Kweku was a lead singer in the School Jazz Band. He was also a member of the pop group affectionately known as the “RINGOS” with Johnny Djokoto, Sam (Paa Kwesi) Mensah and Olu Akiwumi-Assani. In addition to playing during performances by the School Jazz Band, the RINGOS also played as a free-standing pop group and thrilled students at dances and also at other schools (Wesley Girls, Holy Child, Mfantsiman and St. Augustine’s)

Before leaving Ghana for further studies in the U.S.A, Kweku was the lead singer for the “BEACH MELODIANS” (“UHURU #2” - the then resident band at Labadi Pleasure Beach) and the “PLANETS” dance band who played alongside the RAMBLERS as the resident bands at the “METROPOLE” in Accra. While in North America Kweku has been featured as a lead singer on highlife recordings by Ricky Telfer and Alfred Schall. Kweku, along with Afranie Adomako, were also featured at the New Orleans Jazz Festival, when they joined the Southern University Jazz Ensemble to play some highlife tunes.

Kweku is a Civil Engineer and a graduate of the University of Florida. After working in the private sector for many years, Kweku embarked on a career in academics, where he served as an Associate Professor, Professor, Department Chairman, Dean, Associate Vice Chancellor, and most recently, as a College President. Currently, Kweku is a Consultant in higher education and strategic global partnerships and lives in South Florida.

“Looking at the Old Boys who have signed up so far, the 2008 Re-union Band is bound to be a hit. This is a rare occasion to listen to a unique combination of recording artists, production and recording engineers and other professionals with great music talents. We have a wonderful selection of music planned for your pleasure and entertainment. Therefore, I am extending an invitation to all Santaclausians in North America to attend this year’s congress, dance to and enjoy the music by a very special group of talented Old Boys, renew old acquaintances and make new friends. Finally, I hope that our musical contribution, on this special evening, will help us to raise a lot of funds to support our Alma Mater. See you in DC. Cheers!”

Edmund was the front man for Engine No. 9, in 1978 during the school band revival in the late seventies. He is a hobby musician who plays local jam sessions and tours with a gospel group, Unity In Praise.

Edmund is a Civil Engineer and principal partner of his engineering firm TCC & Associates. He resides in Vancouver, Washington and is a board member of Adisadel Foundation Inc, a non-profit organization that raises funds for Adisadel College.
 

 I am told my musical career began when I was in the perambulator: my mother took me shopping and I was singing the popular hit song of the day. A lady shopper was so impressed she threw 2 shillings into my pram. I guess I’ve been hooked ever since. I followed that up by picking up my dad’s acoustic guitar and teaching myself how to play bass on it when I was about 7 or 8. Keyboard skills soon followed when I found an unused piano at the church in Myohaung Barracks, Apremdu.

My high school music career was a mixture of choir, pop groups and school jazz band. I always remember the girls going crazy when I sang backing vocals on “Wild World” (Cat Stevens): I thought “Hmmm I could really get used to this life. Learning to play the sax was my new instrument at Adisco, culminating with my playing “Take 5” (Dave Brubeck) on speech day and also being featured on GBCTV. Man! I was ready to abandon school and turn pro…….not! Oh no!

Ghana being what it was back then, I had to finish school first, and then I went into accounting, which took me to Uganda, where I sang with the Armed Forces Band when they visited, London where I was purely studying, and then back to Africa in Malawi where I was with Price Waterhouse, but my joining a band called Heaven, made my stay there pretty close to heaven…….fun fun fun! I played keyboards with the band, sang and occasionally played sax.

Toronto is where I first put down a couple of my compositions in Oketeke Studios courtesy of Ricky Telfer. I have to return to add some more and make it a complete album. I also played in a nightclub with a guitarist who needed a bass player for a short time.

I am currently based in Haddonfield , New Jersey where I play bass and sing in a classic rock band called Boomerang. It’s composed of mature musicians who started early, left it for a while and have now come home to music alongside their regular careers. A few songs from our demo CD are provided.

I feel I have been in accounting too long so I am transitioning into becoming a naturopathic doctor, which has always been my passion: I am currently certified as a Detoxification and Tissue Regeneration Specialist, and also a Raindrop Technique massage therapist.