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 Interview with the Siamsa Irish folk theatre Sep. 14, 1976 Mordecai Gorelik discusses his book New Theater for Old ; part 3 Feb. 28, 1962 Germaine Greer discusses the book "The Obstacle Race: The Fortunes of Women Painters and Their Work" Nov. 1, 1979 Rosemary Daniell in conversation with Studs Terkel Apr. 25, 1980 Studs Terkel comments and presents the Sophiatown Church of Christ the King ; part 3 1963 Discussing the book "American Stories" with the author, humorist and poet Calvin Trillin Oct. 18, 1991
