Taiwo Hassan, Ogogo, was singer, poet, and boxer. His anchoring of the chants at Ogunde’s funeral was a passing of the torch from the father of Nigerian theatre to the next generation.
He brought an honesty to work deemed unskilled and menial. A self-respect that towered over the egos of overlords occupying fancy positions, in a hierarchy of thanklessness. He had to work. As a younger man, he preferred the solitary jobs that kept him away from the world for days and weeks. Sometimes it got …
