Fela Sowande has been played on NTS in shows including The Opera Show, featured first on 14 June 2020. Songs played include Music From "African Suite" For String Orchestra, Symphony No. 1, "Afro-American" and Danse Nègre From African Suite.

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