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Ayo Bankole
Nigerian composer and organist
Ayo Bankole | |
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Bankole in 1960 | |
| Born | (1935-05-17)17 May 1935 Jos, Nigeria |
| Died | 6 November 1976(1976-11-06) (aged 41) Lagos |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| Occupation(s) | Composer and organist |
| Spouse | Toro Bankole |
Ayo Bankole (17 May 1935[1] – 6 November 1976[2]) was a composer and organist from the Yoruba ethnic group in southwest Nigeria.
Early life and education
Ayo Bankole was born in Jos, Nigeria, into a musical family: his father, Theophilus Abiodun Bankole was an organist and Choirmaster at St. Luke's Anglican Church in Jos. His mother was a music instructor for several years at Queen's School, Ede, Osun State, a Federal government high school.
Bankole studied in London at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. There he met drama student and poet Brian Edward Hurst and set one of Hurst's poems, "Children of the Sun", to