Background
Turkson was born in Winneba in southern Ghana.
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Ato Turkson
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Turkson was born in Winneba in southern Ghana. He studied music at the University of Ghana, graduating in 1964. He undertook further study in composition at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary, studying under Rezső Sugár.
He gained a master"s degree and doctorate in musicology at in Illinois.
His doctoral dissertation focussed on the traditional music of the Efutu people.
Career
Turkson spent most of his academic career at the University of Ghana. He was also visiting scholar at the University of Cologne (1978) and Portland State University (1982).
