Larry

LARRY OKEY UGWU:
Lawrence Okey Ugwu was born on 26.01.1958 in Nigeria. He graduated from college there and became an English Literature tutor. In 1982 he came to Poland and in 1988 he did his Masters in law at the University of Gdansk. In 1984 he co-established “International Roots Reggae Band” and rock band “Polish Ham”. 1985 together with Tomasz Szczecinski he founded a DJ group “Collective Intercontinental” and 1993 ‘Sun’s Vibration’ together with brothers Erszkowski and Jacek Staniszewski. 1996 “Biafra” with Jacek Staniszewski and 1998 “Ikenga Drummers”.2000 he organized the first festival “Music Against Violence and Intolerance”. In 2002 he found Pomeranian Association for Integration of Arts and Culture “One World” and became its first Director. He appeared in the first edition of the Polish encyclopedia of “Who is Who”. 2003 he realized a major national educational project promoted by National Geographic “The Rainbow Academy Project” based on stimulating and propagating cultural awareness among youths and children in Poland. Since 2004 he is the Director of the Baltic Sea Cultural Center. He is The Radio Gdansk Personality of the Year 2004. In the year 2005 he launched his first album with the group “Ikenga Drummers” entitled (“Lustereczko”) “The Mirror”. www.ikengadrummers.com
MY WEBPAGE:
www.ugwu.artportal.pl