Koo Nimo

Koo Nimo
Portrait of Koo Nimo
Portrait of Koo Nimo
Background information
Birth nameKwabena Boa-Amponsem
BornFoase, Ashanti Region Ghana
OriginAccra, Ghana
Genres
Occupations
  • Guitarist
  • singer
  • composer
  • bandleader
  • record producer
Years activeLate 1950s–present
Yaw Amponsah and Koo Nimo

Koo Nimo (born Kwabena Boa-Amponsem[1] on 3 October 1934),[2] baptized Daniel Amponsah[1] is a leading folk musician of Palm wine music or Highlife music from Ghana.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b Koo Nimo. "Daniel 'Koo Nimo' Amponsah". Seattle Art Museum. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  2. ^ Andrew L. Kaye (1999). "Koo Nimo: A Contemporary Ghanaian Musician". Journal of the International Library of African Music. 7 (4). International Library of African Music: 147–165.
  3. ^ "Koo Nimo - King of Palmwine Music". GhanaWeb. 16 September 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  4. ^ "King of Palmwine Music". AllAfrica.com. 14 September 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2010.