# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/guy-warren
# Generated: 2026-08-12T20:39:35.525Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/guy-warren"
name: "Guy Warren"
slug: "guy-warren"
description: "Guy Warren of Ghana, also known as Kofi Ghanaba or by the mononym Ghanaba, was a Ghanaian musician, most notable as the inventor of Afro-jazz — \"the reuniting of African-American jazz with its African roots\" — and as a member of The Tempos, alongside E. T. Mensah. He also inspired musicians such as Fela Kuti. Warren's virtuosity on the African drums earned him the appellation \"The Divine Drummer\". At different stages of his life, he additionally worked as a journalist, DJ and broadcaster."
tagline: "Ghanian musician / drummer (1923–2008)"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Journalists"
  slug: "journalists"
profileType:
  name: "Journalist"
  slug: "journalist"
birthDate: "1923-05-04"
deathDate: "2008-12-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           43.12
  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.489058666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/344801"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%8A_%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%86"
    title: "قاي وارن"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%89_%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%86"
    title: "جاى وارن"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Warren"
    title: "Guy Warren"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Warren"
    title: "Guy Warren"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Warren"
    title: "Guy Warren"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Warren"
    title: "Guy Warren"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Warren"
    title: "Guy Warren"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f75edd37-b007-4a95-8916-0450d51c8f58"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431797"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump