| Biography | Guy Warren of Ghana (or Kofi Ghanaba) (4 May 1923 22 December 2008) was a Ghanaian musician, best known as the inventor of Afro-jazz and as a member of The Tempos. His virtuosity on the African drums earned him the appellation "The Divine Drummer".
He was born Warren Gamaliel Kpakpo Akwei in Accra in the then Gold Coast on 4 May 1923 to Richard Mabuo Akwei, founder of the Ghana National School, and Susana Awula Abla Moore. Named by his parents after the 29th president of the United States, Warren G. Harding, he later changed his name to "Guy Warren of Ghana," and ultimately took the name "Ghanaba" on 1 July 1974, Ghana's Republic Day. |