Jimi Solanke Explained

Jimi Solanke
Birth Date:1942 7, df=y
Birth Place:Lagos State, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
Death Place:Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria
Nationality:Nigerian
Citizenship:Nigerian
Occupation:
Film actor
Playwright
Poet Folk Singer Dramatist
Relatives:Oyinkansola Solanke, Kehinde Solanke, Arole Taiwo Solanke, Seun Solanke, Lope Solanke, Sayo Solanke, Sola Solanke [1]
Known For:Kongi's Harvest, Sango, Shadow Parties
Alma Mater:University of Ibadan

Jimi Solanke (4 July 1942 – 5 February 2024) was a Nigerian film actor, dramatist, folk singer, poet and playwright.[2] [3] [4]

Early life

Solanke graduated from the University of Ibadan, where he obtained a diploma certificate in drama.[5]

Career

After graduation, Solanke moved to the United States, where he created a drama group called The Africa Review, focusing on African culture. Members of this group usually put on African clothing, specifically Yoruba costume. They performed in black African schools.[6] Solanke established himself in Los Angeles, California, where his storytelling career began. He was described as a "master storyteller" by CNN.[7]

In 1986, he returned to Nigeria with three members of the African Review group to work with the NTA. He also played the minstrel on the children's show Storyland.[8] [9] His reputation earned him the lead role in most of Ola Balogun's films.[10] He was part of the team that made the film of Kongi's Harvest by Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka.[11]

Death

Solanke died at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital in Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria on 5 February 2024, at the age of 81.[12]

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: My father shares household chores with my mum — Jimi Solanke's daughter . 30 June 2013 . 19 January 2015 . Arukaino . Umukoro . punchng.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151020133848/http://www.punchng.com/feature/famous-parents/my-father-shares-household-chores-with-my-mum-jimi-solankes-daughter/ . 20 October 2015 .
  2. Web site: Night of Poets at the Lagos Black Heritage Festival. 8 April 2012. 19 January 2015. Japhet. Alakam. vanguardngr.com.
  3. Web site: Tales by bedside lamps . 16 November 2014 . 19 January 2015 . punchng.com . Gbenga . Abeniji . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150114054303/http://www.punchng.com/entertainment/arts-dome/tales-by-bedside-lamps/ . 14 January 2015 .
  4. Web site: Cultural Rebirth At Lagos Black Heritage Festival . thisdaylive.com . 20 April 2014 . 19 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150204021219/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/cultural-rebirth-at-lagos-black-heritage-festival/176587 . 4 February 2015 .
  5. Web site: Jimi Solanke: Foremost story teller . Oladele . Dada . 19 January 2015 . 26 November 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141218174503/http://www.mynewswatchtimesng.com/jimi-solanke-foremost-story-teller/ . 18 December 2014 .
  6. Book: Meyer-Dinkgräfe, Daniel . 20 May 2003 . Who's Who in Contemporary World Theatre . New York . Routledge . 284 . 1134767862 . 19 January 2015.
  7. News: Master storyteller brings folk tales to life. CNN. 19 January 2015. Teo. Kermeliotis. 6 January 2012.
  8. Web site: Jimi Solanke: Hats off for a veteran at 70 . 19 January 2015 . dailyindependentnig.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150524010112/http://dailyindependentnig.com/2012/07/jimi-solanke-hats-off-for-a-veteran-at-70/ . 24 May 2015 .
  9. https://www.thecable.ng/obituary-jimi-solanke-the-multi-talented-storyteller-whos-first-person-to-perform-rap-verse/amp Jimi Solanke Storyteller First Rap
  10. Web site: We shared intelligence and wine with Wole Soyinka . Adeola . Balogun . 19 January 2015 . www.punchng.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150120014252/http://www.punchng.com/feature/life-times/we-shared-intelligence-wine-with-wole-soyinka-jimi-solanke/ . 20 January 2015 .
  11. Web site: NgFinders . 29 October 2019 . Jimi Solanke: Biography, Age, Career, Family And Movies . 27 May 2022 . Ngfinders.com . en-US.
  12. News: Veteran actor Jimi Solanke dies at 81 . 5 February 2024 . Punch . 5 February 2024.

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