Lazarus Ekwueme

Lazarus Ekwueme
Born
Lazarus Edward Nnanyelu Ekwueme

(1936-01-28) 28 January 1936 (age 88)
Occupations
  • Academic
  • actor
  • composer
RelativesAlex Ekwueme (brother)
Academic background
Alma materYale University
ThesisIbo Choral Music: Its Theory and Practice (1972)
Academic work
DisciplineMusic
Sub-disciplineAfrican musicology

Lazarus Edward Nnanyelu Ekwueme // ⓘ (born 28 January 1936), popularly known as Laz Ekwueme, is a Nigerian musicologist, composer, scholar and actor.[1] 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.[2]

  1. ^ Olawoyin, Oladeinde (20 November 2017). "Former Vice President, Alex Ekwueme, is dead". Premium Times Nigeria.
  2. ^ Adeoye, Gbenro (23 February 2020). "Dad could stay up all night composing music – Prof Laz Ekwueme's son". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 21 February 2021.