FASHOLA DARES TINUBU! SNUBS KWAM1 FOR FATHER'S 8th-DAY FIDAU!

NIGERIA: A day old baby in the South West knows that King Wasiu Ayinde Marshall is the favoured entertainer of APC and Lagos State in particular although the chicken seems to be coming to roost right from Osun state. We reported that Osun state Gov, Aregbesola, prefers King Saheed Osupa, another very good fuji artiste to Tinubu's favoured musician. Well, it seems the patronage is fading out and things seem no longer at ease as witnessed at the 8th day fidau of Gov Fashola's dad burial. It was King Sunny Ade all the way, a tradition that was hitherto a taboo in Lagos state government entertainment circles. Now we all know better!

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Juju music maestro, King Sunny Ade thrilled the crowd at the TBS with his scintillating performance as guests dance frantically to the rhythms of his music.

The good thing is that this preference has nothing to do with the delightful music of King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, but it all goes with the kitchen sink that variety is the spice of life, while some would say, eni kan kin je kile fe, the world is not for one man alone.

KWAM1 was spotted in the USA with Ebenezer Obey, may be that explains it, though that is unthinkable, but can be a veiled reason anyway.

Thousands of Lagosians had thronged the Tafawa Balewa Square, TBS, venue of the Fidau Prayers to honour Pa Fashola, who died on 5 August, 2013 at the age of 80.

Most of the guests were decked in red and yellow head gears and caps while security was beefed up at the venue because of the array of dignitaries present at the occasion.

The 10 governors present at the event were Governors Adams Oshiomhole (Edo State), Dr. Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti State), Rauf Aregbesola (Osun State), Aliyu Babangida (Niger State), Muritala Nyako (Adamawa State), Senator Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun State), Senator Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo State), Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano State), Captain Idris Wada (Kogi State), Sule Lamido (Jigawa State) and the Deputy Governor of Imo State, Eze Madumere.

There were also former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar; former Secretary to the Federal Government, Alhaji Yayale Ahmed; Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote; members of the diplomatic corps, members of the National and State Assemblies, members of the Lagos State Executive Council and many others.

BABA-SALA AT 77 - SAYS 16-4 IS A GOALLESS DRAW!!

So the story of King Sunny Ade is incomplete without the mention of ‘Baba Sala’

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KSA commenced his music career under the tutelage of the then Moses Olaiya Orchestra, a high life musical group, where he picked up his talent as a music future hope. The group later deviated to Theatre act. Enjoy the rest of the story!

I HAD 16 WIVES BUT ONLY 4 ARE LEFT - BABASALA

His name is synonymous with Comedy in Nigeria. Many of those who watched TV in the 70s and 80s will still remember him vividly. Everyone simply called him Baba Sala. His stage name was Lamidi Sanni alias Baba Sala. But his real name is Moses Adejumo Olaiya (MON). He was the undisputed King of Comedy on TV and on Stage with his big signboard-like Bow-tie and Table clock size wristwatch.

He was more than that. He was a dramatist, singer and Yoruba actor who was regarded as one of the fathers of modern Nigerian comedy. That’s why many believe that the history of Comedy, TV drama and Stage play in Nigeria cannot be written without highlighting his contribution.
In those good old days, at 7pm every Wednesday night on NTA Ibadan, many people in Ibadan and all its surrounding towns and villages, in the South West, usually would rush home to watch his Alawada Comedy Show.

He, along with other dramatists like late Hubert Ogunde, Kola Ogunmola, Oyin Adejobi, Duro Ladipo and many more, helped to popularize Theatre and Television acting in Nigeria.

So successful did he become that his name became so popular all over Nigeria and he got a National Award of MON.

But he suffered a little set back when he dabbled into film production and produced his first film Orun Mooru, which was pirated before he could make his money back.

One of his 4 tapes was stolen and mass produced. He lost so much money and had to sell off 2 of his houses which he used as collateral for the N500,000 loan he got for the project from National Bank.

