Biography of J. H. Kwabena Nketia

J. H. Kwabena Nketia (* 22. June 1921 in Mampong; † 13. March 2019 in Accra) was a ghanaischer Musikethnologe und Komponist. He was 97 years old. His education included SOAS, University of London, Birkbeck, University of London, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, Columbia University, Juilliard School, Northwestern University and Presbyterian College of Education, Akropong. He worked at University of Ghana, University of California, Los Angeles and University of Pittsburgh. His awards include Prince Claus Award, Distinguished Africanist Award and Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences.