Ken Burns, the ace documentarian known for his extensive deep dives into topics ranging from the Civil War to baseball, is tackling yet another piece of American history withCountry Music, a 16-hour docuseries thattraces the genrefrom its origins as a musical tradition rooted in ballads, hymns,...
WarandSozaboy(both 1985); the latter, written inpidginEnglish, satirized corruption in Nigerian society. He reached his largest audience withBasi and Company, a comedic television series that ran for some 150 episodes in the 1980s. He was also a journalist and wrote poetry and children’s ...