Onipa Nua

African Street Performer Turned Singer/songwriter Who Sadly Died In 1990 Shortly After Being Discovered. "Nua Whose Name Means "The People's Brother" Has Been Blind Since Age Two. As A Child He Learned To Play The Ghanaian Thumb Piano And Traveled Extensively Before Settling In Accra In The Mid-'60s. Nua Was Mostly A Street Musician Also Performing At Social Functions Until 1980 When Promoter Faisal Helwani Encouraged Him To Try His Hand In More Formal Performance Contexts. In Addition To His Traditional Hausa Songs He Has Also Been Experimenting With More Modern Fusions. ~ Steve Huey All Music Guide" read less