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POWER SOUND PRODUCTION CD
Peter John Kofi Donkor
KRAKUTU POWER SOUNDS
You can order this new CD from peter john kofi donkor with traditional dance rhythms from Ghana.
Mobile 079 656 27 83 africamusic dance Other CD-Produktions: Akapoma 1 (Zürich), The story of African music (worldmusic VIDC Vienna), open road (Vienna) Percussion on CDs of various musicians. |  |
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CURRENT EVENTS: Workshops: dance and French courses - Dance & French www.tanz-franz.ch at the Bahnhofstrasse 13 in 8832 Wollerau: Dates to be asked.
- 18. - 20.Juni 2010: African percussion and dance workshop with its historical background at the University Görlitz, Germany.
Concerts 2010: African Rhythm and Dance, Highlife,Calypso, Reggae, African Jazz and world music: - 29. Mai: Jugendfest, Koblenz, Germany
- 4. June: Basel
- 5. June: Concert with South African musicians: Geneva, Switzerland
- 12. June: 15th Anniversary of Restaurant Mexicano / Einhorn: Sins, Switzerland
Offers: PowerSoundProduction offers concerts in various music styles, from a duo till a full band. We have our own sound equipment. African traditional music and dance: various percussion instruments with powerful dance show. Every dance has its own costumes and we can combine it with an acrobatic show. We can fullfill and be flexibel for your wish. Wings of a dove will fly with you through Africas music and dance. Highlife-Reggae-Calypso: With our band we play the famous dance music style of West Africa, Highlife. Reggae and Calypso make our program rich in varity. We often play on festivals, but also move the crowd on parties and celebrations. African Jazz, Blues and world music: The Ghanaian bamboo flute "Atantabe" combined with the traditional instruments form Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, Benin, Senegal, Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso give the dynamic rhythm in our program. We have our own arrangement of modern African Jazz for dancing and for meditativ listening. In our Blues program, we use together with the traditional African percussion, horns and flute instruments. With our brass instrument combination we play special Ghanaian festival music (parade). South African music: Together with an excelent singer from South Africa, we offer the original South African music and dance. Gospel: We often perform in churches with a choir or a gospel band. Have a taste in your club, on your party or at your festival and institution of original African music and dance.
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In September 2009 I hold a very exciting workshop at the International School in Basel. In three days the children and youngsters learned rhythms and movements from West Africa and we created together a short dancedrama with costumes from Ghana. http://www.isbgrade5.shutterfly.com/ In January 2010 I was invited by the "Gymnasium Münchenstein" in Switzerland and trained with the pupil from the music class rhythmicity, African rhythms, dance movements and songs. There we also created successfully a dance drama with subjects which the pupils themselves wrote. On the last day we performed in a show on the school stage some of the selected parts. It was very powerful to work there. You can view some short video of it at http://www.youtube.com/user/PowerSoundProduction At the International School in Schaffhausen I hold in February 2010 a short, nice and cute workshop with the youngest participants of the school (3-5 years old) up to the youngsters. In one day they learned some dancemovemnts from Ghana, songs and rhythms from Africa. We dressed the children and youngsters with Ghanaian traditional dresses and they enjoyed to experience the touch of Africa for one day. |  | |
African percussion, dance and dancedrama workshops of 2010: 4th till 21rst Mai: Bluesfestival Baden: Workshops at the schools in Neuenhof and Klingnau. It was a very intensiv and interesting teaching. The students and pupils put all their efforts in and the work was more a teamwork with a great feedback. They learned also about the historical background of the African music and dance. They discovered their passion for African music and dance, invite us to your institution and discover yours.
Some of the African percussion, dance and dancedrama workshops of 2009: - 6th - 9th April 2009: Bezirksschule Sins: Projektwoche: Energy flows / Energie fliesst: traditional percussion, music, songs, rhythms and dance movements with Peter John Kofi Donkor from Ghana.
- 28th April - 7th Mai 2009: Baden blues Festival workshops, Schule Neuenhof: Ghanaian traditional percussion, music, rhythm games, songs and dance steps.
