Tag: FELA KUTI
Benin music icon, Osayomore Joseph, abducted, wife shot
Legendary Benin musician, social critic and cultural icon, Osayomore Joseph, was kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Tuesday night, the police have confirmed.
The incident happened...
Seun Kuti laughs off Wizkid’s comparison to Fela
Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, has laughed off the comparison of pop star, Wizkid, to his late father, Fela Anikulapo Kuti.
Some fans of the ‘Ojuelegba’...
Outrage over comparison of Wizkid to Fela after London show
Delirious fans of pop star, Wizkid, started a Twitter war on Saturday after they compared him to the late Afrobeat creator, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.
This follows...
#FelaRemembrance: Family, fans remember Fela 20 years after death
Afrobeat creator, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, died on August 2, 1997 from complications related to AIDS.
Arguably the biggest musician that ever came out of Nigeria,...
Fela’s costume to be donated to Hard Rock collection
The costumes of late Afrobeat maestro, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, are set to join other world music greats’ in the renowned Hard Rock Music Memorabilia Collection.
Fela’s...
Fela’s mother-in-law dies
Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti, has announced the death of his maternal grandmother.
In a short tribute posted on Instagram on Tuesday, Femi said the deceased...
Beginner’s guide to Fela on 78th posthumous birthday
Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti would have been 78 on Saturday if he had been alive.
The life and time of the iconoclast is however...
Yeni Kuti celebrates nephew, Made, at 21
Omorinmade, son of Afrobeat star, Femi Kuti, has turned 21.
Better known as Made, the young man is the fruit of Femi’s marriage to CEO...
Nigeria’s music and Phyno’s musical masterpieces, by Chiedu Okoye
Music is a food for the soul. And, it is a universal language. Irrespective of the language in which a song is rendered, it...
4 things birthday boys, Femi Kuti and Chris Okotie, have in...
Head Pastor of the Household of God Church International Ministries, Chris Okotie, and Afrobeat maestro, Femi Kuti, became a year older on Thursday.
While the...