Obafemi Lasode

• Name — Obafemi Lasode • Born — 4 December 1955 • Birthplace — Port Harcourt, Nigeria • Died — 24 July 2025 • Citizenship — Nigerian • Education — Brooklyn College, City University of New York • Occupation — * Musician • songwriter • playwright • film producer • director • Years Active — 1983–2025 • Notable Works — Sango

Obafemi Bandele Lasode was born on 4 December 1955 in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, Nigeria but hailed from Abeokuta, a city in Ogun State southwestern Nigeria. He attended St. Gregory's College at Obalende in Lagos State, where he obtained the West African Senior School Certificate. He later obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business administration from Kogod School of Business, Washington, D.C. Thereafter, he obtained a Master of Science degree in Communication art from Brooklyn College, City University of New York.

Lasode joined the services of Inner City Broadcasting Corporation, New York City, in 1983 as a Promotions Coordinator, where he hosted Sonny Okosuns in 1984 at the world-famous Apollo Theater in Harlem. He produced the African music programme Afrika in Vogue on Radio Nigeria 2, which ran from the first quarter of 1989 for a year. In 1995, he established Afrika 'n Vogue/Even-Ezra Studios. In 1997, he produced and directed an award-winning African epic titled Sango, a film that was selected to open the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival in 2002. He authored a book titled Television Broadcasting: The Nigerian Experience (1959–1992), currently in use in Nigerian universities.

Lasode died on 24 July 2025, at the age of 69.

• Sango (1997) • Mask of Mulumba (1998) • Lishabi • Tears of Slavery