00 / 00 Wole Soyinka discusses the play "Death and the King's Horseman" BROADCAST: Oct. 11, 1979 | DURATION: 00:52:47 Synopsis Wole Soyinka discusses the play "Death and the King's Horseman." Includes passages from the play and Nigerian funeral music. Details Broadcast Date Oct. 11, 1979 Physical Format 1 sound tape reel (ca. 52.42 min.) : 10 1/2 in. Duration 52 minutes, 47 seconds Digital Format WAV Ownership The Chicago History Museum Language English Topics Literature Theater Myths, Stories, Storytelling People Actors Tags Audiotapes. Radio programs. WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Soyinka, Wole Theater Death and the King's Horseman Plays. Funeral processions. Nigeria. African theater African plays Death-masks Nigerian playwrights Black playwrights King's horseman King's death Death--Nigeria Oral history--Africa. Praise singer Bell ringer Audience participation Progeny Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Women's roles Showanda Juju music--Nigeria. Nigerian gods Nigerian culture European education Related Programs Interviewing Kevin O'Morrison at the National College of Education of National-Louis University Oct. 13, 1977 Discussing the book "Episode" with Eric Hodgens ; part 1 Oct. 1, 1964 Interview with Ursula Bender, Holger Klaus, and Peter Schneider 1980 Mordecai Gorelik discusses his book New Theater for Old ; part 2 Feb. 28, 1962 Interview with Roscoe Lee Browne and Lloyd Richards Sep. 21, 1992 A discussion with John Fowles Sep. 29, 1977
