Jimi Solanke Dies At 82

Thoroughbred actor, dramatist, folk singer, poet and playwright, Jimi Solanke, is dead.

Aged 82, we learnt that he died today, Monday, February 5, 2024, after a brief illness. Pa Solanke, as a matter of fact, was actually being taken to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, in Ogun State, when he gave up the ghost.

Popularly known as Baba Agba, he was said to have been born on July 4, 1942, in Ipara Remo, Ogun State.

Starting out as a pioneer member of the Orisun Theatre Group, founded by Prof. Wole Soyinka, in 1961, his indelible marks litter the arts world.

His scintillating performances in “Death and the King’s Horseman,” “Kurunmi,” “Kongi’s Harvest,” “The Divorce,” and “Ovaramwen Nogbaisi” will also continue to be cherished.