About Abubakari Lunna
Lived 1901 – 2009 (aged 107–108). Abubakari Lunna was a Ghanaian musician and dagbon music and dance.
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.
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Who was Abubakari Lunna?
Ghanaian musician
When was Abubakari Lunna born?
Abubakari Lunna was born in 1901.
When did Abubakari Lunna die?
Abubakari Lunna died in 2009.
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Abubakari Lunna was a musician and dagbon music and dance.
What nationality was Abubakari Lunna?
Abubakari Lunna was Ghanaian.
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