Kobna Anan
Kobna Anan (David Longdon) is a Ghanaian actor and honorary cultural ambassador for Ghana .
Life
Anan belongs to the tribe of the Fante , whose language he also speaks. First he studied economics in Ghana, later acting and theater studies in Germany and England.
Anan has been performing in schools in German-speaking Europe since the late 1970s . With stories, games, singing, dancing and eating, he tries to convey insights into African culture . Anan's program includes the Ghanaian children's song Tsche Tsche Kule , the story The Song of the Colorful Birds and the rice dish Joloff .
Works
- How to cook African in Europe. A guide for everyone. , 1980
- with Thomas Imboden: Visiting Africa. Lesson for students from 7 to 18 years of age. Kobnan Anan from Ghana sings, plays, tells, dance, cooks. , Zurich: Swiss Committee for Unicef, 1986
- with Omari Amonde: The song of the colorful birds , Oberried: PAIS-Verlag, 2014, ISBN 978-3-931992-45-3
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c kobnaanan.de ( Memento from October 1, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ From Day to Day - The African Cultural Advisor Kobna Anan (David Longdon) . Austrian media library. August 14, 1984. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ↑ Jan Sting: A rich continent An association wants to enlighten . Cologne city indicator. October 7, 2008. Accessed July 19, 2020.
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SURNAME | Anan, Kobna |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Longdon, David |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ghanaian actor and honorary cultural ambassador for Ghana |
DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |