Tag: Fela Anikulapo Kuti
Audio adaptation of Fela set to hit world scene
The globe is in for a big show on Afrobeat king Fela Anikulapo Kuti never heard before. As the show,…
Fela Kuti long overdue for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
The nomination of Fela Kuti for a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame spot implies that the western world is…
Fela tops 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame voting chart
Late Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo Kuti is currently topping the vote for the nomination of the 2021 Rock and Roll…
Fela, Jay Z nominated for 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Legendary Afrobeat musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti has been nominated for the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Why I did not marry Fela – Onyeka Onwenu
Veteran Nigerian singer, Onyeka Onwenu has revealed that she turned down Music legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti who approached her for…
What my father did to my mother – Femi Kuti
By Nehru Odeh Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti has opened up on what his father, Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti did…
2020 Felabration: Organisers unveil virtual edition
Organisers of Felabration, the annual week-long festivity to commemorate the life of the Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti has unveiled the…
Fela brought back to life in Miami with first Afro-Caribbean lounge
The late legendary Abami Eda, Fela Kuti has been brought back to life in faraway Miami, Florida, United States of…
The day Fela Anikulapo Kuti died
A journalist recalls 2 August 1997 when Fela Anikulapo Kuti died in Lagos and shares what he and his colleague…
Lagos opens up on Awo, Fela’s statues
Lagos State Government has described as false, the news making the rounds in some quarters of the social media, claiming…
Fela didn’t die of AIDS, he was injected – Dede Mabiaku
Dede Mabiaku, who was Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's protege, said the late legend died slowly after being injected with a poisonous substance while…
1993: Fela’s Ikoyi Prison Interview with detained editors
This is the week of Felabration, dedicated to the life, music, and struggles of the late Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the…
Chimamanda, Oyebode, others expected at 2019 Felabration
The organisers of the 2019 edition of Felabration themed “From Lagos with Love” on Sunday said that the event was…
How I ate Fela’s hemp-laden cake in error —Ojudu
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Senator Babafemi Ojudu, Special Adviser on Political Matters at the Presidency has revealed on a lighter mood how…
“Arrest the Music!”
Professor Tejumola Olaniyan who teaches African Cultural Studies and English at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, told me some interesting…