Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by Ihuomadinihu: 7:35am On Nov 07, 2015 |
It is foolishness if you don't know that Oyibo is an Igboword. It is also foolishness when you fail to realise that no Igbo claims Ashewo to be Igbo. The Igbo word for Ashewo is Akwunakwuna or Iko for side chick and that is what we use in deep igbo conversations. It is also foolishness when you have refuse to acknowledge that Yoruba,Hausa and Igbo made movies before 1992 but what we know as Nollywood has igbo written all over it. Pls refer to threads about Nollywood. 7 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by somegirl1: 1:10pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
funmijoyb: Lalasticlala
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Ose or Oshey ; Thank you Oluwa; God Baba; Father Jo; please Oya or Otiya Patapata; everything Lailai; Never Lepa; Slim Orobo; Fat Ajebutter; Wealthy person Ajepako; Poor person Yeye; Joke Keke; Bicycle Igbo; weed or Bush Oga; Boss Mama; mother
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Ose or Oshey ; Thank you Oluwa; God Baba; Father Jo; please Oya or Otiya Patapata; everything Lailai; Never Lepa; Slim Orobo; Fat Ajebutter; Wealthy person Ajepako; Poor person Yeye; Joke Keke; Bicycle Igbo; weed or Bush Oga; Boss Mama; mother
Loading... Hallucinating? Most of these words are not used past the Yoruba/ Benin border not to speak of in the SE. We have our own words for most of the above. 6 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by somegirl1: 1:16pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
iameugene: As far as im concerned, google and my iPhone dic proved dis... Proud Yoruba bwoi we d best everywhere... Y'all biafras keep on coming to lagos to claim tinz we kno ye tiffs.. Derris enough space for yall dumb asses in festac.. Ps stop claiming lagos as ur state... Celebrating wrong information. Good for you. 2 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by somegirl1: 1:28pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
LadyFiona: Yeah, he said that . We call moi moi...elele Only knew garrison is EBA when I travelled to Lagos. Now it is mainstream according to untravelled Yoruba's on this thread, what the heck.!!!! Do you live in PH? ![cheesy](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/cheesy.png) 1 Like |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by somegirl1: 1:43pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
Onijagidijagan:
Not an insult bro. is foolishness if i say d word Chukwu, Chineke is a yiruba word.
is foolishness when igbo says they own Nollywood in Lagos.
is foolishness when igbo claims d three most famous yoruba words as theirs; Ashawo/asewo Akata, Oyibo/Oyinbo, Wahala e.t.c Haven't you gathered from the discussions so far that the origin(s) of the words you've listed, apart from oyibo, are not being disputed.
Akwuna is the Igbo word for Asewo (yoruba) Nsogbu is the Igbo word for Wahala (hausa)
What I'd like you to tell me is the original yoruba word for "trouble". That is before "wahala" was borrowed.
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Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by iameugene(m): 3:09pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
somegirl1:
Celebrating wrong information. Good for you. lmao this tin can pain ehn ![cheesy](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/cheesy.png) |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by iameugene(m): 3:14pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
Onijagidijagan:
Since d birth of d first albino in yorubaland, Oyinbo has been used to desicribe them. you are foolish if u claim oyinbo/oyibo and Akata are igbo words for any reason.
Akata is a wild cat and Olongbo is d domestic cat. your claims are not geniune.
it has direct meaning in our language for gosh sake. yorubas documents their words way better than igbo does.
