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Jimi Solanke Returns With Once Upon A Time

By Funsho Akinwale (08051101191)
19 September 2015   |   12:13 am
THE master storyteller, legendary Jimi Solanke, has returned to the screen in a grand style, doing what he knows how to do best, telling stories, in a show titled Once Upon A Time, produced by Glass House Entertainment.

Jimi-Solanke-CopyTHE master storyteller, legendary Jimi Solanke, has returned to the screen in a grand style, doing what he knows how to do best, telling stories, in a show titled Once Upon A Time, produced by Glass House Entertainment.

The programme is a 30-minute African storytelling television show that aims at bringing the rich African storytelling tradition and culture to life, where children from different parts of a village come together at the setting of the sun, just to listen to a storyteller narrate interesting and at the same time educational fairy tales.

Once Upon A Time is shot in a modern-traditional style and aims at reminding Africans of the roots of their culture.

It also aims at bringing childhood memories to life.

Targeted at African children, it aims to help them relate with the intriguing, yet educational part of the African culture.

The show would also be found captivating by African youths and adults, being able to share memories with their young ones, thus bringing a smile to everyone’s face.

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