Welcome-Akwaaba “There is no better way of helping people come to grips with cultural diversity in a meaningful and practical way than through a programme that makes the best in the cultural traditions of humanity accessible to all. I am particularly gratified by this opportunity for communities to share their cultural treasures with the wider world as they find ways of sustaining them not only for themselves but for the benefit of humanity.” J.H. Kwabena Nketia.President of the Africa Section of the International Council of Music -UNESCO