Michael Amissah

Michael Kofi Amissah (born 13 June 1924) is a Ghanaian composer.

Born in Aboso, in the Western Region of Ghana, Amissah was involved in music from a young age.

[1][2] He learned to play the french horn and euphonium at the age of 18, while he was part of the Gold Mines Little Orchestra.

[1] From 1958, Amissah studied music at the Kumasi College of Technology, where his tutors included Ephraim Amu and C. E. Graves.

[1] Many of Amissah's compositions have been sacred music, such as psalms, hymns, or mass settings.