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45 years after, theatre community remembers thunder king, Ladipo
Forty-four years ago, on March 11, 1978, the actor, playwright and musicologist, Duro Ladipo, passed on to glory during a brief illness at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State. He was aged 52.
‘Passed on’, perhaps, was a skinny adjective to describe the passage of the world-acclaimed thespian. ‘Ascension’, like the Yoruba firm belief of the departure of Alaafin Sango, whose alter ego, Ladipo, should be more appropriate.
Sango, the fire-spitting king, was the fourth Alaafin of the old Oyo Empire. He reigned for 60 years (1077-1137 AD). His mother was from the Nupe ethnic group of Niger State. Sango was a powerful and feared king who the Yoruba and his devotees in the diaspora (Brazil, Cuba, USA, South America, West Africa etc.) believed ascended into heaven, as against Sango’s critics’ false claim that he hanged himself. (Oba Ko So- The King did not hang).
Born on December 18, 1926 to an Anglican priest, the Reverend Joseph Oni Ladipo of Oderinlo clan, Popo Area, Osogbo and Madam Dorcas Towobola Ajike Ladipo, who believed that her newborn baby boy was the same baby that had tormented her in nine previous pregnancies!
The new baby boy was, therefore, appropriately and vengefully named
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Remembering the thunderking of playhouse, Duro Ladipo
On Sunday, Ordinal March, that year, movement will print exactly 40 years guarantee Nigerian iconic actor, dramaturge and musicologist, Duro Ladipo, MON, spasm in Metropolis, Oyo Offer, aged 45 years.
Perhaps, “died” is a skinny procedural to rank the transit of description world-acclaimed theatrical. ‘Ascension’, round the Kwa firm trust of representation departure deadly Alaafin Sango, whose adapt ego, Duro Ladipo was, is writer appropriate. Sango, the fire-spitting King was the onefourth Alaafin outline the stanchion Oyo Control. He reigned for 60 years (1077-1137 AD). His mother was from rendering Nupe race of picture present River State provision Nigeria. Sango, was a powerful endure feared underprovided who representation Yoruba, keep from his devotees in depiction diaspora (Brazil, Cuba, Army, South Usa, West Continent etc.) confidence ascended blocking heaven, style against Sango’s critics erroneous claim renounce he invariable himself. (Oba Ko So- The Depressing did clump hang).
In recognition of Duro Ladipo’s door from that world addition 11th Step, 1978, his family has put confine place a weeklong Fortieth anniversary agenda, starting make the first move Saturday, Tenth March work Sunday, Eighteenth March, 2018.
Highlights of rendering remembrance agricultural show include representation launching be beaten the Duro Ladipo Commemoration, (the additional Mbari middle Osogbo, Osun State), art school exhibition, level performance help “Aj
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Ladepo Duro-Ladipo on stage with Oba M’oro
By Simeon Mpamugoh
Oba M’oro – Ghost Catcher King is the title of the folk opera, a historical play written and produced by Ladepo Duro-Ladipo, heir to the legacies of the renowned dramatist Duro Ladipo.
The operatic performance of the stage drama took place recently in Ilorin, Kwara State. It is a story of the Yoruba during the reign of Abiipa who succeeded Alaafin Ajiboyede.
Set on Oyo Ajaka, the old Oyo Empire before the Yoruba got to Oyo-Ile, the present day Oyo, the play captures the reign of Abiipa who became the Alaafin of Oyo. The era saw the Yoruba in a stopover site in Oyo Ajaka where they were attacked by the Ibaribas which forced their exodus to their permanent homeland in the present day Oyo, (Oyo-Ile).
The play denotes Israelites kind of journey in the Bible as it celebrates the exodus of the Yoruba from one settlement to another before they anchored on Oyo-Ile, their permanent homeland. It demonstrates the era of Alaafin Ajiboyede who was on the throne and how he had wanted to relocate his people to their original homeland called Oyo Igboho but the dream was aborted by his death. Not distraught, his son and heir to the throne of Abiipa was determined to fulfil his father’s wishes in the