1997 in Ghana details events of note that happened in Ghana in the year 1997.
In addition, several other places observe local holidays, such as the foundation of their town. These are also "special days."
Ghana i/ˈɡɑːnə/ is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. The word Ghana means "Warrior King" and is derived from the ancient Ghana Empire.
Ghana was inhabited in pre-colonial times by a number of ancient predominantly Akan kingdoms, including the inland Ashanti Empire, the Akwamu, the Akyem, the Bonoman, the Denkyira, and the Fante among others. Non-Akan states created by the Ga also existed as did states by the Dagomba. Prior to contact with Europeans trade between the Akan and various African states flourished due to Akan's gold wealth. Trade with European states began after contact with the Portuguese in the 15th century, and the British established the Gold Coast Crown colony in 1874 over parts but not all of the country.
The Gold Coast achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957, becoming the First sub-Saharan African nation to do so from European Colonialism. The name Ghana was chosen for the new nation to reflect the ancient Empire of Ghana, which once extended throughout much of west Africa.
Duncan Williams (born 17 April 1986 in Douglas, Cork, Ireland), is an Irish rugby union player for Munster in the RaboDirect Pro12. He plays as a Scrum-half.
Williams made his Munster debut against Connacht in December 2009.He made his Heineken Cup debut against London Irish in October 2010.Williams also started against Australia in Munster's historic 15-6 victory over them in November 2010.He scored his first try for Munster in their 35-12 win against Scarlets in September 2011.He signed a two-year contract extension with Munster in March 2012.He started for Munster A in their 31-12 2011-12 British and Irish Cup Final win against Cross Keys on 27 April 2012.
Abedi Ayew ( /æˈbeɪdɪ/ /æˈjjuː/ a-BAYDI a-YEW), known professionally as Abedi Pele (born 5 November 1964) is a former Ghana International football player and captain. Having been given the nickname "Pelé" in recognition of his superior ability that evoked comparisons to Brazilian great Pelé, he found fame in France's Ligue 1 with Lille OSC and Olympique Marseille.
Three of his sons, Ibrahim, André and Jordan also became Internationals for Ghana, in which Ibrahim and André were selected for the FIFA World Cup 2010.
Abedi Ayew was born into a family in a small village called Kyebi near Dome at the northern outskirts of Accra.
Abedi Pele was one of the pioneers of African football in Europe. One of the first great African players to make an impact on European club football, he played for teams in Switzerland, Germany, Italy and most famously France where he was very instrumental in Marseille's prominence in the European Champions League during the early 1990s. Amongst his international accolades, he was often included in FIFA "All-star" selections and captained the African all-stars in their victory over their European counterparts in the Meridian Cup of 1997.
Erica Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971), better known by her stage name Erykah Badu /ˈɛrɨkə bɑːˈduː/, is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, record producer, activist and actress. Her work includes elements from R&B, hip hop and jazz. She is best known for her role in the rise of the neo soul sub-genre, and for her eccentric, cerebral musical stylings and sense of fashion. She is known as the "First Lady of Neo-Soul" or the "Queen of Neo-Soul".
Early in her career, Badu was recognizable for wearing very large and colorful headwraps. For her musical sensibilities, she has often been compared to jazz great Billie Holiday. She was a core member of the Soulquarians, and is also an actress having appeared in a number of films playing a range of supporting roles in movies such as Blues Brothers 2000, The Cider House Rules and House of D. She also speaks at length in the documentary Before the Music Dies.
Erykah Badu was born Erica Abi Wright in Dallas, Texas, on February 26, 1971. Her mother raised her and her brother and sister alone; their father, William Wright, Jr., had deserted the family early in their lives. To provide for her family, the children's grandmother often helped looking after them while Erykah's mother, Kolleen Maria Gipson (Wright), performed as an actress in theatrical productions. Influenced by her mother, Erykah had her first taste of show business at the age of 4, singing and dancing with her mother at the Dallas Theatre Centre. Erykah Badu was the owner of Focal point in Dallas, Texas.
Everybody at the party is a many sided polygon
When a guest arrives
They will count how many sides it has on
Standing by the window over there
There is a shape with four sides, so it's a square
And the one who has nine is looking fine
And its name is Nonagon
Everybody turns just in time to see the pentagon arrive
Counting up the sides, it is clear the pentagon has five
Chatting in the kitchen we see
There is a triangle whose sides number three
And is talking to the shape that has nine
Who is known as Nonagon
Nonagon
Nonagon, lets in a guest who has shown up late
Its name is Octagon and its sides add up to eight
Turning the music on is a six sided hexagon
And they all get in a line and do
A dance called, 'the Nonagon
The Nonagon
[Intro/Verse1]
It's been so long,
that I haven't seen your face,
I'm trying to be strong,
but the strength I have is washing away.
it won't be long,
before I get you by my side,
& just hold you, tease you, squeeze you, tell you whats been on my mind.
[Chorus]
I wanna make up right now na na,
I wanna make up right now na na,
wish we never broke up right now na na,
we need to link up right now na na,
I wanna make up right now na na,
I wanna make up right now na na,
wish we never broke up right now na na,
we need to link up right now na na,
[Verse2]
Girl I know, mistakes were made between us two,
& we showed,
our eyes that night, even said somethings weren't true,
why'd you go?
I haven't seen my girl since then,
why can't it be the way it was,
cause you were my Homie, lover, and friend...
