Musician Dictionary

William Onyeabor

Nigerian funk musician

DescriptionNigerian funk musician
Source: Wikidata
BornSources disagree: 1945-03-26 (MusicBrainz) · 1946-03-26 (Wikidata)
BirthplaceNigeria Nigeria
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died2017-01-16
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathEnugu
Source: Wikidata
AreaNigeria
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryNG
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipNigeria
Source: Wikidata
Occupationcomposer singer
Source: Wikidata
Genresfunk
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

Onyeabor Williams Onveaber

Links

Identifiers

mbid: 53dd0229-8a42-4bd7-8ffb-29bdec25e9c6 · wikidata: Q8016354 · isni: 0000000040057264 · discogs: 289162 · spotify: 755pQSGUy6rtPrUCbnJTvi

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