{"id":14279,"date":"2019-03-08T22:51:53","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T22:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=14279"},"modified":"2019-03-08T22:51:53","modified_gmt":"2019-03-08T22:51:53","slug":"wiyaala-celebrates-african-women-with-song-on-intl-womens-day-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=14279","title":{"rendered":"Wiyaala celebrates African women with song on Int\u2019l Women\u2019s Day [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wiayy.png\" alt=\"Wiyaala\" width=\"595\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wiayy.png 595w, https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wiayy-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/wiayy-301x300.png 301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>International Women\u2019s Day 2019 is here and Wiyaala is out with \u2018She\u2019s A Woman\u2019 a brand new video celebrating her African sisters.<\/p>\n<p>The internationally renowned Ghanaian singer who lives in Funsi, the Upper West village where she grew up, recruited an army of local women to star in a vibrant and celebratory music video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe song is intended to commend the lives of everyday African women\u201d, Wiyaala said, \u201cI want the world to see we are as capable, strong, energetic and as joyous as our sisters around the world. We are also part of the conversation that aspires to peace, equality and the opportunity to live in a stable world where all women get a fair chance in life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018She\u2019s a Woman\u2019 was directed by Wiyaala and produced by Djimba World Productions at Funsi in the Upper West Region of Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>The song, written and composed by Wiyaala and Melissa Van Der Spuy, was recorded and produced by Jurgen Von Wechmar at Sunset Recording Studios in South Africa and will be released under the Djimba World label later this month.<\/p>\n<p>Wiyaala, often referred to as the \u201cLioness of Africa\u201d, has in recent years emerged as a leading personality on the African continent in music, women and children\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, Wiyaala was included in BBC News list of celebrated African women alongside Ilhan Omar, the first Somali-American to be elected into the US Congress and Ethiopia\u2019s first female president, Sahle-Work Zewde.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013<\/p>\n<p>By: citinewsroom.com | Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Women\u2019s Day 2019 is here and Wiyaala is out with \u2018She\u2019s A Woman\u2019 a brand new video celebrating her African sisters. 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