Palm Wine II

Palm Wine II

• Ghana
  • 1926 Kwame “Sam” Asare
  • 1950’s Kwaa Mensah
  • Konimo (Daniel Amponsah)

Notes:

Ghana

1926 “Sam” Kwame Asare - Recorded “Yaa Amponsah” in London on the Zonophone LabelKwaa Mensah - Nephew of Sam brought Guitar into adaha music.“The Grandfather” of Palm-Wine1951 - Recordings. Toured in Concert PartyReleased over 400 78 rpmsDied 1991Konimo (Daniel Amponsah ( 1934- )

• Graduate at Kumansi University
• “Curator” of Palm-Wine Style
• Chemistry Department at the University of Science and Technology
• Studied at the University of Salford, UK with a scholarship also helped prepare several programmes of music for the BBC.

Nigeria

Ibo - “Ibo Minstrel” style