Fela Sowande
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Death | 37 years ago |
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Date of birth | May 29,1905 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Abeokuta |
Nigeria | |
Date of died | March 13,1987 |
Died | Ravenna |
Ohio | |
United States | |
Albums | Sowande, F.: African Suite / The Negro In Sacred Idiom (Sowande, New Symphony, Harvey) (1951, 1952) |
Siblings | Tunji Sowande |
Job | Composer |
Education | University of London |
CMS Grammar School, Lagos | |
King's College, Lagos | |
KING'S COLLEGE LAGOS | |
Songs | Joshua |
High Life | |
Legion of Honor | |
No. 5. Obangiji | |
No. 1. Go Down Moses | |
Sierra Sue | |
Love Affair | |
No. 4. Kyrie | |
Festival March | |
No. 2. Yoruba Lament | |
To Arms | |
The Emblem | |
Moon Love | |
No. 3. Joshua | |
Evacuation Plight | |
Breakout to Freedom | |
Suddenly There's a Valley | |
I'm Walking Behind You | |
Softly, Softly | |
With These Hands | |
Obangiji | |
Broken Wings | |
Romantic Lady | |
Somewhere Along the Way | |
Deep Purple, Part 2 | |
Because of You | |
Go Down, Moses | |
Too Young | |
Cara Mia | |
The Little White Cloud That Cried | |
If I Give My Heart to You | |
Yoruba Lament | |
Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1318595 |
Fela Sowande Life story
Chief Olufela Obafunmilayo "Fela" Sowande MBE 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.