Abubakari Lunna Explained
| Abubakari Lunna |
| Birth Name: | Dolsi-naa Alhaji Abubakari Lunna |
| Death Date: | July 2008 |
| Death Place: | Nyako but buried in Kasiluliyil |
Dolsi-naa Alhaji Abubakari Lunna (died in 2009) was a Ghanaian music teacher, drum-maker, and performer of Dagbon music and dance.
He mentored ethnomusicologist and Professor of Music David Locke, and American percussionist Jerry Leake. He taught at Berklee College of Music and Tufts University. He was the principal Dagomba drummer with the Ghana National Folkloric Company] from the 1960s to the 1980s. He died in Tamale, Ghana, in 2009. The Granoff School of Music in conjunction with Tufts University hosted "Africa Fest 2009" to celebrate his memory.[1] [2] [3] [4]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Biography of Dolsi-naa Abubakari Lunna . GhanaBase . 20 March 2014.
- Web site: Africa Photos . Rhombus Publishing . 20 March 2014.
- Web site: Granoff Music Center Events : Tufts University Presents Africa Fest 2009 - A Celebration in Honor of Alhaji Abubakari Lunna . Tufts University . 20 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140320215413/http://as.tufts.edu/music/musiccenter/events/events2009Africafest.htm . 20 March 2014 . dead .
- Web site: Dolsi-naa Abubakari Lunna . Ghana Nation . 20 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140326180713/http://www.ghananation.com/profile/music/Dolsi-Naa-Abubakari-Lunna.asp . 26 March 2014 .
