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Fela Sowande
12+ albums
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Olufela (Fela) Obafunmilayo Sowande (b. Abeokuta, Nigeria, May 1905; d. Ravenna, Ohio, United States, 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. more : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Sowande User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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African Suite: V. Akinla: Allegro non troppo
5,0312African Suite: II. Nostalgia: Andante
2463African Suite: I. Joyful Day: Allegro giocoso
2184African Suite: V. Akinla
12952 Preludes on Yoruba Sacred Folk Melodies: No. 1, K'A Mura
1046African Suite, V. Akinla. Allegro Non Troppo
907African Suite: III. Lullaby: Andante cantabile e sostenuto
608African Suite: IV. Onipe: Andante; con tenerezza
579Music from African Suite for String Orchestra: III. Akinla
3910Music from African Suite for String Orchestra: I. Joyful Day
33albums
African Heritage Symphonic Series, Vol. 1
Sowande: African Suite / Milhaud: Globetrotter Suite
Fela's Nostalgia: An Anthology
Sowande, F.: African Suite / The Negro In Sacred Idiom (Sowande, New Symphony, Harvey) (1951, 1952)
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Softly, Softly
African Suite
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African Heritage Symphonic Series (Volume 1)
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Retrospection Vol. 6
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Night Blue
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Julia Nolan: Milhaud, Maurice, Forsyth, Sowande
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High Life
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The Negro In Sacred Idiom