So devastated was Baba Sala that he nearly committed Suicide. That was then.
Now, at 77 ,age has mellowed the very active veteran actor who now lives in Ilesha his hometown, Osun State. These days church activites take a lot of his time. He is an Elder Apostle in the Cherubim and Seraphim (C&S) Unification Church. No.1 model parish in Ilesha.

Because he is now an old man he does not have the vitality and energy he used to exhibited when he was much younger.

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He also has a hotel called Statward Hotel.

Last week, we went in search of Baba Sala in Ilesha and found out that old age has mellowed the Ilesha actor who now lives a very quiet life.

What’s your day like, he was asked. “These days, it’s all about church activities” he explained. “I am an Elder in my church. I do less of acting or theater work. I have been a member of C&S even before I started acting”.

Can he still act? He says “why not? Yes I can, if I am invited and if they can get a role that would make me sit down throughout”.
“Acting is in my blood. If I have to act, I can still act”.

Not many know that he started out in life as a civil servant – a sanitary Inspector. After work, he would shed off his sanitary inspection (Wole Wole) garments and go for teaching part-time work in the evenings.

Late evenings, he would go round town collecting daily thrift contribution (popularly called Ajo by Yorubas).

Late in the night, he would transform and this time, into a highlife musician. Baba Sala started his career as a highlife musician, in 1964 with a group known as The Federal Rhythm Dandies where he tutored and guided Juju music maestro, king Sunny Ade who was Baba Sala’s lead guitarist.

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So the story of King Sunny Ade is incomplete without the mention of ‘Baba Sala’

KSA commenced his music career under the tutelage of the then Moses Olaiya Orchestra, a high life musical group, where he picked up his talent as a music future hope. The group later deviated to Theatre act.

How does he see his acting career?

“I have been through the rough roads of life”, he says. Moses Olaiya said it all: “I never knew comedy would become something that ambition before but I never thought I will be an actor or will do comedy” I dont know my career was going to be this successful.

He traced how he came about the name, ‘Baba Sala’, I started off acting in pidgin English. Infact, I won an award at the old WNTV/WNBS.

Then one day the Controller of Programmes, Ayo Oguntade now advised me to change to Yoruba. So I took up the name Lamidi Babasala, Wosilat is Iya Sala Ade Love was Amuda. It was first Lamidi Sanni alias Baba Sala, then Baba Sala was coined one of my wives Karile coordinated the women.

I had 16 wives but only 4 are left. Iya Sala is not my real wife she was only my stage wife “which he said was chosen because he started out in a predominantly Muslim community.

Though a Christian, he chose the names “Lamidi Sanni Oropo, Baba Sala.” His stage wife, Iya Sala, he fondly called ‘’Wosi Wonkoko’. He chose his youngest wife to be Sala because of her small size. According to him, the second wife fitted properly into the role.

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KING SUNNY ADE'S GUITARIST JAILED!

“My music career is a sad story. I played for King Sunny Ade for 30 years before I was unceremoniously retired in 2007 without severance benefit. I was unprepared for it and I saw the bitter side of life. This is my first time of trafficking drugs. I did it out of frustration because at my age, I could not provide for my family.

One of Nigeria's veteran guitarist, Fatoke Abiodun, was sentenced to three years imprisonment for drug trafficking at the Federal High Court, Lagos. The 62-year-old Abiodun was a guitarist with King Sunny Ade, Nigeria's foremost musician.

Abiodun who has three wives and 12 children was apprehended by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on January 1st, 2013, at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos while attempting to board an Air France flight to Italy.

He however blamed poverty for this attempt to get rich quick by doing drugs.

“My music career is a sad story. I played for King Sunny Ade for 30 years before I was unceremoniously retired in 2007 without severance benefit. I was unprepared for it and I saw the bitter side of life. This is my first time of trafficking drugs. I did it out of frustration because at my age, I could not provide for my family.


Culled from Eagle Eye News Agency Telescope.