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

Early life

Obafemi Bandele Lasode was born on 4 December 1955 in

Port Harcourt Port Harcourt (Pidgin: ''Po-ta-kot or Pi-ta-kwa)'' is the capital and largest city of Rivers State in Nigeria. It is the fifth most populous city in Nigeria after Lagos, Kano, Ibadan and Benin. It lies along the Bonny River and is locate ...

, the capital of Rivers State, Nigeria but hails from

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, a city in

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southwestern Nigeria. He attended St. Gregory's College at Obalende in

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, where he obtained the West African Senior School Certificate. He later obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in

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from Kogod School of Business, Washington, D.C. Thereafter, he obtained a Master of Science degree in

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from Brooklyn College, City University of New York.

Career

He joined the services of

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, New York City, in 1983 as a Promotions Coordinator, where he hosted

Sonny Okosuns Sonny Okosun (1 January 1947 – 24 May 2008) was a Nigerian musician, who was known as the leader of the Ozzidi band. He named his band Ozzidi after a renowned Ijaw languages, Ijaw river god, but to Okosun the meaning was "there is a message". ...

in 1984 at the world-famous

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. He produced the African music programme ''Afrika in Vogue'' on Radio Nigeria 2, which ran from the first quarter of 1989 for a year."Obafemi Lasode"
International Contest 2000 – Artist's Page, A Song For Peace in the World. 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. He authored a book titled ''Television Broadcasting: The Nigerian Experience (1959–1992)'', currently in use in Nigerian universities.

Filmography

*'' Sango'' (1997) *''Mask of Mulumba'' (1998) *''Lishabi'' *''Tears of Slavery''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lasode, Obafemi Living people 1955 births Nigerian male film actors Yoruba male actors Film directors from Port Harcourt Nigerian film producers Male actors from Port Harcourt Brooklyn College alumni Yoruba filmmakers St Gregory's College, Lagos alumni Nigerian expatriates in the United States Kogod School of Business alumni Nigerian chief executives Nigerian male musicians People from Ogun State Nigerian television producers Nigerian film directors Nigerian songwriters Nigerian dramatists and playwrights

Early life

Career

Filmography

See also

References