Oba Ko So (The King Did Not Die): Opera

Duro Ladipo

Published by Institute of African Studies University of Idaban, Idaban, Nigeria, 1968

About this Item

Publisher's tall illustrated wraps, design by Afolabi Oshogbo. 117pp. Bilingual edition, with facing page text in Yoruba and in English, with translation by R. G. Armstrong, Robert L. Awujoola, and Val Olayemi from a tape recording of R. Curt Wittig. 13" x 8". Long out of print, in Yoruba as well as in English translation, ?ba Kò So is regarded as a masterpiece of radical folk opera, having premiered in Osogbo, Nigeria in 1963 following which it toured the world and reignited interest in Yoruban mythology among many communities of the Black Diaspora. Seller Inventory # 003332

Bibliographic Details

Title: Oba Ko So (The King Did Not Die): Opera

Publisher: Institute of African Studies University of Idaban, Idaban, Nigeria

Publication Date: 1968

Binding: Soft cover

Edition: 1st Edition