Moses Olaiya

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Moses Olaiya
Born Moses Olaiya Adejumo
Ilesha, Osun State, Nigeria
Other names Baba Sala
Children Emmanuel Adejumo

Moses Olaiya (born 1936),[1] better known by his stage name "Baba Sala", is a Nigerian comedian, dramatist and actor.

A Yoruba from Ijesha, Baba Sala, regarded as the father of modern Nigerian comedy,[2] 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 jùjú music maestro King Sunny Adé who was his lead guitar player.[3]

Filmography

Notes

  1. Sarah Stanton, Martin Banham (1996). Cambridge Paperback Guide to Theatre. Cambridge University Press. p. 419.
  2. Lakoju, Tunde, Popular (Travelling) Theatre in Nigeria: The Example of Moses Olaiya Adejumo in Nigeria magazine, Issue 149, 1984
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