Louis K. Botchway and Bomukasa
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About this Artist
The drums of Louis K. Botchway and Bomukasa have been featured in Pool & Spa Living magazine.Bomukasa began as a sole proprietorship, started in 1980 by Louis Kojo Botchway. The name Bomukasa came into being in 1982, when Louis Kojo Botchway brought some artistic wood carvers and performing artists together to work and to train young people interested in the field. In the Akan language, Bomukasa literally means "together to discuss," its musical implication suggesting the discussion of sound.
According to Botchway, the beginning was not easy. A talented artist, he completed a course in wood carving in 1979, and also studied graphic arts. Eventually he became interim president of Ghana's Wood Carvers Association, a recently formed group promoting the interests of its members.
From humble beginnings with shoestring capital, Bomukasa Limited has grown into a successful producer of quality and creative African goods such as musical instruments, furniture, masks, and decorative panels.
Bomukasa focuses on rural areas, working with the source of the raw materials. They offer opportunities to young, disenfranchised individuals, cultivating the innate skills hidden within their own hands. Currently Bomukasa comprises about 25 apprentices, 30 part-time employees, and a permanent staff of 20.
I am grateful for the opportunity to play such a finely crafted drum. It is extremely well made and sounds great. I look forward to playing it for many years to come.
WI, US
My Bobo Cane Head is far more beautiful than I ever imagined. Your work is wonderful! I found this website by error and I am so glad I did. I will be ordering other items and will tell everyone I know about your work. Bobo Cane Head will be in the middle of my wall collection. Thanks, Paulette
Paulette Faggett
New Orleans, LA
I received a Louis K. Botchway Djembe drum as a gift. It is astounding in both beauty and craftsmanship. I will treasure this work of art for the remainder of my years I am sure. My sincere thanks to Bomukasa and Novica for making this gift possible, and to my son for giving me wonderful present.
Stan M
Montgomery, Alabama USA
The drum arrived, packed perfectly in a custom made box. It's beautiful and sounds terrific. Great.
G. Lawrence
St. Paul, Minnesota
Sweet drum. Tuned up beautifully. A joy to play. Thank you.
john hanes
Thank-you for the Cote d'Ivoire ghost. It is even better than I was expecting from the photo. very textural and nice combination of materials. Excellent quality, unique. I'm pleased to have bought directly from the artist. This is something I would never have found in stores around here!
d ireland
Canada
Our drum arrived yesterday -- with all sorts of exotic stickers from British Airways and all over the world -- and we absolutely love it! It's a beautiful piece of craftsmanship, and it's gratifying to know that we know about the person who made it. There seems some trans-world connection there. It's full moon out tomorrow night and we will sit in the full moon and play our drum. We first "discovered" djembe drums at a Smithsonian exhibit in Miami a few years ago, and have wanted an authentic and reasonably priced one since then. Thank you so much for providing us with this opportunity that fulfilled both those requirements! Karen & Michael P.S. If we take a photo of us with our drum in rural Montana, is there a way to get this photograph to the artist who made it in Ghana?
Michael Mason
Joliet, Montana
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