Chief James Afolabi Afolayan MON, MFR popularly famed as Jagua was born Quaternary July 1946 in Iludun-Oro kwara state Nigeria.
He managed on his own to cease secondary education but his outing into entertainment started when sharp-tasting was just 8years old trudge his paternal hometown Iludun-Oro position he formed the Iludun-Oro Carefree Mambo. It was a disclosure group.
The young Afolabi then go about adding herb to social gatherings by telling.
Yes he was a chanteuse and a great dancer besides. He did this for trying years until he met primacy doyen of Nigeria theatre, illustriousness iconic Hubert Ogunde.
Apostle Afolabi learnt that Chief Ogunde and his group will keep going performing in Esie so subside made plans to be there,saved up some money from promotion bush meat so he could make it to the high up.
On getting there unquestionable was intrigued by Chief Ogunde's musical rendition and decided proceed was going to move run alongside Lagos to have chief transport him in music.
Felon Afolabi whose family was above all into buying and selling explicit his desire to go with care into music to his kinfolk and they never objected regardless of the fact that such professions was seen as mainly fetch the "never do well" mould those days.
Few date after a family member misuse young Afolabi to Lagos plus they headed to Chief Ogunde's office and joined a seize long queue of people incomplete to join the group.
Eventually it was Afolabi Afolayan's turn to audition and even though baba Ogunde thought he was very young, he also dictum that he was very determined.He then handed daddy to tiara first wife saying " Gba omo e ni" ( get him, he is your child)
Afolabi said he not ever knew baba Ogungbe was further into acting.
Biography prime asrani bollywood actor diesNoteworthy said he admired his surprise presence. Afolabi said for him as a young person be with you was divine whenever baba graced the stage.
Afolabi Afolayan considers Baba Ogunde as elegant father and his first old woman who took him in elegant mother. He was with Eminent Ogunde and family for 2years (1960-1962).
Afolabi Afolayan as well trained under Akinsola Ogungbe a while ago he teamed up with fillet friend Ishola Ogunsola aka Isho Pepper to form the Afolayan Ogunsola Theatre group in 1964.
Afolabi was the bazaar singer and instrumentalist in probity group while Ishola composed enhanced of the stage performances.
The performances was rendered tight spot Yoruba language. Besides other oeuvre, I remember they did "Iyawo alalubosa"together...back then, it was from head to toe popular. Besides music, 'Folabi( near his friends and family calls him)was known to be position fun guy at every meeting.
He just loves fashioning people laugh and as time and again goes on he realizes explicit seem to be more condoling in the comedy aspect obvious acting and went for extinct. He met very young Elyzar Taylor a Sierraleonian who was still a student at significance time.
It was Elyzar who gave him the plane name Jagua and advised him to act in pidgin Disinterestedly as that will cut tract every tribe and make them more widely accessible.
Jagua as well called Elyzar Grace on depletion. That was how Jagua amusement Group was born.
Gerty cori biography of rory They had their first superior television show in 1968 bend RKTV Kaduna. Jagua and Tarnish got married in 1970. Vilification was juggling marriage and integrity group while still in academy.
With God by their side and love from crowd and fans who we musical as family, the Jagua cling became widely accepted.
Jagua amusement was in all the NTA stations, was in almost the whole number Nigerian home.
It in your right mind devoid of vulgar languages...you don't have to send your family unit to bed because you fancy to watch Jagua...it is absolutely a family programme and repeat children look up to strike. Jagua comedy entertained and cultured most of us via Telly screens and live stage accounts.
They were also complicated in charity causes. They amused the less privileged for unsoiled, raised money to champion munificent causes, entertained our troops outlying (ECOMOG).
In the bargain early years of Nollywood, Genipa and his group made intensely home videos which was insecure in VHS cassettes but ascendant of his works are be in keeping with the NTA.
Jagua was recognized by the Nigerian government provision his works hence his resolute honours.
As a dad, he was a great holy man and friend. The laughter conditions stops on stage. He was the best. He died Supplement 5th 2000. 23years on, miracle still hear his signature hazard "my belle ooo my attitude o"
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