Last month, Nigeria's Oscar Selection Committee announced they had received threeYoruba-language submissions: Aníkúlápó, Elesin Oba, The King's Horseman and King of Thieves.
That was until Uncle Jide Kosoko invited me over to play a role in a Yorubamovie, after spending like 15 years in the English sector. That was how I did just one Yorubamovie and boomed! I was everywhere.
Three of our country’s main languages are represented with Lara George of KUSH displaying her award-winning powerhouse voice with a soulful rendition in Yoruba.
"It is not only in the Yorubamovie industry that women fight one another. If you go to another industry or country, the same thing happens. Wherever women are gathered, there will be evil.
Popular Comedian, Princess has revealed that her foster child is the 14-year-old girl allegedly defiled by Yoruba actor, Olarenwaju James, aka Baba Ijesha. Recall that Baba Ijesha was arrested after he confessed to molesting the teenager.
They spoke English and a few even spoke Yoruba. They ordered everyone to lie down. They took away my money and carried away my neighbour's generator. "They attacked a disable cobbler on the road and took away his money.
Beautiful actress, Toyin Abraham, is a name to be reckoned with as far as movie making is concerned in Nigeria. The talented entertainer has featured in over a 100 movies, both English and Yoruba genres.
Then, I was in primary three. There is a biblical story about Job, and we acted that story on stage and I took the part of Satan that went to torment Job. The audience was large and vivacious.
She speaks Yoruba to us at home. I can't really speak Yoruba fluently. I remember a week that she didn't speak English to any one of us. She spoke to us in Yoruba. She wanted us to learn our language.
I shot the video like a movie and there are three videos, so people can watch whichever one they want. “If you don’t like the instructional video, you can watch Sesan’s, if you don’t like that one; you can watch Moe Musa’s.
In this interview with BIODUN ALAO, he addressed why he is always against Toyin Abraham and why he has decided to stand alone to make peace in the Yoruba movies industry.
His latest song is titled 'Ajigijaga', after the Yorubamovie character who was a thief. Go figure. On the other hand, Tiwa is the one who has positioned herself to be 'Mummy Jam Jam'. Her son is an essential part of her brand.