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== Awards and honors ==
He was awarded a Master's Fellowship from the [[Oregon Arts Commission]] and Regional Arts & Culture Council, and the Oregon Governors Award for the Arts.<ref name="Baer"/> In 1996, he became the first native African<ref>{{Cite web|title=Celebrating Traditional Music With Obo Addy|url=https://www.ghanashowbiz.com/celebrating-traditional-music-with-obo-addy/|last1=O|first1=Monica|date=2015-05-08|website=GhanaShowBiz.com™|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref> to win a [[National Heritage Fellowship]] from the [[National Endowment for the Arts]], which is the highest honor in the folk and traditional arts in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/year/1996|title=NEA National Heritage Fellowships 1996 |author=<!--Not stated-->  |website=www.arts.gov |publisher=National Endowment for the Arts |access-date=December 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200519210352/https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/year/1996 |archive-date=May 19, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="obit" />