Obafemi Lasode

Obafemi Lasode
Born(1955-12-04)4 December 1955
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Died24 July 2025(2025-07-24) (aged 69)
CitizenshipNigerian
EducationBrooklyn College, City University of New York
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • playwright
  • film producer
  • director
Years active1983–2025
Notable workSango

Obafemi Lasode Listenⓘ (4 December 1955 – 24 July 2025) was a Nigerian musician, film director and producer, songwriter, music producer, and playwright. He was 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 hailed from Abeokuta, a city in Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria.

He attended St. Gregory's College at Obalende in Lagos State, where he obtained the West African Senior School Certificate. 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.

Career

Lasode 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.

He produced the African music programme Afrika in Vogue on Radio Nigeria 2, which ran for a year from the first quarter of 1989. 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.

Death

Lasode died on 24 July 2025, at the age of 69.

Filmography

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Lasode Returns to Nollywood, Builds Nigeria's First Film Village with N25million". Starconnect Media. 26 January 2014. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Joel E. Tishken; Toyin Falola; Akíntúndé Akínyẹmí, eds. (2009). Ṣàngó in Africa and the African Diaspora. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0253220943. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Jonathan Haynes, ed. (2000). Nigerian Video Films. Ohio University Center for International Studies. ISBN 9780896802117. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Femi Lasode speaks on SANGO The legendary Afrikan King at 10". The Nigerian Voice. 5 July 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Ebere Onwudiwe; Minabere Ibelema, eds. (2003). Afro-optimism: Perspectives on Africa's Advances. Praeger. p. 37. ISBN 9780275975869. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Only advancement of technology can curb piracy -FEMI LASODE". nigeriatell.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "About the director — Obafemi Bandele Lasode". African Film Festival New York. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Obafemi Lasode", International Contest 2000 – Artist's Page, A Song For Peace in the World.
  10. ↑ "Femi Lasode: Life after Sango". The Punch. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  11. ↑ Obafemi Lasode, Television Broadcasting: The Nigerian Experience (1959–1992), Caltop Publications (Nig.), 1993, ISBN 978-9783165335, at Amazon.
  12. ↑ Mahir Saul; Ralph A. Austen, eds. (2010). Viewing African Cinema in the Twenty-First Century. Ohio University Press. p. 24. Retrieved 18 January 2015. Television broadcasting: The Nigerian Experience (1959–1992).
  13. ↑ BREAKING! Femi Lasode dies at 70