1.That's why ur people claims Lagos, Ibadan and Akure are Igboland. which brought all d problems u r facing today. 2. Also claiming ikweres, Ijaw, Itsekiris are all igbo because of crude oil
Claiming everything, you igbos are funny thiefs. This words are not yours. lmao sheybe i said it... Lame ass tiffs ![grin](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/grin.png) |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by iameugene(m): 3:22pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
Onijagidijagan:
What of Lagos? ![grin](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/grin.png)
lmao I was just about to ask that too.. He didn't mentioned lagos... Igbo are well known to claim good tinz ![cheesy](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/cheesy.png) they cant go to der own states and make it better like lagos.. Hench dey keep dominanting nd making it bigger... Lol nd dey wish its der state 3 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by iameugene(m): 3:32pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
Ihuomadinihu: It is foolishness if you don't know that Oyibo is an Igboword. It is also foolishness when you fail to realise that no Igbo claims Ashewo to be Igbo. The Igbo word for Ashewo is Akwunakwuna or Iko for side chick and that is what we use in deep igbo conversations. It is also foolishness when you have refuse to acknowledge that Yoruba,Hausa and Igbo made movies before 1992 but what we know as Nollywood has igbo written all over it. Pls refer to threads about Nollywood. lwkmd this one is saying igbo is written all over nollywood o kikikiki ![cheesy](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/cheesy.png) ... Nollywood comprises of all the movies acted in Nigeria this include Yoruba Igbo and Hausa ![tongue](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/tongue.png) yorubas maketh films with der language and ppl watch it very well.. Dey even made africa magic yoruba nd even hausa cause dey are proud to act like dat nd it's still selling ive not seen africa magic igbo (lol wonders who will watch dat tho) whilst most igbos maketh films with english, fear of being not watched if dey use der language for d films, speaking of which films dat r acted with u ppls language is sooo boring, ps an Igbo frend of mine said dat... So because most of u run from ur language using English makes i think u own nollywood.. Lol I thought all u ppl do is to claim now i see uve added stup!dity ![grin](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/grin.png) 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by somegirl1: 3:56pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
iameugene: lmao this tin can pain ehn ![cheesy](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/cheesy.png) You have a lot of growing up to do. 2 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by Nobody: 4:06pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
iameugene: lmao I was just about to ask that too.. He didn't mentioned lagos... Igbo are well known to claim good tinz they cant go to der own states and make it better like lagos.. Hench dey keep dominanting nd making it bigger... Lol nd dey wish its der state Lol dont mind these very selfish people, i'm in benin anytime d Edos, Ijaws, Hausas, ikweres e.t.c talk about Lagos, They talk about yoruba but this yeeeeeboes r too greedy to do that. you see why you shouldn't accomodate all strangers if u r a landlord ![grin](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/grin.png) They are now claiming yoruba words having evaded d land in large numbers Akata Oyinbo Oga Wahala Igbo e.t.c |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by Nobody: 4:13pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
iameugene: lwkmd this one is saying igbo is written all over nollywood o kikikiki ... Nollywood comprises of all the movies acted in Nigeria this include Yoruba Igbo and Hausa yorubas maketh films with der language and ppl watch it very well.. Dey even made africa magic yoruba nd even hausa cause dey are proud to act like dat nd it's still selling ive not seen africa magic igbo (lol wonders who will watch dat tho) whilst most igbos maketh films with english, fear of being not watched if dey use der language for d films, speaking of which films dat r acted with u ppls language is sooo boring, ps an Igbo frend of mine said dat... So because most of u run from ur language using English makes i think u own nollywood.. Lol I thought all u ppl do is to claim now i see uve added stup!dity ![grin](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/grin.png) well said bro. i'm yet to hear of Nollywood in the south east. hope is not d Nollywood founded by d yorubas in Lagos they are claiming as Nollywood igbo. cuz it will be very pathetic. Hausa has their nollywood in d north, Igbo sud go and create theirs. 1 Like |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by Nobody: 4:25pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
why do Oja oba used in some igbo market? ![grin](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/grin.png) 1 Like |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by Ihuomadinihu: 4:45pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
iameugene: lwkmd this one is saying igbo is written all over nollywood o kikikiki ... Nollywood comprises of all the movies acted in Nigeria this include Yoruba Igbo and Hausa yorubas maketh films with der language and ppl watch it very well.. Dey even made africa magic yoruba nd even hausa cause dey are proud to act like dat nd it's still selling ive not seen africa magic igbo (lol wonders who will watch dat tho) whilst most igbos maketh films with english, fear of being not watched if dey use der language for d films, speaking of which films dat r acted with u ppls language is sooo boring, ps an Igbo frend of mine said dat... So because most of u run from ur language using English makes i think u own nollywood.. Lol I thought all u ppl do is to claim now i see uve added stup!dity ![grin](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/grin.png) I wouldn't stoop so low to insult you. Can't you Yorubas state your opinions without insulting others? Why are you all very Razz? Anyway,go and ask Olu Jacob, Omotola, Funke Akindele etc who gave them the opportunity to participate in Nollywood. Folks like Desmond Elliot and Ramsey Nouah had to hide their Yoruba identity when they joined Nollywood. Nollywood has expanded,now we have assimilated actors from all over the Nation,even up to Ghana, Cameroon and Kenya. Don't take that priviledge and expansion for granted! 10 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by Nobody: 4:58pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
