During Chale Wote walking takes the form of chiefs' processions, priests' meditative movement through specific sites, and personal expressions of creativity and fashion. This surge of movement reflects the Ga words "chale wote" which mean "friend, let's go".
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