Fela Sowande

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.

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Who was born first?

• Fela Sowande and Joseph Kosma were born the same year
• Fela Sowande and Tommy Dorsey were born the same year
• Fela Sowande and André Jolivet were born the same year
• Fela Sowande and Michael Tippett were born the same year
• Fela Sowande and Karl Amadeus Hartmann were born the same year

Timeline

1. André JolivetAugust 8, 1905 – December 20, 1974
2. Fela Sowande (this page)May 29, 1905 – March 13, 1987
3. Joseph KosmaOctober 22, 1905 – August 7, 1969
4. Karl Amadeus HartmannAugust 2, 1905 – December 5, 1963
5. Michael TippettJanuary 2, 1905 – January 8, 1998
6. Tommy DorseyNovember 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956

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