Obafemi Lasode

Nigerian actor and film director (born 1955)

Obafemi Lasode
Born (1955-12-04) 4 December 1955 (age 68)
Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigerian
Alma materBrooklyn College, City University of New York
Occupation(s)Musician
songwriter
playwright
film producer
director
Years active1983–present
Notable workSango

Obafemi Lasode Listenⓘ (born 4 December 1955) is a Nigerian veteran musician, film director and producer, songwriter, music producer, and playwright.[1] He is the chief executive officer of Even-Ezra Nigeria Limited, the stable that produced an award-winning movie titled Sango in 1997.[2][3]

Early life

Obafemi Bandele Lasode was born on 4 December 1955 in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, Nigeria but hails from Abeokuta, a city in Ogun State southwestern Nigeria.[4]

He attended St. Gregory's College at Obalende in Lagos State, where he obtained the West African Senior School Certificate.[5] He later obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business administration from Kogod School of Business, Washington, D.C.[6] Thereafter, he obtained a Master of Science degree in Communication art from Brooklyn College, City University of New York.[7]

Career

He joined the services of Inner City Broadcasting Corporation, New York City, in 1983 as a Promotions Coordinator, where he hosted Sonny Okosuns in 1984 at the world-famous Apollo Theater in Harlem.[8]

He produced the African music programme Afrika in Vogue on Radio Nigeria 2, which ran from the first quarter of 1989 for a year.[9] In 1995, he established Afrika 'n Vogue/Even-Ezra Studios.[9]

In 1997, he produced and directed an award-winning African epic titled Sango, a film that was selected to open the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival in 2002.[10] He authored a book titled Television Broadcasting: The Nigerian Experience (1959–1992),[11] currently in use in Nigerian universities.[12]

Filmography

  • Sango (1997)
  • Mask of Mulumba (1998)
  • Lishabi
  • Tears of Slavery

See also

References

  1. ^ "Femi Lasode set to raise the bar with Stolen Treasures". The Sun News. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Lasode Returns to Nollywood, Builds Nigeria's First Film Village with N25million". Starconnect Media. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  3. ^ Joel E. Tishken; Toyin Falola; Akíntúndé Akínyẹmí, eds. (2009). Ṣàngó in Africa and the African Diaspora. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0253220943. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  4. ^ Jonathan Haynes, ed. (2000). Nigerian Video Films. Ohio University Center for International Studies. ISBN 9780896802117. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Femi Lasode speaks on SANGO The legendary Afrikan King at 10". The Nigerian Voice. 5 July 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  6. ^ Ebere Onwudiwe; Minabere Ibelema, eds. (2003). Afro-optimism: Perspectives on Africa's Advances. Praeger. p. 37. ISBN 9780275975869. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Only advancement of technology can curb piracy -FEMI LASODE". nigeriatell.com. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  8. ^ "About the director — Obafemi Bandele Lasode". African Film Festival New York. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Obafemi Lasode", International Contest 2000 – Artist's Page, A Song For Peace in the World.
  10. ^ "Femi Lasode: Life after Sango". The Punch – Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  11. ^ Obafemi Lasode, Television Broadcasting: The Nigerian Experience (1959–1992), Caltop Publications (Nig.), 1993, ISBN 978-9783165335, at Amazon.
  12. ^ Mahir Saul; Ralph A. Austen, eds. (2010). Viewing African Cinema in the Twenty-First Century. Ohio University Press. p. 24. Retrieved 18 January 2015. Television broadcasting: The Nigerian Experience (1959–1992).