Drchristian: why do Oja oba used in some igbo market?![grin](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/grin.png) What's the meanings? Igbo market in the east don't do or use oba oju or whatever. Anyway, how do you arrived at such conclusion? Is it from what you see in your area or a survey was carried out? So eager to hear which. Thanks. 4 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by iameugene(m): 5:50pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
Ihuomadinihu:
I wouldn't stoop so low to insult you. Can't you Yorubas state your opinions without insulting others? Why are you all very Razz? Anyway,go and ask Olu Jacob, Omotola, Funke Akindele etc who gave them the opportunity to participate in Nollywood. Folks like Desmond Elliot and Ramsey Nouah had to hide their Yoruba identity when they joined Nollywood. Nollywood has expanded,now we have assimilated actors from all over the Nation,even up to Ghana, Cameroon and Kenya. Don't take that priviledge and expansion for granted! lmao are u kidding me... She's kidding right... Ppl gave omotola jolade etc opportunity to participate in nollywood here in Lagos rotfl... Ur ppl mercy johnson, jym iyke from south east created nollywood nd brought it here right lmao omg she's totally kidding me |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by somegirl1: 5:57pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
Onijagidijagan:
well said bro. i'm yet to hear of Nollywood in the south east. hope is not d Nollywood founded by d yorubas in Lagos they are claiming as Nollywood igbo. cuz it will be very pathetic. Hausa has their nollywood in d north, Igbo sud go and create theirs. You've conveniently avoided my question regarding the yoruba word for "trouble". Even when Igbos borrow/ acquire words from where they are domiciled for the sake of integration or because we simply never had such words in our language, we never completely throw ours away.
Btw yorubawood and hausawood are not nollywood. They are spin-offs of nollywood, formed by Igbos, which was and still is predominantly Igbo.
The popularity of yoruba movies stops at the Benin border and Hausa movies are hardly ever watched outside of the north but nollywood movies are appreciated universally and nollywood actors known across the country.
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Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by Nobody: 6:01pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
somegirl1:
You've conveniently avoided my question regarding the yoruba word for "trouble". Even when Igbos borrow/ acquire words where they are domiciled for the sake of integration or because we simply never had such words in our language, we never completely throw ours away.
Btw yorubawood and hausawood are not nollywood. They are spin-offs of nollywood, formed by Igbos, which was and still is predominantly Igbo.
The popularity of yoruba movies stops at the Benin border and Hausa movies are hardly ever watched outside of the north but nollywood movies are appreciated universally. It's called kannywood. I don't know hat you're trying to say but they're no Igbos in kannywood. |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by somegirl1: 6:02pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
VoslerGrimsbane:
It's called kannywood. I don't know hat you're trying to say but they're no Igbos in kannywood. Saying same thing. Nollywood is not the same as Kannywood. Nollywood is dominanted by Igbos. 3 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by Nobody: 6:03pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
somegirl1:
Saying same thing. Nollywood is not the same as Kannywood. Nollywood is dominanted by Igbos. Okay. |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by iameugene(m): 6:12pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
Ihuomadinihu: It is foolishness if you don't know that Oyibo is an Igboword. It is also foolishness when you fail to realise that no Igbo claims Ashewo to be Igbo. The Igbo word for Ashewo is Akwunakwuna or Iko for side chick and that is what we use in deep igbo conversations. It is also foolishness when you have refuse to acknowledge that Yoruba,Hausa and Igbo made movies before 1992 but what we know as Nollywood has igbo written all over it. Pls refer to threads about Nollywood. lmao you know wat im gonna do you a favour to remove that thought of yours for good so you wont go and say it outside Origin of Nollywood The origin of Nollywood, the Nigerian film industry, can be traced back to the 1960s when the first set of Nollywood movies were produced by great historical filmmakers, the likes of Hubert Ogunde, Jab Adu, Ola Balogun, Moses Olaiya (Baba Sala) and Eddie Ugboma. These professionals are considered to be the first generation of Nigerian filmmakers. Moses Olaiya a.k.a Baba Sala, brought the modern Nigerian comedy to life with his comic movies. Sam Loco Efe’s name can’t be left out in this nomenclature with his humorous comedies. Hubert Ogunde (above pic) was a pioneer in the field of Nigerian opera. He was known for the establishment of the Ogunde Theatre in 1945, which was the first professional theatrical company in Nigeria. He was also referred to as the father of the Nigerian theatre because of his great contribution to the birth of the Nigerian film industry.These early filmmakers were frustrated by the high cost of producing a film which had become unbearable. “The cost of producing a film is seriously back breaking”, They all lamented. However, they later got support from the government, therefore pushing the industry into a huge success. Nigerians become fully involved in the production of films and by 1970, the first indigenous feature film, “KONGI’S HARVEST”, written by Wole Soyinka, was produced in Nigeria. However, it was directed by an American and many of its crew members were foreigners. Later, more individuals became involved in the production of indigenous films, the likes of, Ola Balogun, Eddie Ugbomah, Ladi Ladebo, U.S.A Galadima and others who had their training during the CFU era. Now this is my point.. Look at those names stated above dat included the first set off ppl especially Herbert ogunde, all of em are yorubas but one igbo... How d hell are u gonna tell me igbos own nollywood rotfl.. Dis is what i will always say.. Cease from claiming good tinz you this Yibooo ppl 5 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by iameugene(m): 6:16pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
K somegirl1:
You've conveniently avoided my question regarding the yoruba word for "trouble". Even when Igbos borrow/ acquire words where they are domiciled for the sake of integration or because we simply never had such words in our language, we never completely throw ours away.
