Also known as: Rex Omar Entertainment journalist
Head of Ghana's Black Star Experience Secretariat, criticized for lack of progress on tourism, culture and arts transformation mandate.
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Joy Online
… Then there was the launch on 1st May 2025 at the Black Star Monument, and the Coordinator, Rex Omar, outlined a list of things that would be done under that umbrella. …
Kwame Dadzie: Dear President Mahama, scrap ‘Black Star Experience’Daily Guide
Kwame Dadzie and Rex Omar Entertainment journalist, Kwame Dadzie, has called on government to scrap the Black Star Experience Secretariat and reassign its head, Rex Omar, to another department. …
Scrap Black Star Experience Secretariat – Kwame DadzieThe Chronicle
… If that is how production was done back then, we wouldn’t be talking about the timeless records of our legends like Kwadwo Antwi, Daddy Lumba, and Rex Omar. …
D-Cryme urges Ghanaian artists to focus on timeless songsJoy Online
… And I even called somebody to reach out to Mr Rex Omar. It was a three-way call. …
NPP government supported comedians more than NDC – Lekzy DeComicJoy Online
… Among those who attended were Yvonne Nelson, Van Vicker, music duo Keche, Rex Omar, Obour, Eunice Banini, Jackie Appiah, Captain Planet of 4×4, businessman Ibrahim Mahama, Selassie Ibrahim, Nana Ama McBrown, Adjetey Annan, Roselyn Ngissah and John Dumelo, the Member of Parliament …
Choirmaster bids emotional farewell to late wife Beverly AfagloJoy Online
… Presidential Aide and Coordinator of the Black Star Experience Rex Omar, H.E. Meredith Naakai Lamptey, Ghana’s Permanent Delegate to UNESCO in Paris, and H.E. …
Highlife to the World campaign for Black Star Experience 2027 launched in BarcelonaDaily Guide
… Presidential Aide and Coordinator of the Black Star Experience, Rex Omar; Ghana’s Permanent Delegate to UNESCO in Paris, Meredith Naakai Lamptey; and Kalsoume Sinare Baffoe, all pledged their support to ensure “2027 sees Highlife colours flying high as we gear up for Ghana @70.” …
Highlife To The World Kicks Off In BarcelonaJoy Online
… It will include Bessa Simons (President, Musicians Union of Ghana), Maame Efua Houadjeto (CEO, Ghana Tourism Authority) and Rex Omar (Black Star Experience Coordinator). …
Highlife is ours, and nobody can deny that – MUSIGA PresidentDaily Guide
… Rex Omar (BlackStar Experience Coordinator). Others are Gideon Aryeequaye (Executive Secretary of Creative Arts Agency), Verus Nartey (CEO, Showbiz Africa & Made in Ghana Consulting Ltd), and Eric Acquah (CEO of Benayacon Entertainment). …
Ghana To Launch Highlife Campaign In SpainDaily Guide
… Rex Omar (BlackStar Experience Coordinator). Others are Gideon Aryeequaye (Executive Secretary of Creative Arts Agency), Verus Nartey (CEO, Showbiz Africa & Made in Ghana Consulting Ltd), and Eric Acquah (CEO of Benayacon Entertainment). …
Ghana To Launch Highlife Campaign In SpainKwame Dadzie, in an open letter to President Mahama, calls for the scrapping of the Black Star Experience—a campaign initiative promised to position Ghana as a Culture, Arts, and Tourism brand—citing five months of inactivity and a lack of clear execution that suggests the NDC may complete its term without making meaningful progress on the project.
17 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Kwame Dadzie, in an open letter to President Mahama, calls for the scrapping of the Black Star Experience—a campaign initiative promised to position Ghana as a Culture, Arts, and Tourism brand—citing five months of inactivity and a lack of clear execution that suggests the NDC may complete its term without making meaningful progress on the project.
17 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Kwame Dadzie has called on government to scrap the Black Star Experience Secretariat and reassign its head, Rex Omar, to another department, arguing that one year after its inauguration the secretariat has failed to deliver on its original mandate to transform Ghana's tourism, culture and creative arts sectors and has instead become merely a name for projects the agencies were already undertaking.
13 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
Rapper D-Cryme has urged musicians to invest more effort in their craft and create quality records that remain relevant years after release, warning against producing songs that quickly lose relevance. He contrasted the limited technology available in 2000 with today's advanced tools including smartphones and AI, arguing that ease of production has led to "fast food music" that fades within months.
11 August 2026 · The Chronicle →
Ghanaian comedian Lekzy DeComic says the previous NPP government paid more attention to comedians and the entertainment industry than the current NDC administration, noting that the NPP government helped facilitate comedians' travel to the USA for Ghana Week celebrations in Washington, DC, while the current government appears indifferent to the comedy sector.
9 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Musician Choirmaster delivered a final tribute at the funeral service for his late wife, actress and entrepreneur Beverly Ama Afaglo-Baah, on Saturday at the State House in Accra, remembering her as a loving, generous and faithful woman whose strength and compassion transformed his life.
9 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's "Highlife to the World: Black Star Experience 2027" campaign was officially launched in Barcelona on 2 August 2026, marking the start of a global initiative to promote the country's iconic music genre ahead of its 70th anniversary celebrations. The campaign will feature workshops, masterclasses and concerts across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas.
6 August 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's Creative Arts Agency officially launched the 'Highlife to the World – The Black Star Experience 2027' campaign in Barcelona on August 2, 2026, to promote Ghana's iconic highlife sound globally through workshops, masterclasses and concerts across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas as part of activities marking Ghana's 70th independence anniversary.
6 August 2026 · Daily Guide →
The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) President Bessa Simons announced the 'Highlife to the World' campaign to promote Ghana's Highlife music, which UNESCO inscribed on its Intangible Cultural Heritage List in December 2025. The campaign will be formally launched at a Barcelona concert on August 2, 2026, with rollout beginning in March 2027 alongside Ghana's 70th Independence Anniversary celebrations.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana will hold a concert in Barcelona on August 2, 2026, to launch the 'Highlife to the World – BlackStar Experience 2027' global campaign, promoting and preserving Ghana's UNESCO-inscribed Highlife music and dance ahead of a worldwide rollout beginning in March 2027.
17 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
Ghana will launch the 'Highlife to the World – BlackStar Experience 2027' global campaign with a concert in Barcelona on August 2, 2026, featuring Ghanaian artists including Stonebwoy, Obrafour, and others. The campaign, organised by the Ghana Embassy in Madrid and partners, aims to promote and preserve Ghana's UNESCO-inscribed Highlife music and dance ahead of a worldwide rollout in March 2027.
17 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
Veteran musician Rex Omar has called for a fundamental shift in public attitudes towards sanitation, urging Ghanaians to embrace cleanliness as a continuous civic responsibility rather than only after disasters. He stressed that maintaining clean surroundings must become an integral part of the country's culture to tackle recurring flooding and sanitation challenges, remarks made during the National Clean-up Exercise in flood-affected communities following the June 29 floods.
11 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Bridge54, in partnership with Black Star Experience and Kuriftu Resorts, organised Ghana Month in Ethiopia, bringing together tourism leaders, government officials, businesses, and creatives from both countries to showcase Ghana's culture, products, tourism potential, and investment opportunities to an East African audience. The initiative included participation from Ghana's investment and tourism authorities, as well as senior Ethiopian tourism officials.
15 June 2026 · Joy Online →