Moses Olaiya

Moses Olaiya
Born	Moses Olaiya Adejumo Ilesha
Other names	Baba Sala
Children	Emmanuel Adejumo

Moses Olaiya (born 1936),^[1] better known by his stage name "Baba Sala", is a comedian, dramatist and Yoruba language film and television actor from Nigeria.

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 juju music maestro King Sunny Adé who was his lead guitar player.^[3]

Filmography

• Orun Mooru (1982)
• Aare Agbaye (1983)
• Mosebolatan (1985)
• Agba Man (1992, Home Video)
• Return Match (1993, Home Video)
• Tokunbo (1985, TV)

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
3. ^ [1]

External links

• Film database
• African Video Collections at Harvard College Library

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Name	Olaiya, Moses
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Date of birth	1936
Place of birth	Ilesha
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