Sidiku Buari
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Sidiku Buari is a Ghanaian musician
and former athlete
Buari was born in Accra
. His early education was at the Government Boys School, Row Road and the African College, both in Accra.
, Senegal
in 1963 in the 400 metres
race. During the athletics at the 1965 All-Africa Games
held in Brazzaville
, Republic of the Congo
, he was a bronze medallist on the 4 x 400 metres relay
Ghana team.
in 1966. He studied music at the New York School of Music and then interior decoration at the La Sale University in Chicago
, Illinois
. He played non-professional baseball
while in the United States.
, an actress and Shaida Buari, who was Miss Ghana 2002. He has a son Malik Buari who is a footballer.
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and former athlete
Buari was born in Accra
Accra
Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...
. His early education was at the Government Boys School, Row Road and the African College, both in Accra.
Athletics
He was a silver medallist at the All Africa Games held in DakarDakar
Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...
, Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
in 1963 in the 400 metres
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...
race. During the athletics at the 1965 All-Africa Games
Athletics at the 1965 All-Africa Games
The inaugural All African Games were held in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo in July 1965.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-External links:*...
held in Brazzaville
Brazzaville
-Transport:The city is home to Maya-Maya Airport and a railway station on the Congo-Ocean Railway. It is also an important river port, with ferries sailing to Kinshasa and to Bangui via Impfondo...
, Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...
, he was a bronze medallist on the 4 x 400 metres relay
4 x 400 metres relay
The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...
Ghana team.
USA
He moved to the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1966. He studied music at the New York School of Music and then interior decoration at the La Sale University in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. He played non-professional baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
while in the United States.
Music career
He returned to Ghana in 1985. He released the album ‘Africa responds to the World’ which grossed 250,000 cedis. This won him an Entertainers Critics and Reviewers Association of Ghana (ECRAG) award. He has since released 16 albums in Ghana. He has been a past president of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) and Vice President of the International Federation of Musicians (FIM).Family
Sidiku Buari has two notable daughters. These are Nadia BuariNadia Buari
Nadia Buari is a Ghanaian actress. She received two nominations for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the African Movie Academy Awards in 2007 and 2009.-Early life:Buari is the daughter of Sidiku Buari, a Ghanaian musician...
, an actress and Shaida Buari, who was Miss Ghana 2002. He has a son Malik Buari who is a footballer.