Nigerian literature icon and Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka surprised lovers of music when he attended Felabration on Sunday 15th of October 2017.
The professor who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986 is the first African to be honored in that category and a cousin of the late radical African musician, Fela Kuti.
Professor Wole Soyinka said “ Fela is you and you are Fela. You do yourself a favour by keeping his memory alive. I want to welcome everyone of you and the Fela generation. I am happy to be here to celebrate Fela with everyone”.
The festival which ran for 7 days, at the New Afrika Shrine, was put together to celebrate the life and times of the great Fela Kuti.
Musicians like Sir Shina Peters, Adewale Ayuba, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Tekno, Adekunle Gold, Simi, Lagbaja, Runtown amongst others graced the Felabration 2017 stage.
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