Joseph Hanson Kwabena Nketia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Joseph Hanson Kwabena Nketia

ethnomusicologist

Date of Birth: 22-Jun-1921

Place of Birth: Mampong, Ashanti Region, Ghana

Date of Death: 13-Mar-2019

Profession: composer, university teacher, musicologist, ethnomusicologist

Nationality: Ghana

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Joseph Hanson Kwabena Nketia

  • Joseph Hanson Kwabena Nketia, (22 June 1921 – 13 March 2019) was a Ghanaian ethnomusicologist and composer.
  • Considered Africa's premier musicologist, during his lifetime, he was called a "living legend" and "easily the most published and best known authority on African music and aesthetics in the world", with more than 200 publications and 80 musical compositions to his credit.

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