{
  "id": 12372630,
  "title": "Rex Omar takes Black Star Experience to World Music and Tourism Festival in Kinshasa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/rex-omar-takes-black-star-experience-to-world-music-and-tourism",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T11:58:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/rex-omar-takes-black-star-experience-to-world-music-and-tourism-festival-in-kinshasa/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ghanaian Presidential Staffer Rex Owusu Marfo, also known as Rex Omar, will take Ghana's Black Star Experience message to the World Music and Tourism Festival in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. The festival, running from October 8 to 10, 2026, aims to build bridges between peoples through tourism and music. Rex Omar, coordinator of the Black Star Experience Secretariat at the Office of the President of Ghana, will participate as a panellist, focusing on the promotion of the Democratic Republic of Congo as a tourism and cultural destination. The festival's theme, \"Tourism and Music: Building Bridges Between Peoples,\" highlights the relationship between music, culture, tourism and development. Rex Omar will contribute to the festival's international forum on tourism, culture, investment and creative industries, participating in the opening panel on October 9 titled \"Music, Heritage and Tourism: Turning Living Cultural Heritage into Sustainable Tourism Experiences.\" The panel will discuss musical heritage, destination identity, cultural attraction, intangible heritage enhancement, the role of artists and communities, and the contribution of cultural tourism to local development. Rex Omar's participation in the DRC reflects the growing interest in transforming living cultural heritage into sustainable tourism experiences. For Ghana, his presence at the festival places the country's creative economy and its approach to cultural tourism within a continental forum, reinforcing the idea of actively packaging, promoting and connecting culture to tourism, investment and international audiences.",
  "summary": "Ghanaian Presidential Staffer,Rex Owusu Marfo and highlife legend, popularly known as Rex Omar, is taking Ghana’s Black Star Experience message in music, culture and creative tourism to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where he will participate as a panellist at the second edition of the World Music and Tourism Festival in Kinshasa.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}