Samuel Ekpe Akpabot (1932-2000) is featured at AfriClassical.com, where his page has been updated with a new paragraph on Pastorale from Scenes for Nigeria:
Pastorale
The African American clarinetist
Marcus Eley and pianist Lucerne DeSa, his duo partner, were
invited to perform works for clarinet and piano at South
Africa's premier National Arts Festival in Grahamstown in July
2009. Along with works of African American composers,
Samuel Akpabot's Pastorale from Scenes for Nigeria (3:32)
was included on the program. After performing at the
Festival, and before leaving South Africa, Eley and DeSa
recorded the program at the University of Stellenbosch on July
13, 2009. The recording is But Not Forgotten; Sono
Luminus DSL-92156 (2012). Marcus Eley writes in the liner
notes:
"The composer has arranged this Pastorale section from his orchestral setting of Scenes for Nigeria for clarinet and piano. The Pastoral is essentially a lullaby in call response fashion. The texture is somewhat sparse but is just right for this setting. From its undulating rhythms and unique harmonies, this composition reminds one of an African 'pastorale' landscape."
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