Fela Sowande
Composer
1905 – 1987
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Who was Fela Sowande?
Olufela Obafunmilayo Sowande was a Nigerian musician and composer. Considered the father of modern Nigerian art music, Sowande is perhaps the most internationally known African composer of works in the European "classical" idiom.
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- Born
- May 1, 1905
Abeokuta - Also known as
- Fęlá Şowándé
- Şowándé, Fęlá
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Education
- University of London
- Died
- Mar 13, 1987
Ravenna
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on July 23, 2013
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