Luminary: Ashong

Luminary: Ashong

Born in Accra, Ghana and raised in NY & the Middle East, Ashong (aka DNA) is leader of the critically-acclaimed Afropolitan fusion band Soulfège and founder of the youth cultural movement Take Back the Mic. His music has been nominated for numerous awards including most recently Best Hip Hop Song in the Billboard World Song Writing Competition. He has lectured on issues of popular culture at over 100 institutions in the US, Africa, Europe, the Caribbean and Asia, including for the United Nations and Deepak Chopras Alliance For a New Humanity. His recent YouTube comments on the Obama campaign have drawn over a million views. Ashongs artistry and activism have been covered in outlets including the NYTimes, Boston Herald, BBC Worldservice, NPR, PRI, MTV Africa, ABC Chronicle, CNN.com, VanityFair.com and The Economist among others. His newest record was rated 9.5/10 by British record producer Charles Foskett (Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney).

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