# Fela Sowande

> Nigerian musician and composer (1905-1987)

**Wikidata**: [Q1352462](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1352462)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Sowande)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/fela-sowande

## Summary

Fela Sowande was born on May 29, 1905, in Abeokuta [1][2][3] and died on March 13, 1987, in Ravenna [2][3][4]. A Nigerian citizen [4], he was a composer, academic musician, and organist [5]. His education included studies at the University of London, King’s College, Lagos, and CMS Grammar School, Lagos .Sowande worked at several institutions, including the University of Pittsburgh, Howard University, and Kent State University . He was buried in Ohio .


## References

1. Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians
2. [Source](https://curatagraphy.blogspot.com/2017/10/fela-sowande-biography-age-height-wiki.html)
3. BnF authorities
4. Integrated Authority File
5. datos.bne.es
6. Musicalics
7. International Standard Name Identifier
8. MusicBrainz
9. Virtual International Authority File
10. IMDb
11. SNAC
12. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013