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Odambea

Fante · Fante / Central Region, Ghana · Festival

Odambea is the annual festival of the Nkusukum Traditional Area (Saltpond area), Central Region, held towards the end of August. The name is glossed as 'strengthened link' or 'fortified link', and the festival commemorates the people's migration from Techiman, with durbar, drumming and dancing.

The Odambea festival brings the Nkusukum towns together each August.

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