Dr. Paul T. Kwami

• In 1994, he was named Musical Director of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, becoming the first African to hold this position.
• Served as a board member for W.O. Smith Community Music School, the Artistic Policy Committee of Nashville Symphony Orchestra, the Nashville Advisory Council, the Gospel Music Association Foundation, and the Schermerhorn Symphony Committee in Nashville, TN.

World-renowned Musical Director, Curb-Beaman Chair, and alumni member of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, Dr. Paul T. Kwami, brilliantly preserved Nashville’s longest-running musical institution while forging the storied ensemble into a new millennium, from 1994-2022. The Fisk Jubilee Singers reached new heights under his inspired leadership – earning their first GRAMMY Award for their 2020 album Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album), as well as a National Medal of the Arts, Americana Music Association's Lifetime Achievement Legacy Award, National Museum of African American Music's Rhapsody & Rhythm Award, and Dove Award, in addition to their induction to the Gospel Music Hall of Fame and Music City Walk of Fame. Dr. Kwami ensured the group embarked on meaningful missions like "A Sacred Journey" to his home country of Ghana during its 50th Independence Jubilee, and held international performances in Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Germany, too. Performances at Carnegie Hall, the White House, Ryman Auditorium, Apollo Theater, The Kennedy Center, and more highlight the list of prestigious venues he conducted in. The paramount history of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, and Dr. Kwami's decades-long leadership, are chronicled in the 150th-anniversary commemorative book, Heritage & Honor, which was released in June 2022.

Inducted to the Music City Walk of Fame on Oct. 10, 2022.