# J. H. Kwabena Nketia

> Joseph Hanson Kwabena Nketia was a Ghanaian ethnomusicologist and composer. Considered Africa's premier musicologist, during his lifetime, he was called a "living legend" and "easily the most published and best known authority on African music and aesthetics in the world", with more than 200 publications and 80 musical compositions to his credit.

*Ethnomusicologist (1921-2019)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/j-h-kwabena-nketia

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Born:** 1921-06-22
- **Died:** 2019-03-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 47.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 7.6 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 8.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ebee757e-48d6-4403-827f-7a36b107e674)
- [جيه. اتش. كوابينا نكيتيا](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%87._%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B4._%D9%83%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7_%D9%86%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A7)
- [J. H. Kwabena Nketia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._H._Kwabena_Nketia)
- [J. H. Kwabena Nketia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._H._Kwabena_Nketia)
- [Joseph Hanson Kwabena Nketia](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Hanson_Kwabena_Nketia)
- [Joseph Hanson Kwabena Nketia](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Hanson_Kwabena_Nketia)
- [J. H. Nketia](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._H._Nketia)
- [Joseph Hanson Kwabena Nketia](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Hanson_Kwabena_Nketia)
- [Joseph Hanson Kwabena Nketia](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Hanson_Kwabena_Nketia)
- [Нкетия, Квабена Джозеф](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F%2C_%D0%9A%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%84)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q965420)

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