- 14th Mai - 30th June 2009: Schule Frick, several workshops with Primar-, Real-, Sekundar- and Bezirksschule in Afrikan traditional percussion, rhythms, dance and drama on the youth festival AFrick.
The aim is to present it as show blocks with the dance -dramas: Ashanti kingdom, Afrikan market szenes, The work of fishermen and Daily life szenes in Afrika on the Opening and closing ceremony with special traditional songs from Ghana.
Some of the past concerts of African percussion, traditional, highlife, African Jazz and world music: 2009: - 15.August: Akapoma. Tennisclub in Bern:
- 26.August: Ghana Trio. Willisau Jazz Festival: World music: read more about on the homepage of the Jazzfestival Willisau.
- 17.October: Wings of a dove. Baden Fest:
- 23 / 24. October: Wings of a dove.
- 31. October: Wings of a dove.
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Benuye Academy of tradtitional culture and intercultural studies The Benuye Academy is a Ghanaian-Swiss joint venture, based in Ghana and Switzerland. The idea and aim of the Benuye project is to estabish an academy with a modern educational program, from which both Ghana and Switzerland will profit. The traditional cultures of Ghana should be promoted and included in all the activities. It is a combination of traditional education such as story telling and music, and modern training on the computer. The program will also include free training classes for local students and adults about actual educational problems. Additionally we want to promote an eco-tourism plan which includes the foreigners into the village live and introduces them into traditional culture. Benu ye is an expression in the Akan-language and it means: Two heads are better than one! The aim of the academy is: - To promote African culture through teaching, perfoming and researching
- To promote intercultural learning through discussing, observing and researching.
The research will consist in finding out more about African culture(for example: traditional religion/rituals, social life and its changes in the modern time, musicethnological subjects), and aspects of intercultural learning (for example: how to live together and accept different cultures of eachother, away from ethnocentrism).
- ORGANIZING educational FORUM DISCUSSIONS on topics such as teaching and learning through drama, dance and music, or doing modern research work in ethnology, music, dance and theatre.
- New African and European approaches to intercultural understanding and mutual enrichment, offering students a wide range of possibilities of being ‘ethnic' without becoming ‘ethnocentric'.
- Introducing students of all nations to several handicraft workshops, such as carving, dyeing materials, weaving baskets.
- To support renewable energy and reduce the effects of the climat change. Therefore we are looking for institutions, who will be interested to establish a solarenergy system in the Benuye academy and in the village eguafo. (offering research projects or national service)
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Come to Ghana and visit wonderful, fascinating and interesting places or participate in one of our offers: - drumming and dancing workshops:Come and experience our dynamic music and dance, rhythms and varities of Ghanaian culture. See and take part in carving and handicraft workshop. Watch the gallery for additional pictures.
- City life: visit the interesting and powerful life in the capitol of Ghana, Accra, with its fascinating markets: Makola, Timber, Agbobloshi and Art Center, National theater, school of perfoming arts at Legon, Tema harbour and not to forget about the wonderful beaches.
- music and festival journeys: come and learn from the traditional musicians in Ghana and meet music royals. If you are interested to meet the chiefs and queens or just visit the royal house, we can arrange it for you. Come and enjoy our festival and festivalmusic. it takes a full week of celebrations. You can learn and experience a lot of our traditional cultural activities. Visit the Gallery for more fotos.
- village life: visit for example Eguafo with its butterflyhills, watch how they get palmwine or plug mangos, orange, pineapple, avocado and pawpaw. Have your breakfast wiht freshly pluged fruits and learn how to prepare our traditional dishes with all the tropical ingrediants. Visit other villages in Ghana. Watch the gallery for more pictures.
- Visit a farm (pineapple, cassava, plantain, yam, etc.) and experience tropical agriculture work. Help the farmers to plant pepper, tomatoes, okro, garden egg and cocoyam. Come and see how they plug the cacao fruits, help in the farm and prepare it for chocolate. Cook with us with traditional cooking pots on open fire. Join us with Ghana music. Visit the gallery for more pictures.
