# 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.

*Nigerian musician and composer (1905-1987)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/fela-sowande

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** Nigeria
- **Born:** 1905-05-29
- **Died:** 1987-03-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 17.4 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1533084/ (@nm1533084)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/2233861)
- [فيلا سواند](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7_%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF)
- [Fela Sowande](https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Sowande)
- [Fela Sowande](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Sowande)
- [Fela Sowande](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Sowande)
- [Fela Sowande](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Sowande)
- [Fela Sowande](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Sowande)
- [Fela Sowande](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Sowande)
- [Fela Sowande](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Sowande)
- [Ֆելա Սովանդե](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%96%D5%A5%D5%AC%D5%A1_%D5%8D%D5%B8%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A4%D5%A5)
- [Fela Sowande](https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Sowande)
- [フェラ・ソワンデ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BD%E3%83%AF%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87)
- [Fela Sowande](https://knc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Sowande)
- [Fela Sowande](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Sowande)
- [Сованде, Боде](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B5%2C_%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B5)
- [Fela Sowande](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Sowande)
- [Fela Sowande](https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Sowande)
- [Фела Сованде](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B5)
- [Fẹlá Ṣówándé](https://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%E1%BA%B9l%C3%A1_%E1%B9%A2%C3%B3w%C3%A1nd%C3%A9)
- [菲拉·索旺德](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8F%B2%E6%8B%89%C2%B7%E7%B4%A2%E6%97%BA%E5%BE%B7)
- [Wikiquote](https://ig.wikiquote.org/wiki/Fela_Sowande)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ec109929-d7ed-4806-94df-e99ca7e35173)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1352462)

---
Generated by Fame.am · https://fame.am/person/fela-sowande