Were he alive, late Afro beat maestro, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, would have clocked 72 today. The unrepentant apostate and musical warrior lost the battle of life to AIDS on August 2, 1997. He was 58.
For the past four years, Fela’s family members, associates and apostles, have been holding his memories and legacies aloft through the annual, week-long Felabration. This year’s Felabration began Monday, October 11, with a seminar at the New Afrika Shrine, Lagos, with speakers drawn from the academia, law and civil society.
Fela was typically extolled for using his music as a potent weapon to fight injustice, military tyranny and oppression while also advocating for a better Nigeria, nay Africa, all of which are gradually becoming a cliché. Subsequent days were dedicated to symposia, musical performances and quiz on the iconoclast. But that is not even the story.
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