Fela Sowande
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| Death | 38 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 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| 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.