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In 1977, he retired from the civil service and returned to music. But his later years were most noteworthy for the work he did in teaching other musicians. King's house in James Town, Accra, became the home base for as many as seven bands, all of whom benefited from his experience, leadership and instruction. When he died in 1997, he left ...
This is a list of notable past and present musicians in Ghana This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Music portal This category is for articles about musicians from Accra , a city in the Greater Accra Region of the African country of Ghana . Pages in category "Musicians from Accra"
Since 1966 and the fall of President Kwame Nkrumah, many Ghanaian musicians moved abroad, settling in the US, and UK. High-life bands arose like Sammy Kofi's (also known as Kofi Sammy). In 1971, the Soul to Soul music festival was held in Accra. Several legendary American musicians played, including Wilson Pickett, Ike and Tina Turner and ...
Mensah was born at Accra, in the Gold Coast, West Africa. [5] His early education took place at the Government School, Accra, and later at Accra High School.At the age of 12 he learned to play flute in the Government School band and in 1932 he began playing piccolo and flute in the Accra Orchestra, a schoolchildren's band.
Wulomei play old Ga and Liberian sea shanties, gome songs, and the kolomashie and kpanlogo recreational songs of Accra and also Akan highlife music. To portray the band's indigenous orientation, Wulomei's performers wear the white or yellow cloth and frilly hats of the Wulomei or traditional priests and priestesses of the Ga people of Accra.
Osibisa has been credited with introducing African music to European and North American audiences [10] with their fusion of African and Western music styles. [11] The band's style encompasses elements of rock, progressive rock, acid rock, Latin, jazz, afro-funk, jazz fusion, soul, highlife, reggae, calypso and pop.
Ayisi pronounced 'ayisi' is a Ghanaian music artiste born in Accra, capital of Ghana. Music begun at an early age through his father who was a drummer in a band and had a vast collection of music, aiding and introducing Ayisi to a broader knowledge on different genre of music.