- Come and visit the school of Eguafo village. It is 20 minutes from Elmina, 45 minutes from Cape Coast and 2 hours from Accra. We are looking for volunteers to come and help the primary till JSS Schools. Benuye will provide you accomodation for free and if you go to the City you can get a room there as well. If youa re interested contact us. Visit the Gallery and see more about the schools.
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Other places of interest The castles of Elmina: Is in the central region in Ghana and was the early European and Arabian trading activities on the Guinea Coast. Now it is a museum to see and experience the historical background of Ghana. Join my family and experience how the people of Elmina of today live and work (fishermen, boat builders, fish market, smoking fish) Cape Coast : the first capital town of formal Gold Coast with its historical monuments. The famous castle is now the West African Historical Museum. Come and meet my families in the royal house and visit with us its traditional music events and its wonderful festivals. Kakum national park: Walk with us from tree to tree on hanging bridges and have a wonderful view into the rainforest with its animals. Boti falls: A natural water fall located in the Eastern Region. It is about 30 meters high and falls at the speed of 25 km per second. The nature around the water falls is a very interesting and beautiful site. Aburi Gardens: This is a large botanical garden with tropical plants located on the Akuapem hills (30 min. drive from Accra). It is a beautiful relaxation spot, away from the bustling city life. Visit with us also its wonderful art work of the carvers outside of the garden. Kumasi - „the garden city" and the royal house: as it is the capital of the Ashanti region it has its special attractions. Especially the markets with its music sounds. Visit with us also the Ghana National Culture Centre, a combination of museum, open air theatre, craft workshops and art gallery. Bonwire - home of kente: It is nearby Kumasi and is a place to see wonderful symbols from Ghana in textiles designs. Come with us and meet the Kente weavers and experience how they produced the Kente with rhythms with their tools, hands and feet. Akosombo: is the place of the Volta Dam. Come with us and make a journey with a ferry on the famous Volta Lake up to the northern region. Feel the special power of this lake and enjoy the wonderful view Tamale: is a special place in the Northern Region of Ghana and my second home. The place I live far from Accra (a two days journey by road). The one who took care of me comes from Tamale, so I could often join the family in Tamale. That is where my music experience increased. Come with us and join the wonderful people in their daily life activities and see the special traditional architecture and its beautiful surroundings (subtropical climate). The Mole national park: Is in west of Ghana at Damongo. Come and see with us the wonderful animals and vegetation in the park. Join us to witness the damba festival, on which you experience very special traditional music and dance. There you can see a dance with a special movement, turning with a wide colorful dress (smog). The crocodile pond at Paga: Paga lies northwest of Tamale in the North of Ghana directly on the border to Burkina Faso. In Paga are the famous crocodile ponds. The local people can entice the crocodiles out of the pond and play with them. There is a special relationship between the people of Paga and those crocodiles. As a Ghanaian I was shocked to see how people are swimming next to the crocodiles. Women are working around the pond and the crocodiles lying near to them sunbathing. That is amazing to see. This gave me the courage to touch the crocodiles with the special guide we get there. Come with us and experience Paga by yourself. You can get more informations in Google. africamusic dance |
