General News of Sunday, 14 April 2019Source: ghananewsagency.orgEmeritus Prof. Nketiah to be given state burial on May 4Emeritus Professor Joseph Hanson Kwabena NketiahEmeritus Professor Joseph Hanson Kwabena Nketiah, a renowned Ghanaian Ethnomusicologist, will be given a state burial on Saturday, May 4, 2019, preceded by a pre-burial service at the Forecourt of the State House. Professor Nketiah, considered as Africa’s premier Musicologist, died at age 97 on March 13, this year. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) visited the residence of the Late Prof. Nketiah, where a Book of Condolence has been opened. In a conversation with his two daughters; Professor Akosua Perbi, a Retired Historian, and Reverend Priscilla Naana Nketiah, a Lawyer, they shared fond memories of their father with the GNA. Nketiah was born on 22nd June, 1921 at Asante Mampong.

Source: GhanaWeb April 13, 2019 18:11 UTC