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NIGERIAN ART COMPOSERS

ClassNotes Team 4 MIN READUPDATED 1 JUL 2026

CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ART (CCA - FINE ART) JSS2 SECOND TERM

WEEK 8

NIGERIAN ART COMPOSERS

CONTENT

I.  Notable Music Composers in Nigeria.

1. T.K.E. PHILLIPS: T.K.E. Phillips was born in the year 1884 and died on the 10th of July 1969. He served as a Nigerian organist, conductor and teacher of music. He was a foremost contemporary art musician in Nigeria.

WORKS: His works consist of a wide range of music pieces which he composed and recorded in audiotapes.

2.    AYO BANKOLE: Ayo Bankole was born in the year 1935 and died in 1976. He had the privilege to study music and drama in London precisely at Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He was born…