Tokunbo IV - Moses Olaiya & His Alawada Theatre Group. (Audio)

Yoruba comedy from the Great Moses Olaiya

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Moses Olaiya, better known by his stage name "Baba Sala", was a comedian, dramatist and Yoruba language film and television actor.

A Yoruba man from Ijesha, Baba Sala, regarded as the father of modern Nigerian comedy, 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.

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Music

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• baba
• sala
• moses
• olaiya
• tokunbo
• comedy
• yoruba
• ijesha
• nigeria
• lagos
• eko
• highlife

[077Burton]

An Xcellent evergreen!!! A masterpiece of laughs!!!

I never imagine this piece of comedy is still available. We should all be grateful to you for bringing this comedy back to life. Its been a very long long time...Is Baba Sala still alive ? I hope he is. How can i have more of his old plays?

[planetolusola]

@077Burton Baba is still alive an kicking. He is now a pastor.

[MsSlrb]

It's way better than how it was back in the day .I 'm loving it . God bless you .Thank you for making me fuller.

.This allowed me to explain Yoruba tradition better to my children Life will be more awesome of you can kindly find more of his work

Please God Bless .

[TheOluleo]

Planet, you're doing a good job.

[judah328]

@olatunde07 You're very right,they're similar

[olatunde07]

When you check this audio out and compare it to one of baba suwes comedy where be came back from abroad its really similar

[077Burton]

@pl

Thank you so much for your vision in uploading this series of Moses Olaiya and his group. The group is probably the best comedy group that was nationaly watched live in Town Halls in the old West ,East and Norther Nigeria. We should all be proud of him.

Are you in a position to upload more of his comedies. Even though they are over 30years the plays are still very fresh. Baba Sala we love you.anetolusola

[077Burton]

@planetolusola

Thank you so much for your vision in uploading this series of Moses Olaiya and his group. The group is probably the best comedy group that was nationaly watched live in Town Halls in the old West ,East and Norther Nigeria. We should all be proud of him.

Are you in a position to upload more of his comedies. Even though they are over 30years the plays are still very fresh. Baba Sala we love you.

[MrOB4M4]

This is the best he deserve AWARD for this very CLASSIC I love it. As young boy growing up l always listen to this now I'm in America for the past 22years never be home thanks for the Technology that made it possible for me. I live and grow up in Ilesa at E 138 Ijoka street ilesa. I always go to BABA Sala house stay out side just to see him. God bless you Baba sala.