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