The culture of kelewele, speaks to sweetness in life....sweet can be hot, sweet can be spicy and salty too. Sweetness is dessert: the extra, the bonus; the icing on the cake and the cherry on the pie! So when life feels right, and the job is well done, and it seems like the pay is enough for the budget, then come night time, after supper is done......the stars are out and the moon has a place in the heart of the sky, then take a shower and change your clothes, call for your friends, and take a stroll along the road, to the crossroads where small oil lanterns compete with urban neon lights...
At the street corner,
where cars go slow
there, people gather
in great Accra city
chatter and laughter
fill the spaces
between faces
senses awaken,
to Daavi's deep frying,
as particles of aroma
assail smellbuds and tastebuds
we're under the power of love and kelewele.
The waiting is as good as the eating,
the walking is as good as the talking
love is in the air
and it tastes a lot like kelewele!
Adwoa Badoe
At the street corner,
where cars go slow
there, people gather
in great Accra city
chatter and laughter
fill the spaces
between faces
senses awaken,
to Daavi's deep frying,
as particles of aroma
assail smellbuds and tastebuds
we're under the power of love and kelewele.
The waiting is as good as the eating,
the walking is as good as the talking
love is in the air
and it tastes a lot like kelewele!
Adwoa Badoe
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