By Samuel Oladipupo Essoodee
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Because there may never be a second night
I will plant my tongue in the soil of tonight
I will construct a castle of songs
As an eternal monument for a sage’s birth
Emo rat rises healthily in Opo Ile
Aferebojo rises healthily in its hole
Whether eku emo rise well or not
Once Soyinka rises well the deed is done…
(From Akeem Lasisi’s ‘Ori Agbe: For Wole Soyinka’
As the many continue to celebrate the 85th birthday of the Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, an album of music and poetry that performance poet, Akeeem Lasisi, produced in his honour is still echoing in the air.
While the album titled ‘Ori Agbe’ was originally produced in 2004 when Soyinka clocked 70, the title track was remixed in 2014 when he clocked 80.
The same year, Lasisi produced the video by the same title, which came out as a major poetic work in the genre.
Enjoy the video (again):
