Author: Tade Oyebode

“The African Child” By Camara Laye: West African Spirituality

Tade Oyebode

The African Child was first published in 1954. The author was Camara Laye, an African immigrant from Guinea. who lived in France at the time of publication. The author was born in 1928. The first chapter of the book, the focus of this essay, was set at a time when he was very young, he… Continue reading “The African Child” By Camara Laye: West African Spirituality

An Incident at Bere Farm in Adebayo Faleti’s Omo Olokun Esin (Son of the King’s Horseman)

Tade Oyebode

In the Wikipedia entry for Kwasi Kwarteng, there is a quote about Black Lives Matter attributed to him that caught my attention: So within that time and geography there's a huge amount of variety, different cultures and different time periods and getting a sensitivity to that is hugely important and I think a lot of… Continue reading An Incident at Bere Farm in Adebayo Faleti’s Omo Olokun Esin (Son of the King’s Horseman)

Rev Jesse Josiah Ransome-Kuti and the Ogboni Fraternity

Tade Oyebode

Recently, I wrote about Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's musical heritage (read here). Rev Jesse Josiah Ransom-Kuti was Fela's grand father: Rev Josiah Jesse Ransome-Kuti took a very radical and practical approach to his faith, and that approach brought conflict with the Anglican Church. A very good example was when he allowed the "Ogboni Fraternity" to hold a… Continue reading Rev Jesse Josiah Ransome-Kuti and the Ogboni Fraternity

The Musical Heritage of Fela Anikulapo Ransome Kuti

Tade Oyebode

This post is all about Rev Canon Josiah Jesse Ransome Kuti, Fela Anikulapo Kuti's grandfather. Earlier this year, I read for the second time a book written in Yoruba titled "Lojo Ojoun" (in the olden days) by Isaac Delano. I am not sure the book is any longer in print anywhere but I found copies… Continue reading The Musical Heritage of Fela Anikulapo Ransome Kuti