[ASA: Piano Music by Composers of African Descent; William Chapman Nyaho, piano; MSR Classics MS1242 (2008)] Dr. William Chapman Nyaho was born in Washington, D.C. But while still an infant he was taken by his parents to their native Ghana, where they raised him. Following his music education, he settled in the country of his birth. His biographical profile can be found at AfriClassical.com and at http://www.nyaho.com/ . CultureMob.com presents some of Dr. Nyaho's background, in anticipation... Read Full Story
[ ASA: Piano Music by Composers of African Descent ; William Chapman Nyaho, piano; MSR Classics MS1242 (2008) ] William Chapman Nyaho tells AfriClassical: “Greetings! I just came across this. A very nice review of the CD. Cheers, Nyaho” MusicWeb-International.com : “This is a very attractive, and most rewarding, recital of music, much, if not all, of which will be totally unfamiliar to the majority of those reading this. There’s a vast variety of styles and sounds here, many taking the... Read Full Story
[William Chapman Nyaho - Asa: Piano Music by Composers of African Descent, MSR Classics MS 1242 (2008)] The Voice of African MusicVolume 16, No. 2 May 2009 Piano Music by Composers of African Descent New CD by William Chapman Nyaho Reviewed in May/June 2009 American Record Guide “If the scores are in print, maybe some of them will start turning up on recital programs alongside the Three Bs.” “Anyone who has had it with pianists playing and recording the same repertory over and over should be... Read Full Story
[William Chapman Nyaho - Asa: Piano Music by Composers of African Descent] Dr. William Chapman Nyaho is a pianist, music editor and music professor who was born in Washington, D.C. to Ghanaian parents in 1958, and raised in Ghana from the age of 10 months. He is profiled at AfriClassical.com , and sends us word of this review of his new CD, MSR Classics MS1242, by James Manheim of All Music Guide: “Hi Bill check this out.. love the way this reviewer ties it all together.” Swapacd.com William... Read Full Story
[ ASA: Piano Music by Composers of African Descent ; William Chapman Nyaho, piano; MSR Classics MS1242 (2008)] CDHotlist.btol.com “ Asa: Piano Music by Composers of African Descent; Label: MSR Classics (dist. Albany); Composer: Various Composers; Performer: William Chapman Nyaho ; Cat.#: MS 1242; Period: Contemporary; Genre: Classical; Release type: New; Comments: This is a fascinating and mostly impressive collection of brief pieces for piano by a variety of composers from the worldwide... Read Full Story
[ ASA: Piano Music by Composers of African Descent; William Chapman Nyaho, piano; MSR Classics MS1242 (2008)] William H. Chapman Nyaho was born in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 28, 1958. He was to become a virtuoso pianist, gifted professor of music and dedicated collector and editor of piano music of the African Diaspora. When he was only ten months old his parents returned to their native Ghana with him. He grew up there and graduated from Ghana's Achimota School after studying piano with John... Read Full Story
Dana Petroleum Plc (Dana Petroleum) and its co-venturers have discovered oil in the Jetta sidetrack well (25/8-17 A) offshore Norway. ExxonMobil Exploration & Production Norway AS (ExxonMobil), operator of production license (PL) 027 D, is currently concluding the drilling operations on the Jetta wildcat well 25/8-17 and its sidetrack appraisal well 25/8-17 A. Det norske oljeselskap ASA (Det norske) conducted the drilling activity on behalf of ExxonMobil. Read Full Story
The Norwegian Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has approved Det norske oljeselskap’s sale of 10% in production licenses 316, 316B, 316CS and 316DS to the Polish Company Lotos Exploration and Production Norge AS.
The transaction includes the Yme field, which is currently under development. Det norske will receive close to MNOK 600 in cash for these [...] Read Full Story
[ ASA: Piano Music by Composers of African Descent; William Chapman Nyaho, piano; MSR Classics MS 1242 (2008); Fred Onovwerosuoke] Eleven composers are represented on Dr. William Chapman Nyaho's expansive new CD, ASA: Piano Music by Composers of African Descent; MSR Classics MS 1242 (2008). The first six tracks of the recording are devoted to Studies in African Rhythm by Dr. Fred Onovwerosuoke. The liner notes read: Fred Onovwerosuoke (b. 1960) was born in Ghana to Nigerian parents. Although... Read Full Story
Boulder County sheriffs in Denver, Colorado arrested an ABC News producer/reporter, Asa Eslocker, on Thursday August 28, 2008. Asa Eslocker and a camera crew had been on the public sidewalk along side of Tremont Street attempting to take pictures of Democratic senators and VIP donors leaving a private meeting via the grand entrance/exit from the Brown Palace Hotel.
Asa Eslocker and his ABC News colleagues had been spending the week investigating the role of corporate lobbyists and... Read Full Story