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workshops in Ghana traditional drumming and dancing gives energy and happyness. Come and drum and carve with us in Ghana watch the gallery for more impressions africamusic | |
music and festival journeys come, meet and learn from the traditional musicians in Ghana and music royals. Visit for example the Aboakyer, Deer hunt festival of the Efutus in Winneba, the Nyeyi Festival in Eguafo, the Bakatue in Elmina and the Fetu Afahye in Cape Coast, where you can see for example a woman carries a basket full of seawater through the crowd without loosing a drop of water (see pict. below). Come and see those wonderful festivals. The Homowo festival in Accra, the Hogbetsotso in Anlo in the Volta Region of Ghana. These festivals with its dynamic rhythms and dance will fascinate you. For other festivals and when they are celebrated watch the list in the end. Visit our gallery for more pictures! africamusic dance | 
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Festivals | Town/Area | Region | Month | | | | | Nyeyi | Eguafo | Central | July / August | | | | | Bakatue | Elmina | Central | June / July | | | | | rice | Akpafu | Volta | January | | | | | Kpini-kyiu | Wa | Upper west | January | | | | | Tengbana | Tongu | Upper | January | | | | | Danso Aboam | Techimantia | Brong Ahafo | January | | | | | Ntoa Fokuokese | Nkoranza | Brong Ahafo | January | | | | | Yam | Kpedze | Volta | September | | | | | Volo | Volo | Volta | March | | | | | Hogbetsotso | Anlo | Volta | November | | | | | Lekoyi | Likpe | Volta | November | | | | | Lalue kpledzo | Prampram | Eastern | March | | | | | Dipo | Manya Krobo | Eastern | March | | | | | Kotokyikyi | Senya Beraku | Central | March | | | | | Homowo | Accra | Gr.Accra | August | | | | | Asafotufiam | Ada | Gr.Accra | August | | | | | Papa | Kumawu | Ashanti | January | | | | | Apafram | Akwamu | Eastern | January | | | | | Aboakyer | Winneba | Central | May | | | | | Kundum | Nzima & Ahanta | Western | September | | | | | Akyempem | Agona | Ashanti | September | | | | | Bohyemhuo | Essumeja | Ashanti | November | | | | | Atweaban | Ntonso | Ashanti | November | | | | | Dam | Dagomba | Northern | April | | | | | Bugum | Dagomba | Northern | April | | | | | Don | Bolga | Upper | May | | | | | Wodomi | Yilo Krobo | Eastern | April | | | | | Wodomi | Manya Krobo | Eastern | July | | | | | Ahoba Kuma | Abura | Central | June | | | | | Odwira | Akuapem | Eastern | September | | | | | Eguado To | Abura | Central | August | | | | | Ahoba Kese | Abura | Central | August | | | | | Mafi Hogbetsotso | Adidome | Volta | December | | | | | Fetu | Cape Coast | Central | September | | | | | Ogyapa | Senya Beraku | Central | March | | | | | Apiba | Senya Beraku | Central | June | | | | | Kurubi | Nemase | Brong Ahafo | March | | | | | Apoo | Techiman | Brong Ahafo | March | | | | | Okyir | Nkusukum | Central | December |
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village life Eguafo is a village in the KEEA district of the Central Region of Ghana. lt is an acient capital of the district and therefore an excellent place as a Cultural Centre. The Academy Benuye is situated between the village and the highest mountain of the area, mount Dumpow, on 5 acres The village of Eguafo and its distirct is an interesting place for scientists from all over the world. Archeologists from Syracuse University of New York (USA) have been working there for several years. Visit Eguafo with its butterflyhills, watch how they get palmwine or plug mangos, orange, pineapple, avocado and pawpaw. Have your breakfast with freshly plugged fruits and learn how to prepare our traditional dishes with all the tropical ingrediants. Come with us and experience the life of farmers, local palmwine producers, market sellers and the cooking with traditional krupots (stove) on open fire.
