N. Z. Nayo
Nicholas Zinzendorf Nayo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1922 |
| Died | 1993 |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Occupation(s) | Academic and musician |
| Known for | National Symphony Orchestra |
| Title | Professor |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Musician |
Nicholas Zinzendorf Nayo (1922 - 1993) was a Ghanaian academic, musician and composer.
Music
[edit]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
[edit]Nayo is a leader in Ghanaian music and is cited in many publications.[5]
Compositions
[edit]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
[edit]- Nicholas Zinzendorf Nayo; Vinoko Akpalu (1964). Akpalu and His Songs. Legon: University of Ghana.
References
[edit]- ^ AGBENYEGA PHILEMON DOH KWAME (2022). "A SYSTEMATIC SURVEY OF THE LIFE OF WALTER KƆMLA BLEGE A TEST CASE OF CREATIVE PERSONALITY" (PDF). American Research Journal of Humanities & Social Science. 5 (8): 1–10. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "History | School of Performing Arts". spa.ug.edu.gh. University of Ghana. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ Ferguson, E. E. A. (July 2013). "The Use of Indigenous Ghanaian Elements in Contemporary Orchestral Music". University of Ghana. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
Thesis(MPhil) - University of Ghana, 2013
- ^ Moses N. Nii-Dortey; Adwoa Arhine (1 January 2010). "The performing arts and the post-colonial Ghanaian experience : the Ghana National Symphony Orchestra in perspective". Institute of African Studies - Research Review. 26 (1). University of Ghana. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ Agordoh, Alexander Akorlie (2004). The music of Amu and Nayo: Ephraim Amu--the teacher, Nicholas Z. Nayo--the taught. Madina, Accra, Ghana: Royal Gold Publishers. ISBN 9789988817107.
- ^ "Aseye Ne Di By N. Z. Nayo Conducted by James Varrick Armaah". YouTube. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ ""ASEYE NEDI KPLE DZIDZOR" by N.Z Nayo performed by the University Choir,UPSA". YouTube. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ "Mandela Overture". YouTube. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2024.