Kwasi Ampene

Kwasi Ampene is Associate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies and Music at the University of Michigan, specializing in Akan musical traditions of Ghana. He holds a PhD in Ethnomusicology from the University of Pittsburgh, Master of Music Theory from West Virginia University, and General Diploma of Music from the University of Ghana.

His research examines creative processes in African musical traditions, particularly female song practices in Ghana. Publications include Female Song Tradition and the Akan of Ghana: The Creative Process in Nnwonkoro (Ashgate, 2005).

Awards and honors:

• Martin Luther King Jr., César Chavez, Rosa Parks Visiting Professorship (2010)
• CACMA Certificate of Appreciation for Ethnomusicology Program development