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John Collins (born 1944) is a UK-born guitarist, harmonica player and percussionist who first went to Ghana as a child in 1952 for a brief period and later became involved in the West African music scene after returning to Ghana in 1969. [2] He is a naturalised Ghanaian. [3]
There are many styles of traditional and modern music of Ghana, due to Ghana's worldwide geographic position on the African continent. [1] [2] [3] The best known modern genre originating in Ghana is Highlife. [4] For many years, Highlife was the preferred music genre until the introduction of Hiplife and many others. [5] [6]
2007 June - Ghana discovers oil in commercial quantities. The oil reserves total 3 billion barrels. John Evan Atta Mills, former President of Ghana. 2008 December - John Atta Mills elected president. [11] 2009 July - US President Barack Obama visits, making the first Sub-Saharan country to be visited by the 44th President of the United States. [12]
John William Hansen (23 February 1927 – 7 April 2012) popularly known as Jerry Hansen was a Ghanaian highlife musician. He was a singer, a composer, an arranger, a saxophonist and a pioneer of highlife music. [1] He was the bandleader and founder of the Ramblers International Band. [2]
More recently he has been made an honorary life member of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music, along with such distinguished names as Professor J. H. K. Nketia and John Collins. In February 1991, in recognition of his services to music and to his country, Koo Nimo received the prestigious Asanteman award from the ...
Ghana is a country of 33.48 million people and many native groups, such as: [1] [2] The Akans in the center and South of the country, The Ga and Adangbe in, around, and East of Accra ,
1955 – Ghana International School founded. 1956 Accra Central Library established (approximate date). Ghanaian Arts Council headquartered in Accra. [24] 1957 6 March: Accra becomes capital of independent Republic of Ghana. [2] State House, National Museum of Ghana, and Independence Arch built. [25] [26] Catholic Holy Spirit Cathedral opened.
The area of the Republic of Ghana (the then Gold Coast) became known in Europe and Arabia as the Ghana Empire after the title of its Emperor, the Ghana. [1] Geographically, the ancient Ghana Empire was approximately 500 miles (800 km) north and west of the modern state of Ghana, and controlled territories in the area of the Sénégal River and east towards the Niger rivers, in modern Senegal ...