Faces of Africa - Wole Soyinka: Glutton of Tranquility

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.

[@dasbarasat2637]

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.

[@summernegroid62]

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

[@amaanbinauf1862]

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]

I love his voice.

[@azeeztaiwo2543]

A lovely manly voice

[@andreyking2062]

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

[@MaverickAoko]

Amen to that

[@henriomoeje8741]

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

[@chrisoghenetegamaloney5799]

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

[@Tunbosun28]

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

[@bobbyosamudiamenenobore4581]

PROFESSOR WOLE SOYINKA IS A MAN OF EVERYBODY GOD BLESSED HIM

[@gabrieledward1557]

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]

let us hope so

[@eddieoringewaswa6176]

Couldn't agree more son of Africa

[@femiairboy94]

Such a simple yet complex mind.

[@dubViny]

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]

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

[@godsonnsofor1554]

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

[@jsphatkonnie4402]

You are the legend

[@blessedbae1574]

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]

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

[@sosa1690]

Wole is just super great,wow

[@t.kayoung5304]

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

[@Arron413]

This was so good!

[@newafrica9238]

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

[@trueazseeker4925]

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

[@preyeyinkore7238]

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

[@mayowaosibodu]

Beautiful Video.

[@OlObuffalo]

Morgan Freeman must play this man in his movie biography.

[@freeyourmind8752]

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]

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

[@beejay6246]

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

[@nchengeeyong8864]

what a brave man

[@blessmelord2259]

Great man respect

[@normahamilton2985]

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

[@kwaleikafa9400]

Great man!

[@stephanieadams5482]

The man of the people.

[@ayukjohnwesttakem3052]

Congratulations papa

[@MAWUTJOK]

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

[@kevingitonga949]

Great man

[@olumideilesanmi8292]

A great man

[@gidash]

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

[@triggaweris4216]

!!--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!!!😅

[@allenchilekw5698]

Great African Legend

[@ayodelejegede6830]

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]

He was an Abeo student sir

[@ebrimabajo3051]

Yeah good

[@albertowusuansah8108]

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

[@Scopps94]

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

[@realkef]

i agree

[@louisotieno4712]

You're absolutely right😀😁😂🤣

[@jaibanks7151]

The Great Orator!

[@chrisoghenetegamaloney5799]

The narrator is Kenyan with that tone,,..

[@mugikuyu4700]

chris maloney yes he is

[@jaibanks7151]

😂😂😂

[@lidondeimbugwah2965]

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

[@johnjasinski4216]

beware of the mind.

[@malcolmking5023]

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]

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

[@kansascityrocky4768]

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]

U VERY TUUCHEY

[@MoManny]

Unbelievable.

[@mugikuyu4700]

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

[@Flower-ck2bs]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@randybridgeman5050]

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]

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

[@ricojakkakarico-che2561]

Intolerance of intolerance? Is that what Afrikans have always been... so Boko H are not serving the governments agendas?

[@DatGuy]

the narrator's voice is so annoying. You need me to narate

[@blessmelord2259]

Great man respect

[@houriaalgerie9288]

3 pharaouses rencontre hiroudus for 5 minuts deside kille handrends childrens the subject littel complicated than that