MUSTAPHA TETTEY ADDY

MASTER DRUMMER AT HIS BEST (FROM GHANA)

Filmed by Nii Cozzy and Abass Dodoo


When he left the University of Ghana in 1965, he began several years of travel in Ghana and neighboring Ivory Coast working by himself, with friends or as a guide to visiting scholars and ethno musicologists. During these years he widened his range of skills learning drumming techniques from Ghana as well as from Ivory Coast and Nigeria .Apart from becoming a virtuoso performer, Addy was recognized in Ghana for his important work in the preservation and development of West Africa 's rich cultural heritage. At the end of the 60's Mustapha Tettey Addy was invited to several eastern European countries as well as visits to Western Germany , England and the United States .

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• Kokrobitey
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[GaryS533]

what would be the structure of that piece ?

[kokrobitey1]

Just a warm up round, I hope that answer your question.

Thank You.

[ghana11233]

Thanks Mustapha. Your group Obonu, I think created the Fumefume rhythm and dance right? I want to be sure.

International Centre for African Culture & Arts,Ghana/USA

[kokrobitey1]

Yes you are right.

thanks for your support

[chamoruz]

great!...and thanks for the video....i used to play for quite some time in the early 70's with your uncle Ishmaila, however never got to meet Mustapha as he was on tour. I lost touch with Ishmaila. You know how he is doing?

[kokrobitey1]

Thank you Chamoruz, Ishmaila is doing well. I just talked to him i will love to put you incontact with him ( if you want).

[SlyWalrus]

Sorry, I'm a tad confused, wasn't Mustapha tettey addy born in 1943?

That surely makes him 68 years old yet this video looks quite recent but he looks like he's in his 30s maybe 20s??

[chamoruz]

thanks for the info Kokro...did get to meet your uncle Obo at a marimba performance he did in Hawaii and met up again with him at Seattle's World Rhythm Festival a few years back...awesome as usual!

[kokrobitey1]

yes of course it 's Mustapha Tettey Addy, this video is authentic taken in Feb,2009 in Ghana, Kokrobitey, during one of his work shop with students from London

[kokrobitey1]

yes, Mustapha is my Uncle i have been playing all my life use to live in NewYork, now in Virginia