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Harrison Alexander Osei Kumi (aka H. Kumi)

Harrison Kumi was born in Ghana, West Africa on February 22nd, 1959. He attended the Presbyterian Middle School in Wara Wara in Ghana. After graduation, he entered the Emit Electronic Institute in Accra, Ghana. During his studying at the Institute, Harrison became interested in music and started playing and singing at local clubs in the Accra area. Soon after that, he joined the Kofi Ani Johnson Paris Band as a lead singer. The band recorded songs like "Madanfo Pa Beko Ajyame" and "Odo Yewu", and more. In 1989, Harrison immigrated to the United States, where he got his high school and college education at Penn Foster. After graduating from college, Harrison also attended the Champions School of Real Estate and became a Texas realtor. Still practicing real estate, Harrison Kumi is also the show host for World Music Express on KPFT 90.1 FM in Houston, TX. This radio show has a variety of world music. Harrison Kumi is also the President of Kumi Trading Company, a retail company in Houston, TX. Harrison is also the founder of the H. Kumi Foundation. This is a charitable foundation that provides clean, drinking water to the less fortunate in Ghana, Africa and around the world.