[1] The African Guitar Summit was organized in Toronto as part of a performance project for CBC Radio's On Stage program.
From Ghana, guitarist Pa Joe, singer Theo Yaw Boakye, and drummer Kofi Ackah took part.
On the fourth day the group debuted in a concert at CBC's Glenn Gould Studio.
African Guitar Summit was released on CBC Records in November 2004, and went on to win the Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year.
[5][6] The group performed an arrangement of Mwembo at the Juno Awards Gala in Winnipeg, April 2, 2005 and, in the same year, at the Live 8 concert in Barrie, near Toronto.