1979-1990: President, Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA)
1979-1990: Interim Chairman of Copyright Society of Ghana(COSGA)
1980: Member - Board of Directors of Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
1980: Visiting Senior Lecturer, Music Department, Cape Coast University, Ghana
1984 - 1990: Member, Education Commission of Ghana
1984: Played a role in “Repercussions” produced by Dennis Marks
1985: Honorary Life Member, International Association for the Study of Popular Music (for Performance of Ghanaian Guitar Idioms)
1988: Dubbed "The Repository of Asante Music and Culture" (Vide July, 1988 WKCR 89.9FM, Columbia University, New York, USA)
1988: Played a leading role in a film, "Crossing Over" in Trinidad and Tobago commissioned by UNESCO. The Film was adjudged the best video documentary in Trinidad/Tobago and Martinique in 1989 and 1990 respectively
1991: Received the Prestigious Asanteman Award from Otumfuo Opoku Ware II, Asantehene
1992: Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi
1995: Member, National Folklore Board, Ghana
1997: Head of State Grand Medal (Civil Division) Service to Ghana
2001: Honored by Ghana Association of Michigan for Outstanding Contribution to the World in Music
2001: Honored for Dedicated Service to Ghana in promoting the Ghanaian Cultural Heritage throughout the world by Ghana Association of Tennessee, Nashville, USA
2001: Outstanding and Dedicated Service Award by TEK Biochemistry Old Boys of Meharry Medical College, Nashville, USA
2003: Awarded Key to the City of Miami, Florida, USA by Mayor Alex Penelas
2004: Living Legend Award by National Theatre of Ghana (MUSIGA)
2005: Sunshine Artiste Music Award
2005: Du Bois-Padmore-Amu Awards for Lifetime Achievement (African American Heritage Award)
2005: Otumfuo Opoku Ware II Jubilee Foundation Award
2007: Awarded National Living Human Treasure (Music Division) by Ministry of Culture and Chieftaincy, under the auspices of UNESCO
2007: Member of Volta Award by H. E. J.A. Kufuor, President of Ghana
2009: Established Koo Nimo Cultural Resource Centre with the collaboration of the Ghana Cultural Fund
Professor Abena Busia, New Brunswick, USA
Lynda R. Day, Ph.D., New York, USA
Chris Lesser, Melbourne, Australia
Royal Hartigan Ph.D., Massachusetts, USA
Professor Kwesi Yankah, Accra, Ghana
Ethan Kogan, Ilinois, USA
Quanda Johnson, New York, USA