Tag: FELA
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Fela didn’t like my first album-Femi Kuti
Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti stunned many of his followers on social media recently when he said his late father, Fela Kuti, the originator of the Afrobeat genre of music, didn’t like his first album. Femi in a series of Twitter posts, stated that although the late Fela didn’t like the first album, he loved the…
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I will love to bring Fela Kuti back to life-Wizkid
Wizkid, Nigerian singer, says he doesn’t watch football. The Starboy Entertainment boss made this known during a chat on Red Radio. Asked to choose between Ronaldo or Messi, he said: “I don’t watch football” and later opted for Ronaldo. Wizkid who recently won Grammy award for ‘Brown skin girl’, his collaboration with Beyoncé, said he…
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JUST LIKE FELA : Mike Nliam’s afro bit jam out on video
By Irving Zulu H e needs no introduction.Mike Nliam ruled the music world in a different way in the past . In the mid 90s , he raised the bar in Nollywood music. He taught Nollywood to make soundtracks and moods and how to lay them to amplify moods in the movies. His soundtracks won…
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Afrobeat legend, Fela nominated for induction into 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Nominees have influenced countless artists that have followed them
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Fela’s death raises emotions 23 years after
Twenty-three years after the death of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, eldest son of the pioneer of the Afrobeat music genre, Femi has said he will never forget the year 1997 when he lost his father. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Femi, popularly known as Femi Kuti took to Twitter on Sunday to say the thoughts of his father…
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Nigerian artistes use Fela as an excuse to smoke, chase girls – Seun Kuti
Outspoken Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti has slammed artistes who use Fela as an excuse to be promiscuous. Kuti made this known during a recent Instagram Live chat with record label boss, Ubi Franklin. When asked about people who claimed Fela inspired them, Seun said:”I think a lot of them grew up in Christian and Muslim…
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Just in: Fela’s Ex-drummer, Tony Allen, dies in France
Former drummer, composer and songwriter of Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Tony Allen, has passed away. Allen died in Paris, France, on Thursday. Born in 1940 in Lagos, Nigeria, Tony Allen began playing drums at age 18 while working as an engineer for a local radio station. He was influenced by Nigerian and Yoruba music…
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Comparing me to Fela isn’t honourable – Burna Boy declares
Damini Ogulu, Nigerian Afrofusion sensation better known as Burna Boy has expressed his opinion about people comparing him to legendary Afrobeat icon, Fela Kuti. Burna made this known in an interview with GQ Magazine. “Fela is my inspiration and my childhood hero, so if you think comparing me to Fela is honourable, it’s actually not.…
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People now disrespect Fela’s name-Seun Kuti
Afrobeat maestro, Seun Kuti has stated that people now disrespect his father’s memory. The singer made this statement in reaction to a video where a woman claimed that her brothers spent six years in prison after a visit to the New Afrika Shrine. Using phrases like “shrine gang” and “Marlian life” with reference to the…
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I repeat, nobody that is not Fela paved way for my success – Burna boy
Nigerian superstar and Grammy nominee, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, better known as Burna Boy has reiterated that he’s the best among his peers and no one who is not Fela or his family paved the way for him. The African Giant stated this following a twitter backlash after he declared himself the best and the one…