![]() Kwami - The Tennessee Tribune Close Search for:ĭecades-spanning musical director of world-renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers Kwami Family, wife Susanna (Susie), sons, Paul E. ![]() ![]() Kwami, Musical Director, and Curb-Beaman Chair of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, the globally recognized vocal ensemble at Fisk University, died on Saturday, September 10, 2022, in Nashville, TN. ![]() With a musical legacy that spans nearly three decades and includes the highest musical honors and accomplishments – receiving a GRAMMY award, directing international performances in the world’s most prestigious venues, earning a National Medal of the Arts, Americana Lifetime Achievement Legacy Award, being inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame – and personal accolades including a Doctoral and master’s degree, Dr. Kwami’s extraordinary life began in Ghana, West Africa where he was born in the small mountain town of Amedzofe. One of seven children and the eldest son of Theophilus Walter Kwami and Monica Rosaline Kwami, music was in his blood and a part of his heritage. Kwami learned theory and conducting, and to play piano and violin. His father inspired his understanding of self-discipline and dedication that followed him throughout his life.īetween rough-hewn duties on his family’s farm, garden, and coffee plantation during harvest season, he, unlike other peers, couldn’t go out to play on Sunday afternoons until he was done practicing piano.Īfter attending boarding school for high school, he studied music at Ghana’s National Academy of Music and stayed to teach after. Kwami and his bride would eventually welcome three beautiful children.ĭespite the legacy that he would go on to create, Fisk University was not on his radar until he met a missionary, and friend of his father, who recommended he continue his music education at the Nashville university.ĭr. Kwami took the suggestion to heart and applied to Fisk University in 1983. God's never failed me yet' God is not like men who lie Nor like the son of men who die His truth will always be alive It never will be dead So try Him for yourself and see Those who believe, they shall receive I pray that day, you too can say 'He's never failed me yet' Can you help me He's never failed me yet He's never failed me yet He's. Generously, the missionary’s church provided him with a scholarship to attend.
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