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Fela Sowande

Nigerian musician and composer

Chief Olufela Obafunmilayo "Fela" Sowande MBE (29 May 1905 – 13 March 1987) 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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Works

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  • 2 Preludes on Yoruba Sacred Folk Melodies
  • African Suite
  • African Suite: I. Joyful Day
  • African Suite: II. Nostalgia
  • African Suite: III. Onipe
  • African Suite: IV. Lullaby
  • African Suite: V. Akinla
  • Prelude on Yoruba Folk Melodies "K'a mura"