Joe Mensah | |
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Origin | Ghana |
Died | 2003 |
Genres | Highlife |
Occupation(s) | Singer, musician |
Joe Mensah (died 2003) was a Ghanaian singer and musician. [1] [2] Described as a music icon of Ghana, [3] he is one of the progenitors of the highlife music genre [4] and among the more renowned highlife musicians of the 1950s and 1960s. [5] His hit songs include "Bonsue" and "Rokpokpo" [3] from his 1977 album The Afrikan Hustle. [6]
Mensah played an essential role in the creation of the Ghana Musicians Union and served as its first president. [3] While in the United States he studied music at the Juilliard School [7] and founded a radio show on WKCR at Columbia University featuring African music, which continues today. [3] [8]
Joe Mensah | |
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Origin | Ghana |
Died | 2003 |
Genres | Highlife |
Occupation(s) | Singer, musician |
Joe Mensah (died 2003) was a Ghanaian singer and musician. [1] [2] Described as a music icon of Ghana, [3] he is one of the progenitors of the highlife music genre [4] and among the more renowned highlife musicians of the 1950s and 1960s. [5] His hit songs include "Bonsue" and "Rokpokpo" [3] from his 1977 album The Afrikan Hustle. [6]
Mensah played an essential role in the creation of the Ghana Musicians Union and served as its first president. [3] While in the United States he studied music at the Juilliard School [7] and founded a radio show on WKCR at Columbia University featuring African music, which continues today. [3] [8]