Btw yorubawood and hausawood are not nollywood. They are spin-offs of nollywood, formed by Igbos, which was and still is predominantly Igbo.
The popularity of yoruba movies stops at the Benin border and Hausa movies are hardly ever watched outside of the north but nollywood movies are appreciated universally and nollywood actors known across the country.
lol are u also saying igbos started nollywood kikikiki ![cheesy](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/cheesy.png) pls do me a favour and check d post above... It is high time i remind oba akran to pour all you in d lagoon... We cnt accomodate u ppl anymore, y'all are constituting nuisance 1 Like |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by somegirl1: 6:24pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
iameugene: K lol are u also saying igbos started nollywood kikikiki pls do me a favour and check d post above I've checked it and there's no mention of any other group starting nollywood, which is the bone of contention. Pre- nollywood there were plays and movies which you have referred to. Some Igbo productions pre-nollywood include - Akaraka, Dilemma, Boy- o - Boy, Ugonma, The Cause and Things fall apart, with mainly Igbo actors, depicting Igbo culture. These weren't considered nollywood movies.
Nollywood started in 91/92 with Living in Bondage, Circle of Doom, Evil Passion etc - produced, directed and acted by Igbos in Igbo language. Don't even attempt to rewrite recent history. 8 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by Nobody: 6:27pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
funmijoyb:
Long before d white people came, Yorubas has always been using "Oyinbo" for the albinos or white animals. Meaning peeled skin, Removed skin, d ibos writers r just too biased when it comes to claiming somethings r theres without research. coconut =. Aki oyibo avocado pear. = ube oyibo 4 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by tdayof(m): 6:37pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
bigfrancis21:
Oyinbo is Yoruba pronunciation. No one is arguing that with you. However, as for Oyibo deriving from Oyinbo? I am not sure about that. i love how you reply posts without tribslistic comments. You always sound mature. Thumbs-up. 4 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by macof(m): 6:46pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
somegirl1:
You've conveniently avoided my question regarding the yoruba word for "trouble". Even when Igbos borrow/ acquire words where they are domiciled for the sake of integration or because we simply never had such words in our language, we never completely throw ours away.
Btw yorubawood and hausawood are not nollywood. They are spin-offs of nollywood, formed by Igbos, which was and still is predominantly Igbo.
The popularity of yoruba movies stops at the Benin border and Hausa movies are hardly ever watched outside of the north but nollywood movies are appreciated universally and nollywood actors known across the country.
Smh. There's nothing like Yorubawood. . That's not an official term. Yoruba movies are counted as part of Nollywood. I'm really tired of the denial. It's obvious "Nollywood" refers to the Nigerian film industry, this industry began with people like Hubert Ogunde, Ola Rotimi. .these are the pioneers of film making in this country since the 60s. Living in Bondage, Asiri Nla and others from 1992 were improvements on what was already on ground. The name "Nollywood" didn't even exist until the 2000s..just in case you are fixated on the name why then should we be calling Living in Bondage the beginning of Nollywood? The Igbos, Edos, Efik-Ibibio, Yorubas and even Ghanaians have contributed immensely to the film industry. It's foolishness to say an entire industry like the Film Industry is the work of Igbos. .thereby discrediting Kunle Afolayan, Lancelot Imasuen, Amata family etc Fact is when we speak of quality films we hear non igbo names more often than in low quality films. Igbo filmmakers are known to be stingy with their budget. . Thank goodness for Sensible men like Kunle Afolayan, Charles Novia etc 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by iameugene(m): 6:53pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
somegirl1:
I've checked it and there's no mention of any other group starting nollywood, which is the bone of contention. Pre- nollywood there were plays and movies which you have referred to. Some Igbo productions pre-nollywood include - Akaraka, Dilemma, Boy- o - Boy, Ugonma, The Cause and Things fall apart, with mainly Igbo actors, depicting Igbo culture. These weren't considered nollywood movies.
