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Nigerian actor and film director (born 1955) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Obafemi Lasode [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]
(born 4 December 1955) is a Nigerian veteran musician, film director and producer, songwriter, music producer, and playwright.
Obafemi Lasode | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Citizenship | Nigerian |
Alma mater | Brooklyn College, City University of New York |
Occupation(s) | Musician songwriter playwright film producer director |
Years active | 1983–present |
Notable work | Sango |
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]
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]
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