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Father of Contemporary Music in Nigeria. Olufela Obafunmilayo Sowande popularly known as Fela Sowande was a Nigerian musician and composer. He is considered the father of modern Nigerian Art music as he perhaps is the most internationally known African composer of works in the European classical language or terms. He was born in Abeokuta, NigeriaContinue reading “Fela Sowande: father of Nigerian contemporary music”