October 19, 2024 | Kotoko Brass featuring Mohammed Alidu. Downtown Concord, NH.
https://concordsoundandcolor.com/
October 13, 2024 | Kotoko Brass featuring Mohammed Alidu. 1547 MAIN STREET, MANCHESTER CENTER, VT, 05255. 8pm.
https://earthskytime.com/home
September 29, 2024 | Kekeli Music and Dance from Ghana. 675 Orchard St, New Bedford, MA. 4-6pm.
powerandgrace.com/schedule
September 28, 2024 | Gye Nyame Kete at a Ghanaian funeral in Worcester, MA.
IG: @gyenyamekete
December 8, 2023 | Agbekor Society at Kiniwe end of semester concert, Tufts University. 20 Talbot St, Medford, MA. 8pm.
https://as.tufts.edu/music/
December 6, 2023 | Fafali, featuring Mohammed Alidu and the Bizung Cultural Group, at Brandeis University. 415 South St, Waltham, MA. 7:30pm.
https://www.brandeis.edu/music/
November 9, 2023 | Kotoko Brass Album Release Show at Crystal Ballroom, presented by Global Arts Live. 55 Davis Square, Somerville, MA 02144. 8pm.
https://globalartslive.org/content/event_page/10148
October 29, 2023 | Fafali at Night for Africa at Brandeis University. 415 South St, Waltham MA. 6-9pm.
https://www.brandeis.edu/
October 26, 2023 | Workshop in Professor Jerry Leake’s class. 290 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA. 2-4pm.
necmusic.edu
October 14, 2023 | Agbekor Society at Tufts Parents Weekend. 20 Talbot Ave, Medford, MA. 4pm.
https://as.tufts.edu/music/
October 8, 2023 | Kotoko Brass at Earth Sky Time. 1547 Main Street Manchester, VT. 5pm.
https://earthskytime.com/new-events/2023/10/8/kook-brass
September 29, 2023 | Agbekor Society at “Celebrating Professor Emeritus David Locke: A Convocation.” 20 Talbot Ave, Medford, MA. 8pm.
https://as.tufts.edu/music/
September 16, 2023 | Gye Nyame at a Ghanaian funeral. East Hartford, CT. 6pm-1am. Private event.
https://www.instagram.com/gyenyamekete/
August 21, 2022 | Kotoko Brass at the Zumix Summer Concert Series. Show opened by my Rhythms of Ghana youth drumming ensemble. Piers Park, East Boston, MA. 6-8pm.
https://www.zumix.org/
July 13, 2022 | Kotoko Brass at the Sinclair, opening up for Femi Kuti. Cambridge, MA. 8:30pm.
https://www.globalartslive.org/
July 9, 2022 | Kotoko Brass at the Providence World Music Series. Providence, RI. 6-8pm.
https://www.pvdworldmusic.com/
June 25, 2022 | Kotoko Brass. Bradford, VT. 5pm.
https://www.kotokobrass.com/
June 21, 2022 | Kotoko Brass at the Harvard Museums of Science and Culture Summer Solstice Celebration. Cambridge, MA. 7:30-8:30pm.
https://hmsc.harvard.edu/summer-solstice
June 19, 2022 | Kotoko Brass at Cape Cod Cultural Center. South Yarmouth, MA. 3-5pm.
https://www.cultural-center.org/
June 18, 2022 | Gye Nyame Kete @ Revere Juneteeth Celebration. Revere, MA. 12-2pm.
June 10, 2022 | Kalifa & Koliba @ Booth Theater, Boston University. Boston, MA. 7pm.
June 4, 2022 | Natraj @ India Society of Worcester. Shrewsbury, MA. 6pm.
http://www.natrajmusic.com/
May 29, 2022 | Kotoko Brass. Roxbury, NY. 4pm.
www.kotokobrass.com
May 28, 2022 | Gye Nyame Kete @ Ghanaian Funeral. Worcester, MA. 9pm.
May 21, 2022 | Kalifa & Koliba @ Art Auction and Global Market. Hull, MA. 4-8pm.
https://thehulltimes.com/sunset-point-camp-art-auction-to-help-world-poverty-mission-may-21-2022/
May 20, 2022 | Kotoko Brass at Zen Barn. Waterbury, VT. 9pm.
https://www.zenbarnvt.com/
April 13, 2022 | Fafali at Brandeis University. Waltham, MA. 7-9pm.
March 4, 2021 | Kotoko Brass at Tufts University. Medford, MA. 8-10pm.
December 18, 2021 | Kotoko Brass at Zen Barn. Waterbury, VT. 9-11:30pm.
https://www.zenbarnvt.com/event/dec-18-kotoko-brass-8pm-copy/
Ben Paulding is an American percussionist currently based in Kumasi, Ghana. Specializing in drumset and traditional Ghanaian percussion, Ben has spent the past two years living in West Africa, extensively performing and studying Ashanti royal drum music. With over 200 performances in Africa, Ben currently plays with the Centre for National Culture, the Ashanti King’s Fontomfrom ensemble, and the renowned Nsuase Kete group.