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Eguafo school Come and visit the school of Eguafo village. It is 20 minutes from Elmina, 45 minutes from Cape Coast and 2 hours from Accra. We are looking for volunteers to come and help the primary till JSS Schools. Benuye will provide you accomodation for free and if you go to the City you can get a room there as well. If youa re interested contact us. Visit the Gallery and see more about the schools. africamusic dance |  |
| My music and travel experiences Music is energy, energy gives happyness in your travelling. Come and lets play Ghana traditional percussions. watch the gallery africamusic |  |
Past events African music, dance, percussion by Peter John Kofi Donkor from Ghana
Concerts:
Power sound productions: Peter John Kofi Donkor: Concerts:
CD-release in Frick with wings of a dove - percussion power: traditional Percussion music and dance show from Ghana, November 2008. KAFF, Frauenfeld: Music, percussion and dance from Ghana, 2008. Party in Bünzen, 2009 Show in Zug, Africa in Zug: Music, percussion and dance from Ghana combined with swiss brake dancers Zug. Visiual art Exibition from Nigeria, 2008 Pfarrei Dielsdorf: Family sunday with Ghanaian traditional music, percussion and games, 2008 Choir concert: With the gospel singers wollishofen in Zürich, 2008 Choir concert: Jugendchor Festival Zürich, Kongresshaus, Oktober 2007 Claro Laden 2008 Gönneranlass Guugenmusig Näbelhüüler Äbike, Luzern -Ebikon, 2008 Museum der Kulturen Basel, Ghana at 50, 2007 50th anneversary of Ghana, Geneva, 2007: Ghana all stars percussion power (Ghana traditional music, percussions and dance) and Kodjo Antwi. Reveil Afrique, Luzern, Afrikan percussion and songs, 2007 Marriage party in Sarnen, traditional bamboo flutes, songs, drums and rhythms, 2007 Inter community school, Zumikon, 2007; Highlife, Reggea, Calypso and percussion music. Concert to welcome the Ghanaian president Kufuor in Geneva, Commission of Ghana, 2007, Special Adwoa Royal Dance with Royal drums and tradtional percussion power and dance show. African day Geneva, 2007, Ghanaian traditional music mixed with other African rhythms, songs and dance. Kpanlogo- with Djembe rhythms, Gome and Agbadza percussions. Tierra - eine Welt e.V. Kinder-Kultur-Cafe Cameleon Görlitz Deutschland, with university students, 2007 Hakuna Matata, African Musical, Bremgarten 2005 Schoolchoir, Bezirksschule Baden several concerts with Tina Blackpower Band. Romerohaus Luzern: „genial global! 20 Jahre RomeroHaus" (Jubiläumsfeier)
12. June 2009: Ghana cultural 3, festival des Arcs Ehrendingen. 20. June 2009: Ghana cultural 3, im Paradiesgärtli, Steinmaur. 21. June 2009: Ghana cultural 3, Aula Schulhaus Birr, Birr. 24. June 2009: Concert and story telling at the Art School Berne (whole day).
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- Afro Asian Institute, Vienna
- Musicethnological Institute, Vienna
- Social Antropology Institute, Vienna
- Concert with Alphorn and percussion in Salzburg, Austria
- Buildingbrigdes: Concerst with Guitar, Digeridoo, Flute, saxophon and percussion, Austria
- African Watch, Art limited new edition by Peter Sengle, Maria Wörth / Wörthersee, Austria
- Street-music-festival Tirol
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- Jugendkuultur Festival Kriens
- African Musicfestival, Emmendingen (Germany)
- Swiss Invest Forum, Zürich
- Sura za Africa u. Worldmusic Wien
- I feel good, Migros Zürich
- Uhuru Festival, Weissenstein
- Oriental festival Triesen
- Musicfestival KKL, Luzern
- African Forum Univ. Fribourg/Bern
- Miss Africa Switzerland, Zürich
- Southafrica Congress Prag
Akapoma dance band:
- Worldmusic festival Yverdon
- Afro music fever festival, Giubiasco, Bellinzona
- Flüchtlingstag 07, Altdorf
- MHZ Winkel, Altdorf
- Fest der Kulturen, respektakel, Basel
- BEA; MUBA; OLMA;
- Radio DRS Glückskette, Brunnen; world café meeting,
KKL Luzern Vernissage Basel, Vogelgryff Kulturwochen Afrika, Museum Basel
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Workshops: Switzerland UNICEF, Kulturworkshops, Lenk, Estavayer, 2000 - 2005
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- Schulheim Klingnau, Musik ist nicht Stress, Musik ist Freude
- Ethnological Institute, Basel, Semesterworkshop, Preperation of students for Field research in Ghana
- World music Basel, Workshop in Theater (daily life activities in Africa), drumming, dancing and rhythms, Völkerkunde Museum Basel
- GhanArt Festival Basel, Weekworkshop, Basel
- Lehramtsschule Aargau LSA, 1999, Rhythmicity training for teachers
- Novartis Basel, Workshop for managers
- Expressive Culture, Workshop for elementary school of Sins
Austria - Workshop Bama all stars, Graz
- Guest lecturer about expressive art, rituals, festivals and traditional law, University of Vienna
Germany University Görlitz, Semester Workshops: Antistress University Hannover, African Forum
Hungary Drumming and dancing workshop, Budapest, Hungary
Ghana Tutor of drumming and Dancing, Academy of African Music and Art, Ghana.
