igwebuike01:

Those are Cinema movies, that's why it had no commercial success. Nollywood was coined when Igbos commercialized movie making. Igbos founded nollywood

I am talking about recorded type not cinema...

My dad bought his vhs video in1979 from London second one in Victoria island Lagos in 1986.. it was only my dad had dis mechanism in our street in surulere then...

The rich watch on tape then why the poor mases go to the Cinema to watch all those movies...

igwebuike01:

Those are Cinema movies, that's why it had no commercial success. Nollywood was coined when Igbos commercialized movie making. Igbos founded nollywood

it has ... But was only in Yoruba speaking areas... Not the whole of nigeria... But the living in bondage went as far to other west Africa countries

GoodLife4live:
it has ... But was only in Yoruba speaking areas... Not the whole of nigeria... But the living in bondage went as far to other west Africa countries

Case closed. Even today, it's the igbo epic movies that other Africans regard as nollywood movies.

GoodLife4live:
I am talking about recorded type not cinema...

My dad bought his vhs video in1979 from London second one in Victoria island Lagos in 1986.. it was only my dad had dis mechanism in our street in surulere then...

The rich watch on tape then why the poor mases go to the Cinema to watch all those movies...

He was using his VHS to watch oyibo movies

And we conquer

Ekun' by alade aromire ( now late)

These people and tribalism.

No matter their level in society.

And yet they say igbos are the tribalistic ones.

That was how awolowo introduced tribalism into politics and it has continued till this day.

The whole of Africa know Igbo as Nollywood.

They don't know Yoruba.

Taylor90:
This should be counted as only Tinubus achievement

Other countries are celebrating inventions and booming economy

This one wey dey chop FREE rice for burial dey argue who started movie at 11pm

Yoruba started movie but them no fit speak English

If them say make we divide country now make that una movie feed una in place of Oil una go begin beg

Unity beggars

Every post of yours hate hate hate against Yoruba. You really ought to be put out of your misery honestly

igwebuike01:

You people use Lagos influence to deceive yourselves. Do you know that first indegenous rap album was recorded in Enugu by Massai (onye kwulu oto) .this was many years before Dagrin. Also Mr. Raw and Sloow Dogg were hits in igbo rap before yoruba rap. But I have seen many yorubas laying claims to be pioneers of indegenous rap

Guy where is Massai now?

igwebuike01:

2006. Three years before Da Grin. Listen to the jam.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u7gZdxsJfQ&pp=ygUUT255ZSBrd3V1IG90byBNYXNzYWk%3D

Onye kwulu Oto was in realeased in 2003.

NewDea4:


You can never rewrite history you shameless, useless criminal...Nollywood started when Igbo film-makers began recording their movies on VHS tapes!

I remember VHS(Visual High Stereo) tapes then. You are right.

CSTRR:
These people and tribalism.

No matter their level in society.

And yet they say igbos are the tribalistic ones.

That was how awolowo introduced tribalism into politics and it has continued till this day.

lol
So saying the truth is now termed as tribalism.
You don begin cry victim again and do you want to rewrite history about movies,arts,entertainment in Nigeria?

Yorubas taught Igbos acting.
Without acting,no cinema,video etc.

They brought acting,tv,cinemas to Nigeria,so why would you argue with them if they say they are the pioneers?

Without them,there will be nothing like movies in Nigeria.
Please,give it to the Yorubas in arts and entertainment.
They brought it and still ride it like a horse.

Pls,give it to the Swesterners,your leader in arts and entertainment.

Based on historical facts, yes Yoruba started it.
But on owning it, that's bullcrap. Other tribes most especially Igbos have invested soo much into it to that they have more than 60% stake in it. This woman should be matured and respect other tribes.
As for me, I want Nigerian films to improve their overall quality.

Luambo89:
Guy where is Massai now?

I don know oo

Ritchiee:

lol
So saying the truth is now termed as tribalism.
You don begin cry victim again and do you want to rewrite history about movies,arts,entertainment in Nigeria?

Yorubas taught Igbos acting.
Without acting,no cinema,video etc.

