SOWANDE, FELA

SOWANDE, FELA. Composer (29 May 1905 in Oyo, Nigeria). His father, an Anglican priest, was also an organist. His family moved to Lagos, Nigeria, when he was about seven years old, and there he first studied music formally. His teacher, T. K. Phillips , organist and choirmaster at the Christ Church, was the first Nigerian to study music in Europe and a graduate of Trinity College in London, England. Sowande obtained his education at the Mission School and King's College in...