Felabration: Failing to put the house in order

Fela’s house
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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K-1 Thrills At The Felabration

Fuji star Wasiu Ayinde aka K-1 De Ultimate put up a spectacular performance last night at the New Afrika Shrine, Agidingbi Lagos.
As soon as the Fuji King mounted the stage at about 12-15 am with the song ‘awade o, awa ni’ there was no dull moment as fuji fans sang along the choruses with him.
For about two hours, K-1 dished out his old and new tunes  to the delight of his fans  who savoured every moment of it.
An impressed Femi and Yeni Kuti could not help but join him on the dance floor. Femi  sprayed him with crisp naira notes on his forehead.
Today, which is day four of the on going Felabration , popular female singer Asa, Sound Sultan, Keziah Jones, Tony Allen and others will perform.
Internationally acclaimed, Makossa King,  Awilo Logomba will arrive Nigeria today and all things being equal he will be playing during the weekend .

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