Kobla Ladzekpo
Kobla Ladzekpo was a Ghanaian musical performer. He was known for being the founder and director of Zadonu African Music and Dance Company, as well as a conductor for the CalArts African Music and Dance Ensemble.[1][2]
Ladzekpo was born and raised in Anyako and moved to the United States in the 1960s.[3] He was a drummer, as well as a retired assistant professor of West African dance and music at the University of California, Los Angeles[4] and the California Institute of the Arts.
As "Seth Kobla Ladzekpo," he recorded an album in 1969, entitled Ewe Music of Ghana.[5] He had his own record label, Zadonu Records.[2]
Ladzekpo died on July 29, 2026, at the age of 93.
References
- ↑ "Kobla Ladzekpo Archives". Alternative Radio. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- 1 2 "Kobla Ladzekpo". African Studies Center. University of California, Los Angeles. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ↑ Isaac (2023-09-22). "Why I Teach Ewe Music". The Saklan School. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ↑ "Kobla Ladzekpo". The Daily Bruin. University of California, Los Angeles. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ↑ Peek, Phil (1970). "Review of Ewe Music of Ghana; Music of the Idoma of Nigeria: Ediigwu Sings the Ancient Songs of Oturkpo, Nigeria, Odejo, Aboje". Ethnomusicology. 14 (2): 369–371. doi:10.2307/849809. ISSN 0014-1836. JSTOR 849809.