Donald Rosenberg wrote a review of Senku for the March 2004 issue of Gramophone, One theme but many styles, all illuminated by some fine playing. He writes that "senku" is a Ghanian word referring to a keyboard instrument. Rosenberg also remarks:

As played with superior expressivity, rhythmic vivacity and kaleidoscopic shading by William Chapman Nyaho, the music speaks in many different, stimulating tongues, embracing Western traditions as well as sonic elements influenced by African and American sources. The composers represented here here hail from Nigeria, Jamaica, England, Egypt, Ghana and the United States. Even so, their styles are woven from such diverse and fascinating musical cloth that it can be possible to discern distinctive national idioms. That is part of the beauty of Nyaho's programme, a group of dynamic and often ineffably beautiful works deserving wider dissemination. The most familiar genre is the spiritual, which Samuel Coleridge-Taylor employs with heartfelt expertise in his Deep River and which also animates the conflicting fervour in Margaret Bonds's bracing Troubled Water. Folklorism gives refreshing life to Joshua Uzoigwe's Talking Drums, which blend un-hackneyed minimalist gestures with percussive vitality.  Oswald Russell's Three Jamaican Dances abound in exuberant and endearing spirits, while Gamal Abdel-Rahim's Variations on an Egyptian Folksong look to the Middle East with a classical personality that overflows with almost Brahmsian flair. And if R Nathaniel Dett's In the bottoms suite is a masterful evocation of populist forms, Ghanaian composer Gyimah Labi's pulsating Earthbeats reflects African culture with a harmonic pungency and rhythmic energy that Bartok might have appreciated. The humanity of the music and Nyaho's gripping performances kept my ears glued to this disc. Let's hope the pianist continues to explore - and record - more such commanding repertoire.

The Nyaho/Garcia Duo is committed to performing music of composers of African or Hispanic heritage, as well works of contemporary, American and women composers. The Duo has a recording to its credit as well: Aaron Copland: Music for Two Pianos, Centaur 2405 (1998). The tracks include El Salon México, Rodeo selections, Dance of the Adolescent, Danza de Jalisco, Variations on a Shaker Melody, Danzon Cubano and Billy the Kid (arranged from suite from the ballet). Nyaho's Web site has this to say of the CD:

In November 1998, Nyaho and Garcia released their first compact disc recording of the complete transcriptions of Aaron Copland for two pianos for Centaur Records. Classical Magazine wrote then that the duo, "form a perfect match in their style of playing, their tone, and in their genuine feeling for and understanding of the Copland pieces... This CD will be the standard against which any futures performances of these dances will be measured."

Nyaho has been heavily involved in residency activities at a variety of levels and in a wide range of settings, including schools, colleges and community centers. His Web site elaborates:

Nyaho has served as a guest lecturer on piano technique and on specific composers, offered numerous master classes and specialized activities for students, and traveled into countless schools to wring unexpectedly beautiful music from dubious cafeteria pianos.

Fagan's many awards include a 1998 Tony Award for Best Choreography, for his work on The Lion King.  In September of 2006, Nyaho announced that Garth Fagan was choreographing music from his CD Senku: Piano Music by Composers of African Descent.  A world premiere of a dance and live piano performance was scheduled for October 17, 2006 at the Joyce Theater in New York.  Additional live performances of the program were scheduled for Rochester, New York, where Garth Fagan Dance is based.