Lazarus Ekwueme
Lazarus Ekwueme | |
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| Born | Lazarus Edward Nnanyelu Ekwueme 28 January 1935 |
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| Relatives | Alex Ekwueme (brother) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Thesis | Ibo Choral Music: Its Theory and Practice (1972) |
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| Discipline | Music |
| Sub-discipline | African musicology |
Lazarus Edward Nnanyelu Ekwueme // ⓘ (born 28 January 1935), popularly known as Laz Ekwueme, is a Nigerian musicologist, composer, scholar and actor. He is one of the pioneer lecturers of music in Nigeria and also a prolific writer. He is a scholar who has written numerous articles and books on music especially the role of music in the lives of Africans and Africans in diaspora. He is the traditional ruler of Oko Kingdom.