Fela Anikulapo Kuti

It is an honour to honour Fela ——Yeni Kuti

Artistes in Nigeria and outside the country are warming up for Felabration, a yearly festival…

Baba Ani: What I learnt from Fela

Chief Olalekan Animasaun, 80, popularly known as Baba Ani, was the late Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s…

Mathematician, Chike Obi, frequented Shrine, danced to Fela’s music–Madunagu

Dr. Edwin Madunagu, one of the few Marxists still standing, has just turned 70. One…

Dis Fela Sef!: He lives

By Reuben Abati On the occasion of his 80th birthday, Benson Idonije, who is arguably Nigeria’s…

Tunji Braithwaite: How I suffered defending Awolowo, Fela

Dr. Tunji Braithwaite, who became a lawyer in 1961, died on Monday 28 March 2016.…

London Afrobeat Collective Tours Nigeria for Fela

Funsho Arogundade. For fans of late Afrobeat icon, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, these are exciting times as…

Felabration: Reflections on Human Rights, Others

Intellectuals, artistes and human rights advocates seize the opportunity of this year’s week-long activities of…

Photos: 2015 Felabration

The 2015 edition of Felabration, an annual event to celebrate the life, politics and music…

Felabration: Sandra, Fela’s African American Lover, Visits Nigeria

Sandra Izsadore, Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s African American girlfriend will visit Nigeria next week as part…

Fela: Listening To The Postcolonial Singer

The seriousness with which scholars of African popular, non-literary cultures have approached the music of…