Pan-African Orchestra
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Pan-African Orchestra
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The Pan-African Orchestra (PAO) is an orchestra using indigenous African traditions and instruments. It was founded as a 48-piece ensemble in 1988 in Accra, Ghana, by Nana Danso Abiam. Abiam died in a motor accident in Accra on 24 December 2014, in the early hours following his 61st birthday. His mission with the PAO, originally a 30-piece ensemble, had been to explore the classical foundations of traditional African music and to cultivate an integrated continental art form through new compositi
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African orchestra
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan-African_Orchestra
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2024-01-13T02:39:46Z
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