They brought acting,tv,cinemas to Nigeria,so why would you argue with them if they say they are the pioneers?

Without them,there will be nothing like movies in Nigeria.
Please,give it to the Yorubas in arts and entertainment.
They brought it and still ride it like a horse.

Pls,give it to the Swesterners,your leader in arts and entertainment.

Theater Arts in UNN since 1960 nko? Oga, yoruba only showed acting on TV first. They didn't start acting before others

Ritchiee:

lol
So saying the truth is now termed as tribalism.
You don begin cry victim again and do you want to rewrite history about movies,arts,entertainment in Nigeria?

Yorubas taught Igbos acting.
Without acting,no cinema,video etc.

They brought acting,tv,cinemas to Nigeria,so why would you argue with them if they say they are the pioneers?

Without them,there will be nothing like movies in Nigeria.
Please,give it to the Yorubas in arts and entertainment.
They brought it and still ride it like a horse.

Pls,give it to the Swesterners,your leader in arts and entertainment.

Oh really.

That's your Truth?

Igbo kuku know how to give una the correct tribalistic medicine.

You would hear their own truth online soon.

Luambo89:
Onye kwulu Oto was in realeased in 2003.

Yes you are right. Thats 6 years ahead of Da grin. I'm sure Yorubas know nothing about this east coast hit. Later they will use Lagos to claim first. Even the old skul Lagos rap of the 90s he is parading has earlier igbo equivalent they are not aware of

There is a level that people from other tribes will get to in life and they would become sophisticated.

Tribalism in them would fade away.
They would say the truth as it is.

But not a Yoruba man or woman.

The higher they go in life, the higher the tribalism.

Education does not impact them in anyway.

It's in Yorubaland that you will see a professor of philosophy would tell you that he is voting for tinubu because he is a Yoruba man like him.

Character is none of his business as long as the candidate can speak the same language as him.

You epistle shows you're trying hard to convince yourself

FreeStuffsNG:
Some people actually think that Nollywood started with 'Living In Bondage ' and 'Domitila'. Smh.

Aisha is even schooling them for free when they should be paying to recieve this kind of knowledge.

Everything about entertainment in Africa, from the first TV station to the first stadium etc, has its root in Ibadan, the heart of Yorubaland through the vision of our forebears. Thank you Aisha for the free education you are giving them.

Entertainment business is total package and it's bringing in billions into Nigeria through the Nigerian music, sports and film industry pioneered by the Yoruba and still owned by the Yoruba.

The chart bursting Nollywood films are produced in Yoruba but subtitled in English, Asake sings in Yoruba, all the Nigerian music Stars that performed at his UK show, including Tunde Baiyewu of Light House, are Nigerians and Yoruba with link to Nollywood. Most of those sound tracks in Yoruba films come from these Yoruba global Musicians.

Even Gospel musicians like Tope Alabi are connected to Nollywood while World Boxing Champion Anthony Joshua, World Athletics record-holder Tobi Amusan, along with Odunlade Adekola, Olamide, Teni and others are Glo Ambassadors, Iya Rainbow, Lateef Adedimeji, Dele Odule from Nollywood as Airtel Ambassadors, with their faces all over local and international Nigerian entertainment contents sponsorship.

Yoruba started Nollywood when the rest of Nigeria and Africa had not even seen or watched a TV in their lives and the Yoruba still own Nollywood till date.

The Yoruba can teach others in Nigeria and Africa how they sustain this global feat and dominance of entertainment if others are humble enough to learn from the Yoruba. We are all Nigerians/Africans and we can learn from one another.

Westerhoffe:


Says who?

I am hearing No play oooo for the first time but things fall apart I have watched. There is no camparism between the two in terms of popularity.

This may also be true with most commenters .

Hahahaha..... for the latter, it's called GRACE😂😂

GoodLife4live:
Herbert ogunde movie in 1973... No play ooo

Things fall apart 1983 .haha the gap is much to justify..

But things fall apart is more recognized than all Herbert ogunde's film

Everything, you drag with Igbos

Ritchiee:

You are babies to Yorubas in business sense if that is what you want to argue on.
Even as we speak,Yorubas have most of the highest grossing movies..
Don't even compare your little or maybe medium business sense with that of the high Yoruba business acumen.