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Ferne ghanaische Musikkunst ganz nah im Fricktal PORTRÄT Peter John Kofi Donkor ist professioneller Musiker CATARINA MARTINS Peter John Kofi Donkor ist Instrumentallehrer für afrikanische Trommel an der Musikschule Frick. Der sympathische Lehrer mit den langen schwarzen Rastas wird an der Musikschule am 8. November Frick mit einem ausdruckstarken Konzert seine erste CD-Produktion vorstellen: Eine Bühnenshow aus Tanz, Gesang, Musik und Rhythmus. Lässig schlendert Peter John Kofi Donkor den Gang der Aula im Fricker Schulhaus Ebnet entlang und begibt sich auf die Bühne. «Peter» ist Donkors Künstlername. Seine Frau Nadja Donkor selbst erzählt dazu:«Ich habe ihn als Peter kennen gelernt.» Der sympathische Ghanaer sagt selbst, dass er fast ausschliesslich auf den Namen Peter hört. «Kofi» bedeutet auf Akan: der am Freitag Geborene. Donkor ist seit 2005 Instrumentallehrer für afrikanische Trommel an der Musikschule Frick. Zurzeit unterrichtet er drei Anfänger und einen fortgeschrittenen Schüler. Für ihn ist Musik weit mehr als nur Rhythmus und melodische Klänge. «Sie ist meine Fitness und Meditation. Es entspannt mich und verhilft mir zu besserer Konzentration, wenn ich Musik mache oder tanze», erläutert er über die Bedeutung der Musik in all seinen Lebensbereichen.Der Westafrikaner beherrscht alle Percussion-Instrumente (auf Deutsch bedeutet Perkussion Schlag- und Effektinstrumente). Donkor singt und tanzt auch. «Musik spielt in Ghana eine grosse Rolle. Sie ist überall zu finden. Der Gottesdienst ist zum Beispiel sehr musikalisch. Schlaginstrumente und Gesang kommen zum Einsatz», erklärt der Musiker. Der Rhythmus im Blut wird den Kindern in Ghana in die Wiege gelegt. Sie basteln sich aus Dosen ihre ersten Trommeln, indem sie Ziegenhaut über die Öffnung spannen. So begann auch Donkors «melodischer» Weg. «Musik im Blut zu haben, bedeutet nicht, dass man nicht üben muss, um seine Talente zu fördern. So habe auch ich viel geübt und wurde immer besser», erklärt der 40-Jährige. | Der strenge Musiklehrer startete mit 18 Jahren die Grundausbildung zum Masterdrummer, danach folgte die Ausbildung zum «rhythm and theatre Composer» (Deutsch: Komponist für Theater und Rhythmus). 1993 liess sich Donkor dann zum Trommel- und Tanzlehrer ausbilden. 1993 lernte er Nadja Kaufmann kennen. Die Schweizerin macht in Accra, der Hauptstadt Ghanas, eine Semesterarbeit über das ghanaische Theater. Nadja Kaufmann, heute Nadja Donkor-Kaufmann, besuchte mit einer Freundin ausserhalb der Stadt ein Theaterstück, bei dem Donkor mitmachte. Die beiden Frauen verpassten anschliessend das Taxi und hatten kein Geld für die Rückfahrt. Vergeblich suchten sie nach einer Mitfahrgelegenheit, bis jemand sie auf Donkors Theatergruppe aufmerksam machte. Mit etwas Skepsis liess Donkor die Europäerinnen mit der Theatergruppe zurückfahren in die Hauptstadt. Nach der Fahrt bleiben die beiden in Kontakt und die Schweizerin begann in Wien Konzerte für Donkor und seine Musikerkollegen zu organisieren. Nadja Donkor ist noch heute für das Management der Karriere des afrikanischen Musikers zuständig. Die Donkors heirateten