Revered Ghanaian musician, Kofi Kinaata has received high praise for his debut EP “Kofi oo Kofi” from Prof. Kofi Agyekum, Head of the Department of Linguistics at the University of Ghana.
The professor is a regular panellist on Kwame Sefa Kayi’s critically acclaimed morning show, Kokrokoo, on Peace FM.
Kinaata recently joined the broadcaster and his panellists on Peace FM to promote his new EP.
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According to Opanyin Agyekum, a seasoned personality in Ghana’s academia, Kofi Kinaata can be a great thesis material for Master’s students
The professor likened Kofi Kinaata’s craft to seasoned highlife composers like the late Akwaboah Snr and Alex Konadu, whose music shaped Ghana’s soundscape in the 90s.
He’s a poet and philosopher with a matured worldview; the professor established as he described Kofi Kinaata and his music.
Watch the video below:
Netizens react to Opanahyin Agyekums reviews of Kinaata. See comments below;
manuelphrimpz wrote: Opanyin Agyekum got it spot on. Kofi is a poet. Kofi oo Kofi is one of the few projects I listen repeatedly without skipping a song because of my love for poetry.
Emmanuel Agyapong Wiafe said: Eeeeeeeiiiii Kofi Kinaata now a core subject
@eben_offen noted: I listened to the whole interview. Safe to say, had it not been that I am almost through with my thesis, I would have explored that, yet PhD dey.#KofiOOKofi .
Arthur-mensah Samuel: The king himself. The greatness of the Great king Arthur is seen in those bearing the name “ARTHUR”. SOAR higher snr.
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