N. Z. Nayo Explained

Nicholas Zinzendorf Nayo
Birth Date:1922
Death Date:1993
Nationality:Ghanaian
Occupation:Academic and musician
Known For:National Symphony Orchestra
Professor
Discipline:Musician

Nicholas Zinzendorf Nayo (1922 - 1993) was a Ghanaian academic, musician and composer.

Music

Nayo initially taught music at Mawuli School from 1952 onwards.[1]

Nayo became a lecturer at the University of Ghana, Legon. He rose to become the head of the School of Performing Arts at the Department of Drama and Theatre Studies. His contemporaries included Ephraim Amu.[2]

He along with Philip Gbeho and Kenneth Kafui were leaders in Ghanaian ochestral music.[3] In 1985, he became the director of the Ghana National Symphony Orchestra.[4]

Literature

Nayo is a leader in Ghanaian music and is cited in many publications.[5]

Compositions

Nayo has written a lot of music in Ewe. One of the popular once is "Aseye ne di" ("Let praises resound").[6] [7] He also wrote the "Mandla overture" in honour of Nelson Mandela.[8]

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. AGBENYEGA PHILEMON DOH KWAME . A SYSTEMATIC SURVEY OF THE LIFE OF WALTER KƆMLA BLEGE A TEST CASE OF CREATIVE PERSONALITY . American Research Journal of Humanities & Social Science . 2022 . 5 . 8 . 1–10 . 23 September 2024 . 2378-702X-->.
  2. Web site: History School of Performing Arts . spa.ug.edu.gh . University of Ghana . 23 September 2024.
  3. Web site: Ferguson . E. E. A. . The Use of Indigenous Ghanaian Elements in Contemporary Orchestral Music . University of Ghana . 23 September 2024 . en . July 2013 . Thesis(MPhil) - University of Ghana, 2013.
  4. Moses N. Nii-Dortey . Adwoa Arhine . The performing arts and the post-colonial Ghanaian experience : the Ghana National Symphony Orchestra in perspective . Institute of African Studies - Research Review . 1 January 2010 . 26 . 1 . 23 September 2024 . University of Ghana.
  5. Book: Agordoh . Alexander Akorlie . The music of Amu and Nayo: Ephraim Amu--the teacher, Nicholas Z. Nayo--the taught . 2004 . Royal Gold Publishers . Madina, Accra, Ghana . 9789988817107.
  6. Web site: Aseye Ne Di By N. Z. Nayo Conducted by James Varrick Armaah . YouTube . 23 September 2024 . en . 8 March 2022.
  7. Web site: "ASEYE NEDI KPLE DZIDZOR" by N.Z Nayo performed by the University Choir,UPSA . YouTube . 23 September 2024 . 6 August 2023.
  8. Web site: Mandela Overture . YouTube . 23 September 2024 . 10 December 2013.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "N. Z. Nayo".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.