ROLE MODEL OF THE WEEK- Olútáyọ̀ Ìrántíọlá – A GREAT COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR

Olútáyọ̀ Ìrántíọlá wears various caps at different points in time. He was the host of a youth magazine program on Radio Kwara; he was a Customer Care Representative at a telco company and he currently is a Consummate Public Relations Consultant, a voice-over artiste, a compere, translator for brands and religious organizations (Yoruba and English languages), a Creative Writer (poetry, plays and short stories), biographer and blogger.

He was a member of the NYSC dance and drama troupe that performed in Abuja in 2007.

He is the convener of the Literary Reading Group, a charity organization dedicated to encouraging children in correctional homes to read literature and develop their creative skills. He has also several public affairs articles online and in major national dailies in Nigeria since 2003. His two published books are a biography of his Maternal Grandfather and an anthology of poetry in English and Yoruba languages.

He is the Atọ́kùn of Yorùbá Lákò̩tun, a staged quarterly cultural renaissance show in Lagos where he hosts Yoruba creatives, some of the guests on this show include Tunde Kelani, Chief Mrs Nike Okudaye, Prof Taiwo Olunlade amongst others. The Noble Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, stopped by to appreciate this effort last year during the Lagos Books and Arts Festival where the show held a Colloquium.

Recently, his play titled, “With Our Uniform” was performed in both Lagos and the United States at the Lagos Fringe Festival and the SOS Theatre Festival International respectively.

He is a pioneer Fellow of the NESG Bridge Fellowship.

Some of his articles are available on his blog- www.peodavies.com

Herein are some of the videos of Yoruba Lakotun on YouTube-
https://youtu.be/CfSa5MkN5G8
https://youtu.be/Yv5Tqa9_blM

His poetry (in Yoruba and English) also on Youtube-
https://youtu.be/ScZebcwxCCw
https://youtu.be/30otgvtfwUQ
https://youtu.be/jNrhxE5wpC4

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