found: His African soldiers [SR] p1991:label (Sonny Okosuns)
found: Something wild, p1986:label (Sonny Okossun)
found: Sonny Okosun, p1978.
found: Stern's guide to contemporary African music, c1988:p. 66 (Okosun, Sonny; b. Benin City, Nigeria, 1947; singer, composer, and guitarist)
found: Times online WWW site, June 13, 2008(Sonny Okosun; b. Francis Okosun, Jan. 1, 1947, Enugu, Nigeria; d. May 25, 2008; significant figure in Nigerian popular music who was also a noted campaigner for pan-African unity and emancipation; sometimes credited as Okosuns on his records)
found: Independent online ed., June 24, 2008(Sonny Okosun; b. Jan. 1, 1947, Enugu, Nigeria; d. May 24, 2008, Washington, D.C.; leading figure in Nigerian music)
found: New York times WWW site, June 25, 2008(Sonny Okosuns; b. Jan. 1, 1947, Benin City, Nigeria; d. May 24, Washington, aged 61; Nigerian singer and musician who achieved international stature by aiming his music--a catchy, rock-inflected cocktail of funk, reggae, Afrobeat, and more--at human-rights abuses; added the final "s" to his name in adulthood; referred to by both names)