22nd July, 2018
Ace Nollywood actor Saidi Balogun and the Ooni of Ife oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi have teamed up with the Brazil government in a new movie to promote the Yoruba tradition and culture.
Balogun traveled with the Ooni to Brazil for this purpose. Read what he wrote:
I travelled with the Ooni to Brazil to do some cultural things for African people over there, especially the Yorubas. It’s like our father going there to unite them and bring them back to the roots.
We have about 400 deities in Yoruba land and 200 in Ife. In Brazil they worship Sango and some other gods; they even sing Yoruba songs. They sang the songs for us when we got there. I’m the first actor and movie producer to travel out with the Ooni
The Ooni took me there so we could look for ways to beautify our culture; so that both countries can work together. Movie makers there appreciate our culture. I was surprised to see how they love and embrace our culture. So we are trying to work together with the government to produce a movie in that regard.