Lazarus Ekwueme (original) (raw)
Lazarus Edward Nnanyelu Ekwueme // (born 28 January 1936) popularly known as Laz Ekwueme is a Nigerian musicologist, composer, scholar and actor. 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 Town kingdom.