National Folklore Board (Ghana)

Folklore in Ghana is defined as set of traditional beliefs and customs of a community that may be preserved by an ethnic group or unidentified Ghanaian author.

[1] National Folklore Board is under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture as a state agency.

The National Folklore Board, is the statutory body established and mandated under the Copyright Act, 2005 (Act 690) (the “Act”), to administer, register, promote and protect Ghanaian expressions of folklore on behalf of the President and for the people of Ghana.

[2][3] The Board which consists of National Folklore Board, Chairperson, Copyright administrator, nominated individual by national commission on culture and six other persons.

It is composed of customs, arts (dramatic ),festivals, musical stories, proverbs celebrated over the years.