Olatubosun Oladapo was born on September 19,1943 and is a Nigerian poet, playwright, and record producer.
14 Facts About Olatubosun Oladapo
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Olatubosun Oladapo is best known for his contributions to Yoruba oral literature and for founding Olatubosun Records, a label dedicated to promoting indigenous-language music and poetry.
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Olatubosun Oladapo later studied at St James Olanla School in Akinyele, Ibadan, from 1951 to 1954, and then continued his education at the University of Lagos.
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Olatubosun Oladapo studied at St Luke's Teachers' Training College in Ibadan, where he first began performing poetry at the 1965 Arts Festival.
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Olatubosun Oladapo performed Ijala, a traditional form of Yoruba oral poetry.
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Olatubosun Oladapo completed his program in 1967 and was posted to St David's School, Kudeti, Ibadan.
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In 1969, Olatubosun Oladapo joined GbounGboun, a Yoruba newspaper, where he worked for one year before moving to Western Nigeria Television and the Western Nigeria Broadcasting Service in 1970.
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Olatubosun Oladapo left his position in 1977 to establish Olatubosun Records, a record label dedicated to producing and promoting indigenous-language artists and folk poets within the Yoruba region.
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Olatubosun Oladapo has produced approximately 51 albums and recordings for around 200 artists under the label.
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Olatubosun Oladapo's portfolio includes works by notable Yoruba poets and performers, such as Ojogbon Ogundare Foyanmu from Ogbomoso, Odolaye Aremu from Kwara, Ayanyemi Atoko, Alabi Ogundepo, and the Duro Ladipo International Theatre troupe.
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Olatubosun Oladapo has authored over 29 books, some of which are used in primary schools, secondary schools, and universities in Nigeria and abroad.
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Olatubosun Oladapo is the author of two poetry collections, Aroye Akewi and Arofo Awon Omode.
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Olatubosun Oladapo's plays Ogun Lakaaye and Egbade Falade were joint prize winners, of the Oxford University Press drama competition in 1970.
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Olatubosun Records, founded by Oladapo in 1977, is a record label specializing in the production and promotion of indigenous-language music.