Obafemi Lasode Explained
| Obafemi Lasode |
| Birth Date: | 4 December 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. |
| Nationality: | Nigerian |
| Citizenship: | Nigerian |
| Alma Mater: | Brooklyn College, City University of New York |
| Occupation: | Musician
songwriter
playwright
film producer
director |
| Yearsactive: | 1983–present |
| Notable Works: | Sango |
Obafemi Lasode (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.
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
Notes and References
- Web site: Femi Lasode set to raise the bar with Stolen Treasures . The Sun News. 9 March 2014. 17 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150118004029/http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=55453 . 18 January 2015 .
- Web site: Lasode Returns to Nollywood, Builds Nigeria's First Film Village with N25million.. Starconnect Media. 26 January 2014. 18 January 2015.
- Book: Ṣàngó in Africa and the African Diaspora. Joel E. Tishken . Toyin Falola . Akíntúndé Akínyẹmí. Indiana University Press. Bloomington and Indianapolis. 141. 2009. 978-0253220943. 18 January 2015.
- Book: Nigerian Video Films. Jonathan Haynes. Ohio University Center for International Studies. 2000. 9780896802117. 18 January 2015.
- Web site: Femi Lasode speaks on SANGO The legendary Afrikan King at 10. The Nigerian Voice. 5 July 2008. 18 January 2015.
- Book: Afro-optimism: Perspectives on Africa's Advances. Ebere Onwudiwe . Minabere Ibelema. Praeger. 37. 2003 . 9780275975869. 18 January 2015.
- Web site: Only advancement of technology can curb piracy -FEMI LASODE. nigeriatell.com. 18 January 2015.
- Web site: About the director — Obafemi Bandele Lasode. African Film Festival New York. 18 January 2015.
- http://www.songcollections.com/peace/obafemi.htm "Obafemi Lasode"
- Web site: Femi Lasode: Life after Sango. The Punch – Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. 18 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150118052922/http://www.punchng.com/entertainment/arts-life/femi-lasode-life-after-sango/. 18 January 2015. dead.
- Obafemi Lasode, Television Broadcasting: The Nigerian Experience (1959–1992), Caltop Publications (Nig.), 1993,, at Amazon.
- Book: Viewing African Cinema in the Twenty-First Century. registration. 24. Television broadcasting: The Nigerian Experience (1959–1992).. Mahir Saul . Ralph A. Austen. Ohio University Press. 2010. 18 January 2015.
