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A legend musician , performed in UniIfe .

Awwww....uncle Jimi Solanke, may God rest him well.

He had some many folktales in him.

He was part of my childhood, I listened to him on Story land via NTA Channel 10 PH.

Story land
Story land
Na na na nanna for the show
Story land story land
Bring your friends along.

RIP Baba
Journey well.

Rest in Peace Baba Jimi Solanke... popularly called Uncle Jimi.

God rest your soul.

Storyland, Storyland,bring your friends along.

Rest In Peace, baba agba.
I still remember his song...


Baba agba, baba agba,
Eru lon ba mi o
Nitori omo kekere kan
T'o loun fe s'oko mi
Ko je duro sile
Ko f'ara mo mi
Jojumo jojumo
L'o dedo l'on d'egbe...

This man held us spell bound with his story telling abilities on Storyland when we were kids. He will tell his stories captivatingly and then burst out singing. Truly and end of an era and a reminder that as the days go by we are heading to our graves.
I still remember one of his songs on storyland " Foolish animals tirigbangbatiri drop your hoes tirigbangba drop your cutless let us dance" or something like that. The era when Nigeria was sweet. Rip baba Solanke.

May God rest his soul.

His contemporaries are no longer useful in his region as it used to be...riff raffs and urchins and area boys and agberoes are now the ones in charge of the society

RiP Uncle Jimi. 😔🕯️

May his soul rest in perfect peace.

He gave his all..... fare thee well.....Legend

Oh dear! Rest in peace sir! You made my childhood awesome. A fantastic story teller.

naptu2:
He sang, he told stories, he acted on TV, he acted on stage, he acted in movies, he wrote and recited poems, there was nothing that he couldn't do.


He had a children's show on Saturdays on LTV 8 in the 1980s and he had another children's show on the NTA in the 1990s (I think it was called Storyland). He told stories to children on both programmes.

Here he is singing Tunji Oyelana's classic song Mo Lo S'Oko at the Wole Soyinka Theatre.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhTKPo_mZvk?si=T6rjxO6BURUeHRuC

Pa Jimi Solanke lives on. Remo just lost a great Son. May God console his family and associates. Baba has been so long around that I believed that Pa Solanke will be around for ever. The good news is that he lived to a ripe age.

Eyah our former neighbour. Rest In Peace Sir

themanderon:
This man held us spell bound with his story telling abilities on Storyland when we were kids. He will tell his stories captivatingly and then burst out singing. Truly and end of an era and a reminder that as the days go by we are heading to our graves.
I still remember one of his songs on storyland " Foolish animals tirigbangbatiri drop your hoes tirigbangba drop your cutless let us dance" or something like that. The era when Nigeria was sweet. Rip baba Solanke.

You got me right there. That is what I've been singing since I saw the news. My brother and I loved the song so much those days. I was already planning on calling my brother to sing the song to him and tell him the originator of the song is no more. Memories! May his soul rest in peace. Amen.

ednut1:
RIP legend. I remember his story telling shows as a child

I do too. He was a good narrator.

naptu2:
He sang, he told stories, he acted on TV, he acted on stage, he acted in movies, he wrote and recited poems, there was nothing that he couldn't do.


He had a children's show on Saturdays on LTV 8 in the 1980s and he had another children's show on the NTA in the 1990s (I think it was called Storyland). He told stories to children on both programmes.

Here he is singing Tunji Oyelana's classic song Mo Lo S'Oko at the Wole Soyinka Theatre.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhTKPo_mZvk?si=T6rjxO6BURUeHRuC

Was he the brain behind story land? Oh I enjoyed those programme those days . May he RIP

Story land, story land. Life was simple then. No TV until 4pm. Kids went out to play and fly kites with friends and neighbours and then returned at 4pm for TV.

RIP Baba Solanke.

ecolime:
The storyteller. Rest well Legend

I grew up watching Pa Solanke

Nigeria just lost a gem.

Me too.

We be old schools.

I remember him giving me N5,000 long time ago when he came visiting his niece in a bank I was working then.

Story land story land. RiP

I will never forget storyline on NTA in the late 80s especially the tortoise stories. RIP great one and thank you for making my younger age a memorable one

naptu2:
https://independent.ng/breaking-jimi-solanke-dies-at-82/

I grew up with his folktale stories on NTA Channel 5....

Good night Papa Jimi Solanke

What a man! What a legend! He was all about entertaining kids with his stories.
Nothing like that again. It's all music music music now. Pa Solanke, sun re oo.

naptu2:
https://independent.ng/breaking-jimi-solanke-dies-at-82/

I'm 49yrs old this month but I can still remember his sweet voice singing
"We've come to say hello, we've come to say hello, Mr lion, Mr tortoise, Mr snake and Mr mouse is come to say hello" or so it goes. That children's program was one of my best apart from tom and Jerry. Rest in peace legend!

marvrick:
I'm 49yrs old this month but I can still remember his sweet voice singing
"We've come to say hello, we've come to say hello, Mr lion, Mr tortoise, Mr snake and Mr mouse is come to say hello" or so it goes. That children's program was one of my best apart from tom and Jerry. Rest in peace legend!

That's Uncle Wole of Animal Games, not Uncle Jimi Solanke.

It's Wole Akinosho

naptu2:
That's Uncle Wole of Animal Games, not Uncle Jimi Solanke.

It's Wole Akinosho

Thanks for the correction, though they both look alike sha

Rest in Peace Baba Solanke.

naptu2:
That's Uncle Wole of Animal Games, not Uncle Jimi Solanke.

It's Wole Akinosho

Jimi Solanke of Story Land, that aired on NTA Channel 10 and 5, every Thursday by 6:30pm.

Men how I love those days. Never a dull moment. His stories were top notch, even better than the ones told on Tales By Moonlight.

marvrick:
Thanks for the correction, though they both look alike sha

Yeah.

Animal Games ran from around 1980 till around 1990 on NTA Channel 10. Although it's not on TV anymore, he still does live shows.

(That's a picture of Wole Akinosho that was taken a long time ago)

Thank you for adding spice and life to my boyhood.

Glad I had the chance to say that to him while he was alive.

Storyland days hmmm may his soul find eternal rest