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, the capital of Rivers State, Nigeria but hails from

Abeokuta Abeokuta is the capital city of Ogun State in southwest Nigeria. It is situated on the east bank of the Ogun River, near a group of rocky outcrops in a wooded savanna; north of Lagos by railway, or by water. , Abeokuta and the surrounding a ...

, a city in

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

Lagos State Lagos State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó) is a state in southwestern Nigeria. Of the 36 states, it is both the most populous and smallest in area. Bounded to the south by the Bight of Benin and to the west by the international border with Ben ...

, where he obtained the

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. He later obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business administration from Kogod School of Business, Washington, D.C. Thereafter, he obtained a Master of Science degree in Communication art from

Brooklyn College, City University of New York , mottoeng = Nothing without great effort , established = , parent = CUNY , type = Public university , endowment = $98.0 million (2019) , budget = $123.96 m ...

Career

He joined the services of

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, New York City, in 1983 as a Promotions Coordinator, where he hosted Sonny Okosuns in 1984 at the world-famous Apollo Theater in

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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 The Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival is a springtime film festival in the U.S. state of Minnesota that has been held since 1981. It began as the Rivertown Film Festival in Stillwater by Al Milgrom of Pine City and eventu ...

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 Nigerian businesspeople

Early life

Career

Filmography

See also

References