Tayọ Aluko
Biography
Born in Nigeria, playwright, producer and performer Tayo Aluko moved to England in 1978, where he studied architecture. As a baritone, he has sung as soloist in British concert halls accompanied by orchestra, and has also sung in Germany, Ireland and Nigeria. He has performed lead roles in such operas and musicals as Nabucco, Kiss Me Kate and Anything Goes. His play Call Mr Robeson won the Argus Angel Award for Artistic Excellence and Best Male Performer Award at the 2008 Brighton Festival Fringe, and two Merit Awards for Excellence in London in 2010.