Comments on: Ghana Speaks (IV): … and Koo Nimo plays guitar and sings http://www.radioopensource.org/ghana-speaks-iv-and-koo-nimo-plays-guitar-and-sings/ Christopher Lydon in conversation on arts, ideas and politics Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:09:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Apea Amaning http://www.radioopensource.org/ghana-speaks-iv-and-koo-nimo-plays-guitar-and-sings/#comment-166266 Apea Amaning Sat, 28 May 2011 16:10:03 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=5419#comment-166266 This interview is a very powerful work of history that must be placed in a reputable museum. Koo Nimo is a legend who's work must be treasured by Ghana and Africa. I had the opportunity to do a few educational projects in Charlotte North Carolina with Koo Nimo and the people of my city enjoyed his work so much that his name has remained an Icon in the minds of Charlotteians. "Charlotte is also a sister city to Kumasi Ghana". Documented interviews of this nature are invaluable and oral history with this magnitude is very hard to come by. Thanks for producing and providing such an exceptional information. This interview is a very powerful work of history that must be placed in a reputable museum. Koo Nimo is a legend who’s work must be treasured by Ghana and Africa.

I had the opportunity to do a few educational projects in Charlotte North Carolina with Koo Nimo and the people of my city enjoyed his work so much that his name has remained an Icon in the minds of Charlotteians. “Charlotte is also a sister city to Kumasi Ghana”.

Documented interviews of this nature are invaluable and oral history with this magnitude is very hard to come by.

Thanks for producing and providing such an exceptional information.

]]> By: Benjamin Prempeh http://www.radioopensource.org/ghana-speaks-iv-and-koo-nimo-plays-guitar-and-sings/#comment-93546 Benjamin Prempeh Mon, 15 Nov 2010 15:14:16 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=5419#comment-93546 This is amazing... Dr. Koo Nimo is a great mentor. God bless him. Thanks to Mr. Lydon for the interview. This is amazing… Dr. Koo Nimo is a great mentor. God bless him. Thanks to Mr. Lydon for the interview.

]]> By: Potter http://www.radioopensource.org/ghana-speaks-iv-and-koo-nimo-plays-guitar-and-sings/#comment-93545 Potter Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:12:46 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=5419#comment-93545 It’s the folk music, the "old stuff" that came through to me in this interview more than all else and some catchy tunes after that of course ( High Life, Palm Wine). It came after talk about influences about 45 minutes in and the few minutes after. I wonder after embracing of world music- the big names-, how hard it is after to play your own so purely. For Koo Nimo all to the good. Great Koo Nimo photo above- It’s the folk music, the “old stuff” that came through to me in this interview more than all else and some catchy tunes after that of course ( High Life, Palm Wine). It came after talk about influences about 45 minutes in and the few minutes after.

I wonder after embracing of world music- the big names-, how hard it is after to play your own so purely. For Koo Nimo all to the good.

Great Koo Nimo photo above-

]]> By: nother http://www.radioopensource.org/ghana-speaks-iv-and-koo-nimo-plays-guitar-and-sings/#comment-93544 nother Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:46:32 +0000 http://www.radioopensource.org/?p=5419#comment-93544 I've often heard music described as a conversation and I thought I knew what that meant. But there was a point in this conversation when Koo Nimo and friends were playing a tune and it was a epiphanic moment of music for me. The conversation these musicians are having is over time...the only agenda here is to transcend the limitations of now. Growing up as I have in our radio/tv culture, all the musicians I listen to - even the best ones - play for a market. It's not that they all write for a radio hit, but it feels as though our radio culture has us focusing too much on the adoration of our finicky peers. Koo Nimo is conversing with the ages, he is at once listening and leaning on our ancestors and both consoling and challenging our heirs. I heard all of that in one moment during this hour. Thanks. You rock. I’ve often heard music described as a conversation and I thought I knew what that meant. But there was a point in this conversation when Koo Nimo and friends were playing a tune and it was a epiphanic moment of music for me. The conversation these musicians are having is over time…the only agenda here is to transcend the limitations of now.

Growing up as I have in our radio/tv culture, all the musicians I listen to – even the best ones – play for a market. It’s not that they all write for a radio hit, but it feels as though our radio culture has us focusing too much on the adoration of our finicky peers. Koo Nimo is conversing with the ages, he is at once listening and leaning on our ancestors and both consoling and challenging our heirs.

I heard all of that in one moment during this hour. Thanks. You rock.

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