E.K. Nyame

b. Dec 1927, Kwahu, Ghana, d. 19 January, 1977, Accra, Ghana. Along with E.T. Mensah, Nyame was among the godfathers of contemporary Ghanaian highlife music. His particular contribution was the combining of rural ‘hand wines’ music typically performed with a vocalist associated himself on classical guitar, and performed on street sides and in pubs, and ‘concert celebrations’ – a peculiarly Ghanaian combination of play and music performed by touring troupes in villages in the united states. Nyame’s fusion of both arts will be up to date by bands just like the African Brothers in the 60s and 70s. The music of the first concert celebrations was essentially traditional western ballroom music: foxtrots, quicksteps and ragtimes learnt from United kingdom Army marching rings and records performed by Western european settlers. Nyame africanized the concert party through the use of hand wine-based music and rejecting British vocabulary lyrics and talk towards indigenous Ghanaian dialects. A self-taught guitarist, Nyame became a member of his first music group, Appiah Adjekum’s Music group, in 1948. In 1951 he still left to create his very own group, the Akan Trio, where he initial combined palm wines music as well as the concert party. The technology was an nearly immediate achievement, and was followed by countless various other highlife bands. Through the 50s Nyame documented over 400 78 rpm discs for Western world African Decca, Queenaphone and HMV Information and through them developed a popularity throughout western world Africa. He became Leader Nkrumah’s most liked musician and followed him on many condition visits (a lot of Nyame’s music and plays acquired supported Nkrumah as well as the self-reliance movement through the final many years of United kingdom colonial guideline). When he passed away in 1977 Nyame’s body was organized on a fantastic bed and he was presented with circumstances funeral went to by around 10, 000 people. Unfortunately, non-e of his many information have to time been issued beyond Africa.