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Kofi Ayivor

Sokoto

Kofi Ayivor is a musician from Sokoto. They also recorded with Osibisa.

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Biography

Kofi Ayivor is a Ghanaian conga player, born in Sokoto, Nigeria, 15 December 1939. He grew up in Denu on the eastern coast of Ghana. As a youth he was trained by his uncle to be a master drummer in the Ewe tradition, which is known for its polyrhythms. After a European tour and a stint in Sweden in the early 70s, where he recorded two albums with Björn J:Son Lindh and three, he ended up with Osibisa after a concert they did in Oslo, Norway, in 1973. In the 90s, he would rejoin for two more albums.

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Osibisa

A project Kofi Ayivor was part of.

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