Moses Olaiya
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| Moses Olaiya | |
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| Born | Moses Olaiya Adejumo Ilesha |
| Other names | Baba Sala |
| Children | Emmanuel Adejumo |
Moses Olaiya (born 1936),[1] better known by his stage name "Baba Sala", is a comedian, dramatist and Yoruba language film and television actor from Nigeria.
A Yoruba from Ijesha, Baba Sala, regarded as the father of modern Nigerian comedy,[2] alongside other dramatists like Hubert Ogunde, Kola Ogunmola, Oyin Adejobi and Duro Ladipo popularized theater and television acting in Nigeria. He is a prolific filmmaker. Significantly, Baba Sala started his career in show business as a Highlife musician, fronting in 1964 a group known as the Federal Rhythm Dandies where he tutored and guided the juju music maestro King Sunny Adé who was his lead guitar player.[3]
[edit] Filmography
- Orun Mooru (1982)
- Aare Agbaye (1983)
- Mosebolatan (1985)
- Agba Man (1992, Home Video)
- Return Match (1993, Home Video)
- Tokunbo (1985, TV)
[edit] Notes
- ^ Sarah Stanton, Martin Banham (1996). Cambridge Paperback Guide to Theatre. Cambridge University Press. p. 419.
- ^ Lakoju, Tunde, Popular (Travelling) Theatre in Nigeria: The Example of Moses Olaiya Adejumo in Nigeria magazine, Issue 149, 1984
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