CSTRR:
There is a level that people from other tribes will get to in life and they would become sophisticated.

Tribalism in them would fade away.
They would say the truth as it is.

But not a Yoruba man or woman.

The higher they go in life, the higher the tribalism.

Education does not impact them in anyway.

The most tribalistic hateful people in Nigeria are Igbo and it’s not even close

FreeStuffsNG you need to understand the point igwebuike01 is making. There was a time the Igbos dominated and controlled the Nollywood mainstream. A huge percentage of movie distributors back then were Igbos.

With the decline in CD Cassette and introduction of more sophisticated means of movie distribution, the Yorubas started gradually seizing their pie of the cake. Flooded streaming platforms with their contents and are now telling their stories. This wouldn't have been possible if we were in 2006 when movies where distributed in Idumota and Upper iweaka by Igbo investors.

Should we discredit the efforts of the Igbos? No

Does this means the Yorubas didn't make contributions to the growth of Nollywood? No. Infact I watched a number of Yoruba movies in Warri in the 2000's, but majority of movies distributed then were done by Igbos.

We can appreciate Yorubas current dominance in the mainstream but you shouldn't take away the efforts of those who made Nollywood, Nollywood.

Nnaa ehhhh, these people tire me no be small. They acting as if they're in some form of competition with us but by now they should have realized say we Igbos no get time for such pettiness. We are too busy making moneyyyyy😂😂

LagosPrince:

Una don from Nollywood to music now?

Always measuring dicks with the Igbos .

Inferiority complex

She should keep quiet,the Yoruba part of Nollywood never penetrated anywhere except youruba land and Yoruba natives,the part of Nollywood that brought about the breakthrough in the Nigerian film industry is the Nollywood that involved mainly the igbos and other producers and actors from the south-south, Herbert ogunde and co where big we know,but the real exposure came when living in bondage and co where released and nobody can take that away from the igbos who where a serious driving force then in the marketing and distribution of the films,all them Andy beat and co was way popular than any Yoruba film distributor or marketing person's and the reason why the Yoruba even have any aspect of Nollywood today is just because of lagos and that it is the big city that Igbo Nollywood always uses to shoot their big city movies,so make nobody try take the success of the growth of Nollywood away from the igbos at all,me I nor dey like partiality at all.

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FreeStuffsNG:
Smh. Is that the lie they gave you? You don't know nada. Nollywood is the name given to Nigerian indigenous films industry. That means indigenous films by Nigerians, produced by Nigerians and transmitted to private homes and shown at cinema.

While you were hyping Living in Bondage in the east, several decades before then had been Nigerian films that were block busters that you never knew because such technology which had gained ground in Yorubaland had not reached the East. Nobody in the whole Eastern Nigeria has even seen let alone watch TV until later.

Television started in Yorubaland at a time the rest of Nigeria and Africa had never seen or watched TV! While the Yoruba were producing films and other contents for TV, the technology has not even reached your side and other parts of Africa.

It's completely fraudulent to now attempt to insinuate Nollywood started when you started watching TV long years later. The Yoruba films being beamed on TV then started Nollywood. You should be grateful to those Yoruba pace setters of Nollywood.

Living in Bondage was synonymous with the start of Nollywood and try to relax because we know the Truth

ValarDoharis:
Everything, you drag with Igbos

Igbos started it.
A few Yorubas just say the truth with a lot of evidences and not propaganda just to put them in their place.We can live amicably without abusing the other and trying to belittle the other tribes.
In most sectors of achievements not all,Yorubas come tops but they don't beat their chests and prick it in the eyes of fellow Nigerians or even Africans.
lol
All the same,it has now become a kind of game.

Yorubas n tribalistic nature. Low IQ

CarlosTheJackal:
By Living in Bondage was synonymous with the start of Nollywood and try to relax because we know the Truth

Nollywood is just a name,a nomenclature given by a US movie analyst just like Hollywood and Bollywood.
Does it mean that it is that analyst that started movies in Nigeria?