October 15th 1938-August 2nd 1997
The man that gave me my voice!
Below is my tweet this morning!
I asked Nigerians to stop being hypocrites! I listened an entire 3 hours to the mornings shows of Splash FM, The Beat, Cool FM, Rhythm FM and all I heard were Nigerians saying they LOVED Fela cos he was outspoken, blunt and did not fear anyone.
Yet all I see here is ppl ripping me saying I'm too blunt and outspoken and all your lives are ruined in Nigeria cos u have no voice! Today there is no musical or regular voice to rip the govt other than his son Seun Anikulapo-Kuti, myself and a few others. Seun speaks out a lot for the youth and addresses issues with the Nigerian government.
You will remember Fela's mom and Seun and Femi's grandma, the mother of all activist Mrs Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was murdered by the Nigerian government and nobody has even apologized. Read my story here on the 35th anniversary of her murder.
I share a special bond with her. I will reveal it later on my 49th birthday Tuesday August 6th 2013
She was also an employee of my father when he was the Commissioner for Education in Western state of Nigeria. Mrs Kuti was appointed as the Chief of the Educational Advisory Board by my father.
In recent years there has been a revitalization of Fela's influence on music and popular culture, culminating in another re-release of his catalog controlled by Universal Music, off- and on-Broadway biopic shows, and new bands, such as Antibalas, who carry the Afrobeat banner to a new generation of listeners.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti
Be real
Keep it Real
RIP to the great one!
#Shakara one of his famous man made words.
Be real
Keep it Real
RIP to the great one!
#Shakara one of his famous man made words.
(This word should be put in the Marrian-Webster dictionary)
