Kenneth Kwaku Avotri Kafui 1951-2020 Ghanaian composer and musicologist, Kenneth Kafui was a lecturer in music theory and composition at the music department of the University of Ghana, Legon. He was also the Director of Abibigromma Theatre Group of the University of Ghana. He composed works for choir, orchestra, solo piano, organ and traditional African instruments. He also composed for the orchestra of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation during the late 1970s; was choirmaster for the Madina Evangelical Presbyterian Church and Hohoe Evangelical Presbyterian Church; and played organ for the Trinity College, Legon. Kafui is known for creating new concepts and genres in African art music such as the Pentanata, the HD-3 form, and Drumnata. ***Content for the Daily Showcase social media series is obtained from information found online and is presented for educational and informational purposes only. Please let us know if you would like to delete, edit, correct or provide an attribution to a post by emailing us at [email protected]. We also encourage you to contact us at this same email address to inform us of other outstanding Black classical instrumentalists and/or composers, conductors and administrators whom you recommend we feature in the Daily Showcase.***
12
0.57%
Cost:
Manual Stats:
Include in groups:
Products: