Person Open DS/UK/23075 Nwanoku; Chi-chi (June 1956); OBE; British-born Nigerian Irish double bass player, professor and artistic director Nwanoku Chi-chi June 1956 British-born Nigerian Irish double bass player, professor and artistic director Female Fulham, London, England

Chinyere Adah Nwanoku, OBE (born June 1956, London) is a double bass player and professor of Historical Double Bass Studies at the Royal Academy of Music. She was a founder member and principal bassist of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, a position she held for 30 years. Of Nigerian and Irish descent, she is the founder and Artistic Director of the Chineke! Orchestra, the first professional orchestra & junior orchestra in Europe to be made up of a majority of Black and minority ethnic (BME) musicians. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi-chi_Nwanoku (2019) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHAKirkbride 10/31/2019 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 97c7be9e-1915-4e49-9b3b-03490b9e2912