Faces of Africa - Wole Soyinka: Glutton of Tranquility

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8 жыл бұрын

Wole Soyinka is an author, poet, activist and playwright from Nigeria. He won the Nobel peace prize of 1986 in literature. He is a smith of words and with powerful writings he fought the dictatorial government of Sani Abacha but at some point he sought asylum abroad for fear of his life.

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@dasbarasat2637 3 жыл бұрын

Despite his fame and his greatness and being incarcerated in his youth he continues to live in Abeokuta. Lesser greats would have lived in the West. You are my hero.

@amaanbinauf1862 4 жыл бұрын

Nigeria has had an incredible people. From Ken Saro Wiwa, an ordinary man who has taken the initiative to fight for his minority clan over the exploitation by the majority, he advocated for environmental conservation which was later said by the UN that it is required at least 30 years and a minimum amount of 1 billion USD to put things right. To Wole Soyinka, a charismatic man with the gift of the mind to move crowds(audiance) through his writings. Great people indeed.

@thisismystone9658 4 жыл бұрын

I love his voice.

@azeeztaiwo2543 11 ай бұрын

A lovely manly voice

@henriomoeje8741 6 жыл бұрын

Great to see that these living legends have been documented for posterity. Soyinka the Great!!!

@andreyking2062 4 жыл бұрын

I will make a movie for this man. Mark my words. He is so Great.

@MaverickAoko 2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that

@chrisoghenetegamaloney5799 6 жыл бұрын

His a great 👍 man proud to come from the same country as his...

@Tunbosun28 6 жыл бұрын

Soyinka is a great man and always stood up for the masses....God bless you

@bobbyosamudiamenenobore4581 4 жыл бұрын

PROFESSOR WOLE SOYINKA IS A MAN OF EVERYBODY GOD BLESSED HIM

@summernegroid62 6 ай бұрын

This was a fine tribute to an important son of Nigeria.

@gabrieledward1557 8 жыл бұрын

A compartment of remarkable piece of a doughty Nigerian whose footprints in the literary world, human coexistence, and harmonizing the psychometric of the mind will remain in-erasable in the epoch of life.

@oluseyicharalambous2661 8 жыл бұрын

let us hope so

@eddieoringewaswa6176 7 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more son of Africa

@femiairboy94 7 жыл бұрын

Such a simple yet complex mind.

@newafrica9238 6 жыл бұрын

Would like to see a movie produced on the life of Wole Soyinka and this era of Nigeria and Africa.

@blessedbae1574 6 жыл бұрын

I cried so much on d day I heard dis bad news of dat wicked Abacha murdered Rip Ken Saro Wiwa just cos he was fighting 4 d rights of his ppl of Ogoni Land.. May Abacha rot in hell fire.

@HeyItsQuayshawn 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for repeating his name so I can learn more about him.

@sosa1690 5 жыл бұрын

Wole is just super great,wow

@dubViny 4 жыл бұрын

A great writer. His book "The lion and the jewel" was one of a set of 3 books that I read for my GCSE literature.

@thisismystone9658 4 жыл бұрын

That book was a gem. I literally felt suffocated with how helpless the school teacher turned out.

@trueazseeker4925 6 жыл бұрын

No allusion was made to his views on religion and his choice of atheism. He is a role model.

@preyeyinkore7238 6 жыл бұрын

Ayuba Zoaka he isn't an atheist, he is a traditional Yoruba religion practitioner.

@OlObuffalo 6 жыл бұрын

Morgan Freeman must play this man in his movie biography.

@freeyourmind8752 5 жыл бұрын

I would hate to have Morgan Freeman play him. If there is to be an American playing him James Earl Jones would be a better fit.

@faithhope1882 4 жыл бұрын

He looks like him that was my first impression when I was him...I immediately thought of Morgan Freeman...look like brothers.

@godsonnsofor1554 Жыл бұрын

A great man, A 💎 of Africa. I found it interesting how his son sound exactly like him.

@t.kayoung5304 4 жыл бұрын

Thank You An African voice of the voiceless and a gate way for Africa's future

@mayowaosibodu 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Video.

@Arron413 Жыл бұрын

This was so good!

@beejay6246 4 жыл бұрын

In the art of penmanship, he is the greatest in the world

@jsphatkonnie4402 Жыл бұрын

You are the legend

@blessmelord2259 6 жыл бұрын

Great man respect

@normahamilton2985 4 жыл бұрын

In Jamaica we learnt about African great leaders of which Wole was one. Freedom Fighter and blessed.

