Veteran Ijala Poet Alabi Ogundepo dies at 84
He also produced Akiika, a cultural programme on NTA Ibadan designed to promote the Yoruba language, oral literature, history and traditions.
Academic research on his work has used the album to examine how traditional Yoruba poetry responded to social changes and shifting ideas about gender, family, and society.
Family mourns The family described Ogundepo as “a remarkable literary voice” whose works celebrated Yoruba culture, language, history and traditions.
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