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Obo Addy

Obo Addy (January 15, 1936 – September 13, 2012) was a Ghanaian drummer and dancer who was one of the first native African musicians to bring the fusion of traditional folk music and Western pop music known as worldbeat to Europe and then to the Pacific Northwest of the United States in the late 1970s. He taught music at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon.

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
January 15th, 1936
Died
September 13th, 2012
Labels
EarthBeat!
Burnside Records
Last updated: November 11th, 2021

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