Abubakari Lunna

Abubakari Lunna
Birth name Dolsi-naa Alhaji Abubakari Lunna
Died 2009
Occupation(s)


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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References

  1. ↑ "Biography of Dolsi-naa Abubakari Lunna". GhanaBase. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Africa Photos". Rhombus Publishing. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Granoff Music Center Events : Tufts University Presents Africa Fest 2009 - A Celebration in Honor of Alhaji Abubakari Lunna". Tufts University. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Dolsi-naa Abubakari Lunna". Ghana Nation. Retrieved 20 March 2014.


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