sentences:  J. H. Kwabena Nketia's death was confirmed on 13 March 2019 at Legon Hospital in Accra after a short illness.The National Theatre of Ghana honoured him with a tribute performance of music, dance and drama on the eve of his burial 3 May 2019.He was accorded a state burial at the Forecourt of the State House on 6 May 2019 and buried at the new Military Cemetery at Burma Camp.