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Olufela Obafunmilayo Sowande
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Olufela_Obafunmilayo_Sowande
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:person
composer
musicologist
organist
gptkbp:award
gptkb:Member_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:birthDate
1905-05-29
gptkbp:birthPlace
gptkb:Abeokuta,_Nigeria
gptkbp:deathDate
1987-03-13
gptkbp:deathPlace
gptkb:Ravenna,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:education
gptkb:King's_College,_Lagos
gptkb:Royal_College_of_Organists
gptkbp:father
gptkb:Emmanuel_Sowande
gptkbp:genre
gptkb:choral_music
classical music
African music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Olufela Obafunmilayo Sowande
gptkbp:influencedBy
gptkb:Herbert_Howells
gptkb:Samuel_Coleridge-Taylor
African traditional music
gptkbp:knownFor
pioneering Nigerian art music
incorporating African themes into Western classical music
gptkbp:nationality
gptkb:Nigerian
gptkbp:notableWork
gptkb:Obangiji
gptkb:African_Suite
Stella Maris Mass
gptkbp:occupation
composer
musicologist
organist
gptkbp:taughtAt
gptkb:Howard_University
gptkb:University_of_Ibadan
gptkb:Kent_State_University
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Fela_Sowande
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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