Joe Mensah

Joe Mensah (died 2003) was a Ghanaian singer and musician.[1][2] Described as a music icon of Ghana,[3] he is one of the progenitors of the highlife music genre[4] and among the more renowned highlife musicians of the 1950s and 1960s.[5] His hit songs include "Bonsue" and "Rokpokpo"[3] from his 1977 album The Afrikan Hustle.[6]

For the Nigerian Olympic boxer, see Joe Mensah (boxer).
Joe Mensah
OriginGhana
Died2003
GenresHighlife
Occupation(s)Singer, musician

Mensah played an essential role in the creation of the Ghana Musicians Union and served as its first president.[3] While in the United States he studied music at the Juilliard School[7] and founded a radio show on WKCR at Columbia University featuring African music, which continues today.[3][8]

References
  1. "Joe Mensah discography". Discogs.
  2. "Joe Mensah – A Singer with a Vibrant Voice". Sunday Mirror. 8 September 1963.
  3. Domfeh, Kofi Adu (22 December 2012). "Ghana Musicians Awards to be held by Joe Mensah Foundation". myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  4. Nwachukwu, Cletus (November 2011). "Femi Esho ... A Repository Of Indigenous Music". Ghanadot.com.
  5. Boyce Davies, Carole (2007). Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora: Origins, Experiences, and Culture. ABC-CLIO. p. 526. ISBN 9781851097005.
  6. "Joe Mensah – The Afrikan Hustle". Discogs.
  7. Finke, Blythe (January 1972). "Hostels for shelter or education?". The Educational Review. Hemkunt Press.
  8. "The African Show". Columbia University.


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