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 Discussing the play "Galena Rose" with folksinger, songwriter, and playwright Jim Post Jun. 25, 1987 Discussing the book "Expensive Habits: A Novel" with the author Maureen Howard May. 1, 1986 Leon Forrest in conversation with Studs Terkel Sep. 8, 1976 Michael Frayn discusses satire in the first half and Oliver Howes discusses music in the second half; part 1 1962 Interview with Jo Henderson and Frank Galati Apr. 16, 1986 Discussing the new edition of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" (published by Random House) with editor Victor Doyno May. 24, 1996
