Overview
Character Name
Elesin Oba
Gender
Male
Adult
Lead
Voice
Spoken, Tenor, Baritone, Bass
Vocal Range
Vocal Technique
Folk
Time & Place
early 1940s, Oyo, Nigeria
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Analysis
“[Elesin] is a man of enormous vitality, speaks, dances, and sings with that infectious enjoyment of life which accompanies all his actions.”
Nigerian accent. Nigerian. Elesin Oba is the horseman to the recently deceased King. Being the King’s horseman is a role of
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