William Onyeabor

William Onyeabor was an iconic figure in the history of Nigerian pop music. He was considered the father of Nigerian electro Afro-funk. His biography has been shrouded in mystery due to his own refusal to discuss it or his music since becoming a born-again Christian in the middle of the 1980s and retiring to pursue a career as a businessman running his own flour mill. What we do know is that he was born in Lagos, Nigeria in 1946. His musical education began early on the piano and organ. In the early '70s he reportedly attended university in Russia, studying cinematography. H...