[Chorus]
I wanna make up right now na na,
I wanna make up right now na na,
wish we never broke up right now na na,
we need to link up right now na na,
I wanna make up right now na na,
I wanna make up right now na na,
wish we never broke up right now na na,
we need to link up right now na na,
[Bridge]
I can't lie, [miss you much]
watching everyday that goes by, [ I miss you much ]
til I get you back I'm gon' try, [ yes I miss you much ]
cuz you are the apple of my eye, [ girl I miss you much ]
I can't lie, [ I miss you much ]
watching everyday that goes by, [ I miss you much ]
til I get you back I'm gon' try, [ yes I miss you much ]
cuz you are the apple of my eye. [ girl I miss you much ]
[Chorus]
I wanna make up right now na na,
I wanna make up right now na na,
wish we never broke up right now na na,
we need to link up right now na na,
I wanna make up right now na na,
I wanna make up right now na na,
wish we never broke up right now na na,
we need to link up right now na na,
[Outro]
I want you to fly with me, [ want you to fly ]
I miss how you lie with me, [ miss how you lie ]
just wish you could dine with me, [ wish you could dine with me ]
the one that'll grind with me, [ said the one that will grind with me ]
I want you to fly with me, [ want you to fly ]
I miss how you lie with me, [ ohh miss how you lie ]
just wish you could dine with me, [ wish you could dine ]
the one that'll grind with me. [ ohh the one that'll grind]...
[Chorus]
I wanna make up right now na na,
I wanna make up right now na na,
wish we never broke up right now na na,
we need to link up right now na na,
I wanna make up right now na na,
I wanna make up right now na na,
wish we never broke up right now na na,
You landed in my life
Like a new and brighter light
That made all my past seem in shadow
I always used to believe
That beauty was skin deep
But I need a new word to describe you
And the time that it took to take down the wall
Was the that it took for me to fall
Hopelessly weak
No one can take you away from me now
Don't worry if they take me away
No one can take you away from me now
Don't matter how long we have to wait
The days before you came
Were really all the same
A greyness I used to call freedom
Endless nights out with the boys
The boasting and the noise
To think that I ever believed them
No one can take you away from me now
Don't worry if they take me away
No one can take you away from me now
Don't matter how long we have to wait
I don't care what they think
You're all I believe in
I carry you here
And there's something of you
In everything I love
No one can take you away from me now
Don't worry if they take me away
No one can take you away from me now
Don't matter how long we have to wait
I am the one
I am the only one that I care about
She is the one
She was always the one to go running around in another land
She go home
I am the one
I am always the one that I recognise
And you are the one for me
Always the one
I go running around in another land
I go home too
Will you miss me when I'm gone?
I'll take on to know that I was so
If you want to run away
I'll take back all that I'll say
I'll take on to know that I was so
I am the one
I am always the one to be recognised
She was the one
She was always the one to go running around in another land
She go home too
Will you miss me when I'm all gone?
I'll take on to know that I was so
Well you want to run away
I'll take back all that I'll say
I'll take on to know that I was so
I saw the full moon sinking
I saw the full moon sinking
If you want to run away
I'll take back all that I'll say
I'll take on to know that I was so
Well she wants to look away
She wants to run away
I'll take on to know that I was so
I saw the full moon sinking
Don't be afraid he said
When he took his hand
Slowly drove him mad when
He filled his head with sand
No one knew
Not even mother dear
She just cleaned her shelves
Her mind was struck with fear
Several years went by but
Nothing changed at all
Once I thought I heard the boy cry
Thought he took a fall but no
No one knew
What went on
Until it was too late
He shot him
No one knew
Anything about you
No one knew
Anything
And in the end
Everything seemed lost
He could not defend
Oh, his right to live
No, no, no, no
No one knew
Anything about you
No one knew
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na ...
Can't stand your nagging any more
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na ...
Can't stand your nagging any more
Hey boy now just listen to me
Stop playing with me, you're not funny
Completely fed up with your bore
Can't stand your nagging any more
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na...
Can't stand you're nagging anymore
Na, na, na, na, na, na, na...
Can't stand your nagging anymore
I was head over heals in love
Don't get your nickers in a twist
I should tell you where to get off
Just wanna be alone at least
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na ...
Can't stand your nagging any more
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na ...
Can't stand your nagging any more
Please stop chatting me up baby
Don't wanna be yours, I wanna be free
You make me loose all my control
Can't bear your cheating any more
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na ...
Can't stand your nagging any more
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na ...
Can't stand your nagging any more
Please stop chatting me up baby
Don't wanna be yours I wanna be free
You make me loose all my control
Can't bear your cheating any more
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na ...
Can't stand your nagging any more
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na ...
I got a car and it doesn't drive
all over town
but with the right attitude it's gonna come alive
all over town
I'll hit the gas and drive so fast
they'll all respect me when they can't catch me
NO ENGINE, NO PROBLEM
GOT A DREAM, GASOLINE, GOING ANYWHERE
NO ENGINE, NO PROBLEM
GOT A DREAM, GASOLINE, GOING ANYWHERE
every day of my life I work on that car
all over town
and then the harder I work the more it seems to break down
all over town
I hear them laugh whenever they pass
but they'll all respect me when they can't catch me
NO ENGINE, NO PROBLEM
GOT A DREAM, GASOLINE, GOING ANYWHERE
NO ENGINE, NO PROBLEM
GOT A DREAM, GASOLINE, GOING ANYWHERE
but one day I'll ride off in the sunset, sayonara to the 4B exit
from the parkway, to the turnpike, the expressway, they're all alike
but I'm different, I am desert, headed west bound with the top down
I'll send postcards, best wishes, dropping all hits, there will be no misses
NO ENGINE, NO PROBLEM
GOT A DREAM, GASOLINE, GOING ANYWHERE
NO ENGINE, NO PROBLEM
GOT A DREAM, GASOLINE, GOING ANYWHERE
ONE DAY I'LL RIDE OFF IN THE SUNSET