später in Österreich und zogen 1996 in die Schweiz. Heute haben die multikulturellen Eheleute drei Kinder - zwei Mädchen und einen kleinen Jungen. Der Trommler leitet verschiedene Workshops und gibt Konzerte, hat aber auch eine eigene Theaterproduktion. DIE ERSTE CD-PRODUKTION Peter John Kofi Donkor wird an der Musikschule Frick am 8. November in einem eindrucksvollen Konzert seine erste CD-Produktion | «Krakatu Power Sounds» präsentieren. Die einzigartige Bühnenshow wird mit Tanz, Rhythmus, Musik und Gesang untermalt. Mitglieder derPerkussionsgruppe Wings of a dove-percussion Power werden Donkor dabei zur Seite stehen. Sie kommen alle, wie der Instrumental-lehrer, aus Ghana und wohnen seit Jahren in der Schweiz, Deutschland,Österreich und England. INHALT DER CD Auf der CD sind neun Stücke zu hören, die sich aus Schlagzeugmusik, Flöte und Gesang zusammenstellen. John Kofi Donkor hat jahrelange Forschung in allen Teilen Ghanas betrieben und dann seine CD zusammengestellt. «Jedes Stück kommt aus einer ethnischen Region Ghanas. Das Stück ‹Adowa› zum Beispiel kommt aus dem bekannten historischen Ashanti-Königreich. Das Stück ‹Afa› repräsentiert das Königreich der Ewe», erklärt der Komponist. Zu jedem der einzelnen Stücke kommen traditionell verschiedene Trommeln zum Einsatz. Das Konzert soll die ghanaische Kultur und Musik in der Schweiz etwas mehr etablieren. «Mit dem Konzert und der Aufführung der Tänze wollen wir die Musik visualisieren. Die Menschen sollen sehen, wie so eine Aufführung mit Tänzen, Musik und Gesang aussieht», erklärt der Vollblutmusiker. Peter J. K. und Nadja Donkor mit ihren Kindern. Die älteste Tochter war abwesend. Musiker Donkor unterrichtet die Kleinen in der Kunst des Trommelns. Konzentration ist sehr wichtig. CATARINA MARTINS KONZERTWings of a dove-percussion power: CD-Release-Konzert am 8. November in der Aula des Schulhauses Ebnet in Frick von 19 bis 21.30 Uhr. |
Aargauer Zeitung, November 2008 |
 | Musik ist nicht Stress, Musik ist Freude KLINGNAU als Dankeschön für den geleisteten Zusatzaufwand während des Jahres sind die Mitglieder der hauseigenen "S-Band", die jeweils die Festivitäten des Schulheims St. Johann bereichert, in den Genuss eines Workshops mit Akteuren des Badener Bluesfestivals gekommen. Peter Donkor aus Ghana zeigte den Jugendlichen, wie man mit einem Bongo umgeht respektive wie man mit einfachen Mitteln grossartige Musik machen kann. Die anfangs vorhandene Nervosität der Schülerinnen und Schüler verscheuchte Donkor mit den Worten "Musik ist nicht Stress - Musik ist Freude." Im Nu spielten die Jugendlichen gelöst und steigerten sich im Laufe des Nachmittags zu wahren Rhythmus-Experten. Das Strahlen und die Begeisterung der Jugendlichen waren für Schulleiter Roland Fischer und Lehrer Beni Müller die Bestätigung, dass sie mit ihrem Geschenk an die Jugendlichen die richtige Wahl getroffen hatten. (Za) Aargauer Zeitung, Mai 2005 |
Bremgarten, Projectweek | Show of instruments, music school Oeschgen, Aargauer Zeitung |
Ghana in Uznach, a day of Kelewele, Plantainchips | 
Zuger Zeitung, "Africa in Town" , Zug africamusic |
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