The seeming uproar over the comparison between the late Afrobeat progenitor, Olufela Anikulapo Kuti, and successful Afrobeats poster boy, Wizkid, in recent times has been likened to a storm in a ...
Fela’s influence stretches beyond Africa into distant lands. And artists from all over the world continue to draw inspiration from him. When Wizkid’s ‘Ojuelegba’ found its way to Drake, and a remix of ...
Texas Public Radio: Fela Kuti is the first African artist to enter the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Fela Kuti is the first African artist to enter the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Naija Gist - Latest: “Fela Is the Only One Greater Than Me” – Burna Boy Destroys Big Three Debate
In a moment that felt both confession and coronation, Burna Boy bowed to Fela Kuti while lifting himself above his peers. The Port Harcourt-born superstar, visibly moved by the song, mouthed every ...
“Fela Is the Only One Greater Than Me” – Burna Boy Destroys Big Three Debate
clickondetroit.com: Fela Kuti’s Grammy lifetime achievement award is a major win for African music
Fela Kuti’s Grammy lifetime achievement award is a major win for African music
On December 19, the first African musician ever awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award was announced. The honor goes to Fela Kuti, the Afrobeat pioneer and activist who died in 1997. He joins an ...
The Nation Newspaper: Fela Anikulapo Kuti: What it means to be a legend
The Abàmì Ẹ̀dá himself—Fela Anikulapo Kuti—never fails to reprise the notoriety that defined his entire life and reputation. From his school days at Abeokuta Grammar School to his choice of studying ...