Nicholas Zinzendorf Nayo was an educationist and composer from Ghana. From 1973-1975, he was the first director of the National Academy of Music in Winneba.

Emmanuel Gyimah Labi was a well-known composer whose compositions were performed throughout North America, Europe, and Africa. In 1971, he became a member of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation Orchestra., where he played the cello and was also involved in composition.

Bice Osei Kuffour is a Ghanaian hiplife musician known popularly by the name Obuor, which means "stone" in the Akan language. He is the immediate past president of the Musicians Union of Ghana, an umbrella group that unites all musicians in Ghana irrespective of genre.

Kenn Kafui was a Ghanaian composer and music theory and composition instructor at the University of Ghana's music department. He wrote choral pieces, orchestral works, and works for African instruments.

Akin Euba was a composer, musicologist, and pianist from Nigeria. He studied under Charles Seeger, Roy Travis, and others at UCLA, where he earned his B.A. and M.A. He later received his Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from the University of Ghana. Professor Nketia oversaw Euba's doctoral work on the topic of "Dundun Music of the Yoruba.”

George Dor is a renowned composer, cellist, and Ole Miss African Drum and Dance Ensemble director. His concerts are well-known for promoting cultural variety, globalization, and multiculturalism.

James Varrick Armaah is a Ghanaian composer and the founder of Harmonious Chorale. He had his Diploma in Music as well as a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Ghana.

Isaac Annoh is a renowned Ghanaian cellist who also serves as the director/conductor of the Ghana National Symphony Orchestra. He earned his BMus and MPhil in music at the University of Ghana.

Newlove Annan is a Ghanaian scholar, choir conductor, and prolific choral composer. He is now the director of the Institute of Church Music-Ghana and the Greater Accra Mass Choir director.

Genevieve Allotey-Pappoe is an ethnomusicologist/composer and PhD candidate at Princeton. Her research is centered around the global circulation, experience, and contextualization of Black music. She is the founder and host of the Black Nomad Show, a podcast that is available on Spotify, Apple, and Google.

Nana Danso Abiam was a renowned composer and a pioneer in the use of diverse traditional instruments in large ensembles -first as conductor of the National Symphony and then with his Pan-African Orchestra (PAO) - an ensemble that toured the world and topped the European New World Music Charts with its debut Opus 1 album.