Nollywood started in 91/92 with Living in Bondage, Circle of Doom, Evil Passion etc - produced, directed and acted by Igbos in Igbo language. Don't even attempt to rewrite recent history. lol re write u say? But I showed u where i got mine from, pls where did u get urs from... Dont tell me ur an incarnated soul dat was der dat tym ![grin](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/grin.png) |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by somegirl1: 6:59pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
macof:
Smh. There's nothing like Yorubawood. . That's not an official term. Yoruba movies are counted as part of Nollywood.
I'm really tired of the denial. It's obvious "Nollywood" refers to the Nigerian film industry, this industry began with people like Hubert Ogunde, Ola Rotimi. .these are the pioneers of film making in this country since the 60s. Living in Bondage, Asiri Nla and others from 1992 were improvements on what was already on ground.
The name "Nollywood" didn't even exist until the 2000s..just in case you are fixated on the name why then should we be calling Living in Bondage the beginning of Nollywood?
The Igbos, Edos, Efik-Ibibio, Yorubas and even Ghanaians have contributed immensely to the film industry. It's foolishness to say an entire industry like the Film Industry is the work of Igbos. .thereby discrediting Kunle Afolayan, Lancelot Imasuen, Amata family etc Fact is when we speak of quality films we hear non igbo names more often than in low quality films. Igbo filmmakers are known to be stingy with their budget. . Thank goodness for Sensible men like Kunle Afolayan, Charles Novia etc The emboldened sentence is the only part of your post that makes sense. I never asserted that nollywood in its entirety is the work of Igbos, that would be a lie. Rather, I stated that it is dominated by Igbos, an undeniable fact. Yorubawood is considered a separate entity, even by yorubas. Your movies are produced by yorubas for yoruba audience.
The rest of your post is "arrant nonsense" in the words of veteran nollywood actor Chinwetalu Agu. 4 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by somegirl1: 7:05pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
iameugene: lol re write u say? But I showed u where i got mine from, pls where did u get urs from... Dont tell me ur an incarnated soul dat was der dat tym ![grin](https://www.nairaland.com/faces/grin.png) Wordpress is a credible source? Did you ever have to write essays in school? I wont even ask about a thesis/ dissertation because you clearly haven't gotten to that level yet. 5 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by Crayola1: 7:21pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
macof:
Smh. There's nothing like Yorubawood. . That's not an official term. Yoruba movies are counted as part of Nollywood.
I'm really tired of the denial. It's obvious "Nollywood" refers to the Nigerian film industry, this industry began with people like Hubert Ogunde, Ola Rotimi. .these are the pioneers of film making in this country since the 60s. Living in Bondage, Asiri Nla and others from 1992 were improvements on what was already on ground.
The name "Nollywood" didn't even exist until the 2000s..just in case you are fixated on the name why then should we be calling Living in Bondage the beginning of Nollywood?
The Igbos, Edos, Efik-Ibibio, Yorubas and even Ghanaians have contributed immensely to the film industry. It's foolishness to say an entire industry like the Film Industry is the work of Igbos. .thereby discrediting Kunle Afolayan, Lancelot Imasuen, Amata family etc Fact is when we speak of quality films we hear non igbo names more often than in low quality films. Igbo filmmakers are known to be stingy with their budget. . Thank goodness for Sensible men like Kunle Afolayan, Charles Novia etc Everyone knows film making in Nigeria's history started long before the 1990s. If someone wants to be thorough you can also included the colonial films that were produced in Nigeria and did feature Nigerians in them. The Nigerian film industry started in the 1960-1970s. What we call Nollywood started in the early 1990s. They are two separate things because until the 90's Nigerian films were not widespread in Nigeria and we're mostly limited to Nigeria. It wasn't until the 1990s that Nigerian films had widespread spread appeal in Nigeria and subsequently many parts of Africa and the diaspora to a certain degree. Which can largely be attributed to the traders who were mostly Igbo who traveled everywhere. Had it not been for those same traders Nigerian films would have never crosses borders and find audiences in places like Kenya, Tanzania, Jamaica, and co. Furthermore, the books cited by anyone who has made an effort to write about the spread of Nollywood films will always mention Living in Bondage as the film that started the 2nd wave of Nigerian film making (What is now dubbed Nollywood). The vast majority of documentaries, articlea, books, and etc all list it as being the catalyst for Nigerian film explosion that occurred in the mid 90's and 2000s. If you can find a source that says otherwise, I would love to see it. I have no idea why you are so determined to argue that the second wave of film making and ultimately the viability of Nigerian films outside of Nigeria can be largely attributed to Igbo people. Do you always have to be #1 in everything? 3 Likes |
Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by Crayola1: 7:30pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
Here's a documentary on Nollywood: This is Nollywood Nollywood, Nigeria's booming film industry, is the world's third largest producer of feature films. Unlike Hollywood and Bollywood, however, Nollywood movies are made on shoe-string budgets of time and money. An average production takes just 10 days and costs approximately $15,000. Yet in just 13 years, Nollywood has grown from nothing into a $250 million dollar-a-year industry that employs thousands of people. The Nollywood phenomenon was made possible by two main ingredients: Nigerian entrepreneurship and digital technology. In the late 1980's and early 1990's, Lagos and other African cities faced growing epidemics of crime and insecurity. Movie theaters closed as people became reluctant to be out on the streets after dark. Videos for home viewing imported from the West and India were only mildly popular. Nigerians saw an opportunity to fill the void with products of their own. Experts credit the birth of Nollywood to a businessman who needed to unload thousands of blank tapes and to the 1992 video release of Living in Bondage, a movie with a tale of the occult that was an instant and huge-selling success. It wasn't long before other would-be producers jumped on the bandwagon. Fortune Magazine
Meet 'Nollywood': The second largest movie industry in the world
by Jake Bright JUNE 24, 2015, 10:25 AM EST
In 1992, in Nigeria, electronics salesman Kenneth Nnebue shot a straight-to-video movie in one month, on a budget of just $12,000. Living in Bondage sold more than a million copies, mostly by street vendors, and Nollywood – Nigeria’s movie industry – was born.
Al Jazeera Nollywood also tries to pin down the origins of the industry - including the contributions of the founders of Nigerian film, Hubert Ogunde and Adeyemi Afolayan (also known as Ade Love) [/b]and their 1970s travelling cinema; to the collapse of the film industry [b]and its rebirth as Nollywood in the mid-1990s, based on cheap VHS technology; and the part played by the 1992 film Living in Bondage, which established this new Nigerian way of making films.
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Re: Why Do Igbo People Claim Yoruba Words To Be Theirs? by Crayola1: 7:36pm On Nov 07, 2015 |
The Economist The first true Nollywood film resulted from an ill-advised business venture. In 1992 Kenneth Nnebue, a trader, ordered a large consignment of blank videotapes from Taiwan. Finding them hard to sell, he hired a theatre director to make a cheap film and copied it onto the tapes to boost their appeal. “Living in Bondage”, the story of a farmer in a big city who loses his wife and is haunted by her ghost, sold more than half a million copies.
Washington Post Most filmmakers point to 1992 as the pivotal year for Nollywood. It was the year when “Living in Bondage,” a blockbuster thriller shot in the Igbo language, later with English subtitles, was released on video CD.
New York Times The industry itself was born out of economic desperation during the early 1990s, a period of military dictatorship, low prices for Nigeria’s oil and Western-mandated “structural adjustment” of its economy. Actors and cameramen were out of work because of budget cuts at the national television station. Movie theaters were closed because no one wanted to venture into the dangerous streets at night. According to legend, the first Nollywood movie was made by a small-time electronics trader named Kenneth Nnebue, who, stuck with a large shipment of blank videotapes, decided to unload them by making a movie about a man who sells his soul for wealth. That movie, “Living in Bondage,” sold hundreds of thousands of copies and established Nollywood’s archetypal plot elements: martial discord, greed, a conflict between Christianity and juju, as the occult is called in West Africa. From these accidental origins, a cultural phenomenon emerged.
Other merchants, overwhelmingly members of Nnebue’s ethnic group, the Igbo, followed him into business. They literally made things up as they went, shooting movies in just a few days, based on vague scenarios instead of scripts. Directors approximated tracking shots by pushing their cameramen around in wheelchairs. Quality was shaky, but the buying public didn’t care. Between 1994 and 2005, production in Nigeria went from a handful of feature movies a year to more than 2,500.
Kenneth Nnebue quit Nollywood a few years ago, retiring to his village to devote his life to preaching the Bible. But the industry he established remains tightly controlled by the same group of Igbo businessmen, an insular guild sometimes called the Alaba cartel.
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