12th October, 2010
As the 2010 edition of Felabration enters day two today, the O4Kasibe crooner, DjZeez, will be leading other talented stars to the New Afrika Shrine to kick start the musical performance.
Other stars billed for the show are Dolondolo, Ice Prince, Jesse Jagz, Oritshe Femi, Positive Force Band, Question Mark All Stars, and Skuki.
Yeni Kuti, Fela’s daughter, told P.M.NEWS that “there will be an average of seven musical performances daily. The Chairman of the planning committee, Theo Lawson, has submitted the final list of the performing musicians, and they have also been coming for sound check, so the stage is set for the week long activities.â€
Speaking about the internationally acclaimed Makossa king, Awilo Logomba,Yeni said: “He will definitely be in Nigeria to honour Fela, just wait and see.â€
P.M.NEWS learnt that at least 45 Nigerian stars will be performing at this year’s edition of Felabration which comes to an end on Sunday, 17 October, 2010.
Apart from the musical performances, those attending the event will have the opportunity of winning about N100, 000 daily courtesy, Felamatrix.
Yesterday Dr Dipo Fashina, Fela’s biographer, Dr Carlos Moore, Sola Olorunyomi and others spoke at a Fela debate titled ‘Music as Weapon’
—Ayodele Lawal