Richard Donald Smith

Richard Donald Smith, who has taught Western music skills in Africa for many years, will illustrate and explain the current state of music development amongst Africans in Nigeria, a country with a dynamic music culture that has allowed its musicians to become dominant on today’s African music scene. 

Read his April 2021 report here. Read a June 2021 follow-up report on Nigerian composers and an update on Nigerian student Ola Akindipe here. See Ola Akindipe in a video (bottom of page).

Video of 4/11/2021 Flute Fair presentation:

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