Olodo Rabata | Featured Artiste(s): Stage One
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Since I started out on that note, I might as well sing the song:
Sorry to anyone who just had a flashback into a traumatic past because of this song, but there is a purpose to this. So, please hang on.
Apparently, there are some waterfalls in Nassarawa State called "Farin Ruwa" which literally means 'White Waters.' Two points to note about the movie for the sake of this blog post:
Olodo Rabata
Oju eja lo mo o je
O o ni je pepa
Sileti lo mo o je
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| [Picture from HERE] |
A few years ago, I watched (and bought) a copy of a Nollywood movie called 'White Waters' featuring Rita Dominic and AMBO (Amstel Malta Box Office) Winner, at that time, OC (Okechukwu) Ukeje. It was directed by the uber talented Izu Ojukwu.
Apparently, there are some waterfalls in Nassarawa State called "Farin Ruwa" which literally means 'White Waters.' Two points to note about the movie for the sake of this blog post:
- I deliberately dubbed Melvin's (played by OC Ukeje) friend, a fish, with my own personal nickname: DELICIOUS [bursts out laughing]. I honestly did not plan to do two posts on fish back to back. It just happened. Anyway, the fish was actually called "Loneliness" and later, "Mon Ami" (which of course means "My friend" in French). I still prefer Delicious.
- [Spoiler Alert] Melvin repeated some classes in primary school and later dropped out of secondary school. This is where the Olodo song comes in.
'Olodo' (in case you didn't know) is a derogatory Yoruba name which roughly translates to 'dunce' or 'dummy.' The rabata part makes it worse because it means the person is a big, fat dunce. If a child gets his schoolwork wrong either completely or partially or just gets a poor grade, his parents, teachers (and others who have no business being around kids in the first place) might refer to him as an "Olodo." Ouch!