{"id":430952,"date":"2017-10-21T19:38:33","date_gmt":"2017-10-21T19:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/10\/21\/prof-nketia-exudes-charisma-of-folk-legend\/"},"modified":"2017-10-21T19:38:33","modified_gmt":"2017-10-21T19:38:33","slug":"prof-nketia-exudes-charisma-of-folk-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/10\/21\/prof-nketia-exudes-charisma-of-folk-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Nketia exudes charisma of folk legend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Saturday, 21 October 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Graphic.com.gh <\/p>\n<p>2017-10-21<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/53218657.295.jpg\" alt=\"Nketia Exhumes\" title=\"Nketia Exhumes\" width=\"295\" height=\"172\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Emeritus Professor Nketia reading the citation<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385179598\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385179598\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/1508614713_390_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Emeritus Professor J.H. Nketia has marked his 96th birthday anniversary recently with well-wishers in Ghana and abroad sending him accolades.<\/p>\n<p>One of such greetings came from Daasebre Prof. Emeritus Oti Boateng, the Omanhene of the New Juaben Traditional Area.<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>Citation<\/p>\n<p>The citation presented to him on the anniversary by Daasebre Oti Boateng described him as a giant legend of African scholarship.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have admired Professor Nketia ever since joining the University of Ghana as a Research Fellow in 1969, particularly with respect to his extraordinary depth of knowledge in African culture, language and music,&#8221; the citation said.<\/p>\n<p>It alluded to his contributions to the institution of the Akwantukese Festival, the first post-independence traditional festival in Ghana, on his (Daasebre Oti Boateng&#8217;s) fifth anniversary as Omanhene in 1997, which remained a major landmark in the history of the festival of the chiefs and people of the New Juaben Traditional State.<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>His dexterity<\/p>\n<p>The citation mentioned the dexterity with which the &#8216;Akwantukese Anwensem&#8217; was crafted in impeccable Asante Twi and cultural fortitude, and the fact that it could only symbolise the signature of an iconic African scholar of legendary stature.<\/p>\n<p>It described Emeritus Professor J.H. Nketia as a towering spectre of humanity and a fountain of inspiration and that he exuded the charisma of a folk legend who would forever remain a monument of linguistic excellence and the conscience of African scholarship.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On behalf of the chiefs and people of New Juaben, we congratulate you and wish to associate with you in this momentous occasion, to supplicate the continuance Divine blessings for a prosperous and productive life as you cement an inter-generational legendry foothold in the history and pride of this nation,&#8221; the citation concluded.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: -1 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment of Saturday, 21 October 2017 Source: Graphic.com.gh 2017-10-21 Emeritus Professor Nketia reading the citation &#13; Emeritus Professor J.H. 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