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Kwaku Dadey

Kwaku Dadey is the quintessential African master drummer. He comes from a family in Africa that has a rich musical background. There have been master drummers in Kwaku’s family for well over five generations. Kwaku is a musician who not only carries on the great traditions taught to him by the masters, but also seeks out and creates new traditions for music and the ancient art of drumming. In performance, he is a joy to hear, and at the same time, nothing short of astounding. Often Kwaku will play several complex polyrhythms at the same time. However, he does not play to show off his technical proficiency; instead, when Kwaku Dadey plays his drums, they sing melodies which are connected by a beautiful web of rhythmic unity. The best way to describe his personality is to think of a perpetual smile. He is a good-natured man, who truly loves life […]
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December 1983 Issue

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