Thomas King Ekundayo Phillips
[5] Solomon Moses Daniels, a well-known organist at Saint Paul's Church, Aroloya, gave him lessons in organ playing.[2] Phillips attended Trinity College of Music in London from 1911 to 1914, where he studied organ, piano and violin.[7] When he returned to Nigeria in 1914, Bishop Herbert Tugwell invited Phillips to become organist and Master of the Music at the Cathedral Church of Christ, Lagos.In 1926 Phillips presented a proposal to the Synod of the Diocese of Lagos, which was accepted, to use "native airs" in church services.[8] He made the first modern arrangement of Ise Oluwa, the most popular Yoruba Christian hymn, for SATB with organ accompaniment.