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Prof. Dr. Paul T. Kwami

Musical Director of the Fisk Jubilee Singers (In Memoriam / Distinguished Chair) · Department of Music · Fisk University

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Academic focus & active research

The legacy of Grammy Award-winning Director Paul T. Kwami anchors Fisk's vocal music curriculum, preserving and harmonizing the historic repertory of the Negro spiritual.

Negro Spirituals Ethnomusicology African Choral Traditions Grammy Award Choral Direction Vocal Arrangement

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Institution: Fisk University
Department / Faculty: Department of Music
Primary Field: Negro Spirituals Ethnomusicology
Campus Location: Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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