http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/85 2026-04-04T09:16:11Z http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/995 From students’ pop band to a trans-african international band: A historical case study of Ghana Bigshots Band Coffie, M.M. The purpose of this study was to construct a concise historical narrative of the formation, development, survival and internationalisation of the Ghana Bigshots Band. It is quite unusual for a pop band to emerge from a Ghanaian university and still survive after school, considering both the academic and industry challenges. The Ghana Bigshots Band, arguably Ghana’s first modern ‘Afro-fusion’ band emerged from a university and came to international prominence. The band has broken the myth of the ‘ivory tower’, where the academia disassociates itself from the realities of the society. Employing interview and documentary research for data collection, the paper consequently unravels that the transition from students’ pop band to a trans-African international band was capital intensive. However, the consistency of maintaining an African identity in the band’s compositions and the ideology of blending tradition and modernity accounted for its survival and internationalisation. This study, is, therefore, recommended as a roadmap for student-musicians who wish to take their craft beyond the academic enclave. 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/981 Analytical pursuit of C.W.K. Mereku's ‘Asomdwee Hen’ operetta. Acquah, E.O. This article aims to introduce and analyse C.W.K. Mereku’s Asomdwee Hen, an operetta, which has been the most performed African oriented musical drama in Ghana. The work which combines drama with music tells the story of the faith of Christians on the birth of Christ. The article does not only examine the African musical compositional features but pulls out the aesthetics of this traditional musical drama through musical analysis and delves to unearth the relevance of the work in the field of practical African musical drama composition. It concludes that the potential vivifying catalyst of the work is seen in the several artistic multicultural vicissitudes of thought, such as drum patterns, tonality, vocal style and language, submitted to the musical treatment by the composer. Asomdwee Hen is indeed a fundamental platform for the creation of African musical drama and pursuit of its aesthetics 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z