TAMPAN Organises Tribute Concert For Late Actor, Tafa Oloyede

The Osun State chapter of the Theater Arts and Motion Picture Producers Association of Nigeria, TAMPAN, has announced a tribute concert in honour of late member, Tafa Oloyede.

Naija News reports that the 69-year-old Yoruba film actor died on February 1, 2022.

Though further details of the cause of the actor’s demise were kept off the media, it was, however, reported that he died at his residence at Arowomole, Kajola area, Osogbo, Osun State.

The deceased whose name is John Adewunmi but popularly known as Tafa Oloyede had ventured into acting in 1974, Naija News understands.

In a statement issued earlier, TAMPAN said a concert is been organized in the late actor’s name and would take place on Thursday in Osogbo.

The event would involve artistes performances, the Governor of TAMPAN, Osun Chapter, Moruf Lawal, told journalists on Wednesday.

Lawal explained that theatre art practitioners in Osun would converge at the residence of the late actor in Arowomole, Ita-Olokan, Osogbo.

“The artistes will be performing to honour the late actor, who was a veteran and well respected senior colleague in the Yoruba theatre act industry, both in Osun and Nigeria at large.

“The artistes will be performing from 12.00 p.m, to 10.00 p.m in Osogbo to honour the veteran actor,” he said

The National Assistant, General Secretary of TAMPAN, Ayo Oladapo, added that aside from the tribute concert, another artistes’ night would be organised.

He said, “We concluded today (Wednesday) that there should be a mini artiste night too in Ede, the hometown of late Tafa Oloyede.

“The Ede North and South TAMPAN members are to organise the artiste night, starting from 7.00 p.m. till when it is convenient to stop, at the family house of late Oloyede.

“The one we are organising at his residence in Osogbo is to let residents of Osogbo know that late Oloyede lived a good life while living among them.

“It is also to create awareness about his art and craft, and to celebrate his life.”

Giving further details on the burial of the late actor, Oladapo said by Friday, around 7.00 a.m and 8.00 a.m, the body of late Tafa Oloyede would be retrieved from Osun State University Teaching Hospital Osogbo, where it was deposited.

He added that it would be conveyed round Osogbo before finally moving it to Ede, his hometown, for burial.