#TrendingNow: Five Things We Loved About Fela
On August 2, 1997, one of the most iconic figures in the music industry, Fela Anikulapo Kuti had passed away. The legend had been a cultural icon since the early…
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August 2 1997: The Day Fela Anikulapo Kuti Left Us For Immortality
One can only imagine the weight of it when Olikoye Ransome Kuti announced the death of his brother, Fela Anikulapo Kuti the day before - this day in 1997.
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A Tour Of Kalakuta Museum, Fela’s House
Have you ever wondered what Fela Anikulapo Kuti‘s residence looks like or imagined walking around the Kalakuta Republic, knowing full well that this was once where the Abami Eda lived…
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Remembering Fela: Mad Man, Genius, Global Icon And Forever The People’s President
Fela was mad. No part of his life conformed to logic. He wasn’t supposed to be a musician, let alone one whose music will cause chaos throughout his life and even…
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Afrobeat vs. Afrobeats: MTV Base’s Musicology Finally Puts an End To the Debate
In global pop culture, Africa is the new cool, and Nigeria happens to be the coolest kid in the family tree – courtesy of our contemporary music. In the words…
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Wole Soyinka At 84: A Legend Through The Decades
Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka the man popularly referred to as Wole Soyinka is arguably the most prominent consistent Nigerian that has ever lived in modern history. All through his adult life,…
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FROM OUR ARCHIVES: On This Day 40 Years Ago, Fela’s Kalakuta Republic Was Burned Down By ‘Unknown Soldiers’
On February 18, 1977, a battalion of soldiers descended on Kalakuta Republic– the sprawling compound where Afrobeat icon Fela Anikulapo Kuti lived. By the time the day was over, the…
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Seven Celebrites We Want To Bring Back From The Dead In 2018
We all have that one person that we wish we could bring back from the dead if we had the powers to. In like manner, the world has also lost…
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Here’s Why This Statue Of Fela Is Headless
In celebration of Afrobeat maestro, Fela Anikulakpo Kuti whose 79th posthumous birthday was on Sunday 15th October, the annual Felabration reached its climax yesterday. The Felabration festival was conceptualized to remember…
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Four Fela Kuti Documentaries You Have To Watch
. Considered one of the greatest musicians to ever come out of Africa, Fela released 24 music albums during his lifetime and was a thorn in the flesh of…
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