Arts for the Schools presents Okaidja Afroso, a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist form Ghana, West Africa, performs at 7 p.m. Friday, January 18, in the Community Arts Center.

Okaidja is an Afro-pop singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Ghana, West Africa. His unique artistic vision has led him to combine his native rhythms with unforeseen pairings of musical flavors. His sound is a spicy fusion of Ghanaian music with diverse cross-cultural influences. Although most of Okaidja’s hypnotic arrangements are sung in his native language, the meaning shines through. His calling and life purpose is to bring us all together so that we can laugh and grieve and dance and forge forward together, in community.