About

Eyram Eric Kwasi Fiagbedzi is a lecturer at the Department of Music, University of Ghana where he teaches courses in African Diasporic musical traditions, histories and performance practices in African music. His research interests include innovations in indigenous Ghanaian music performances, sustainability of musical genres and contemporary issues in the Ghanaian music industry. He is also interested in cultural policies and the arts in Africa. He holds PhD in Ethnomusicology from the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Cape Coast. He has coordinated a number of national and international academic and professional projects including the DAAD funded collaborative research training group Performing Sustainability. Cultures and Development in West Africa. He is the founder and leader of the Jama ensemble.