@nchengeeyong8864 4 жыл бұрын

what a brave man

@omoyenim.e6056 Ай бұрын

Wole Soyinka, an erudite professor emeritus.

@stephanieadams5482 6 жыл бұрын

The man of the people.

@ayukjohnwesttakem3052 7 жыл бұрын

Congratulations papa

@MAWUTJOK 5 жыл бұрын

could you please do a documentary of Dr. John Garang de Mabior of South Sudan.

@kwaleikafa9400 4 жыл бұрын

Great man!

@triggaweris4216 3 жыл бұрын

!!--always trying to get back to your tranquil state to create or do absolutely nothing!!as an aspiring writer who loves his alone space and time so much...I felt that!!!😅

@ayodelejegede6830 4 жыл бұрын

Point of correction; Prof. Wole Soyinka did not go to Abeokuta Grammar School, but Government College Ibadan, from where he went to the University of Ibadan.

@olusolaafikode853 2 жыл бұрын

He was an Abeo student sir

@Scopps94 8 жыл бұрын

The narrators tone of speech is too similar to a news reporter's, this should be a documentary not a news report episode.

@realkef 7 жыл бұрын

i agree

@louisotieno4712 5 жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right😀😁😂🤣

@kevingitonga949 2 жыл бұрын

Great man

@olumideilesanmi8292 5 жыл бұрын

A great man

@allenchilekw5698 3 жыл бұрын

Great African Legend

@albertowusuansah8108 4 жыл бұрын

A very interesting and political leader in Agrica.A man of stature in comparable to his brilliance literature 📚 and human greed.?????

@ebrimabajo3051 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah good

@chrisoghenetegamaloney5799 6 жыл бұрын

The narrator is Kenyan with that tone,,..

@mugikuyu4700 6 жыл бұрын

chris maloney yes he is

@jaibanks7151 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@gidash 9 ай бұрын

No amount of money compensate our innocent people’s life.

@lidondeimbugwah2965 4 жыл бұрын

His choice of words needs one to constantly read with a dictionary at hand

@jaibanks7151 4 жыл бұрын

The Great Orator!

@johnjasinski4216 4 жыл бұрын

beware of the mind.

@malcolmking5023 Жыл бұрын

WAKE UP. WAKE UP, you are still not hearing Soyinka. You are still learning from history, Sankofa. You are still not hearing Fela Kuti. For so many Nigerians don't know what Pan-Africanism ( Nebafrakani ) is let alone those that came before Soyinka. Like Duse Mohammed Ali that worked with Oguntola Sapara. It seems many are still manipulated by religion and can not read the writing on the wall. Yoruba language and ancient Egyptian ( Khamat ) are sister and brother, Fela name the group Egypt 80 and said to study Khamat and many are confused at what I'm saying. They go about suffering and smiling.

@s_h98 5 жыл бұрын

wassup with these African leaders for independence engaging with non-African women

@kansascityrocky4768 8 жыл бұрын

You have to be nigerian to know how badly this narrator butchered the word Ibadan! Ibaaahdaan! That was sooo funny! By the way, Wole Soyinka is a class act!

@tuforu4 6 жыл бұрын

U VERY TUUCHEY

@MoManny 6 жыл бұрын

Unbelievable.

@mugikuyu4700 6 жыл бұрын

What have you achieved in your own life to positively contribute to Africa before you criticize others?

@Flower-ck2bs 4 жыл бұрын

Who cares? It is not about the language or differences. Honor to Wole Soyinka and the narrator who make this possible to learn rest of the world about Wole Soyinka and Nigeria!

@Flower-ck2bs 4 жыл бұрын

kansascityrocky we are not here to have fun. We are from the whole world to listen and see Wole Soyinka and the narrator is really good!

@general-darkfather4590 6 жыл бұрын

The blackman is god sonyinka represent iT Hair White Like wool And Face And skin Like copper copper represent brown Its in The Bible blackman wake Whe Are The People The Bible speaks about

@deoclicianookssipinvieira5858 5 жыл бұрын

The bible IS a hoax! And you never read Soyinka.

@randybridgeman5050 4 жыл бұрын

You say that the Holy Bible is a hoax and i say you're a joke. If GOD hasn't removed the scales from your eyes which would allow you to understand its contents, the Holy Bible will be foolishness to you or anyone with a similar disposition. (Read 1 Corinthians 1:18 & 1 Corinthians 2:14). But you're not without hope for GOD loves even those who reject Him and His Word. See Romans 10:9 and John 14:6 to find out the way one can come to GOD for eternal life. Best wishes.

@shadarayahyasharel7148 4 жыл бұрын

All praises to the most high Yahuah! Wake up Isreal!