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Vinony's link graph records 26 inbound references to Obo Addy, and connects out to London, Munich and Accra.
It is catalogued under topics including 1936 births, 2012 deaths and Ga-Adangbe people.
Vinony links it to 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1936-01-15
- Active to
- 2012-09-13
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,153
- Total plays
- 7,391
Tags
A tribal leader's son from the Ga people of Ghana, Addy moved to the United States in his youth and eventually settled in Portland, Oregon. He has become a pioneer in the fusion of African rhythms with jazz music, and is best known for his accomplished drumming. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Obo+Addy">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Accra
- Place of death
- Portland
- Occupation
- musician
- Employer
- Lewis & Clark College
- Genre
- worldbeat
- Instrument
- drum
- Official website
- oboaddylegacyproject.org
- Image
- Obo Addy.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1936-01-15
- date of death
- 2012-09-13
- Commons category
- Obo Addy
- cause of death
- liver cancer
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Article · Español
Obo Addy (15 de enero de 1936 – 13 de septiembre de 2012) fue un baterista y bailarín de Ghana que fue uno de los primeros músicos nativos africanos en llevar la fusión de la música popular tradicional y la música pop occidental conocida como worldbeat a Europa y luego al Noroeste del Pacífico de los Estados Unidos a finales de 1970. Él fue profesor de música en el Lewis & Clark College en Portland, Oregón.
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