Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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The co-manager of the New Afrika Shrine, Yeni Kuti, says Felabration serves as a platform for promoting Nigerian culture while celebrating the life and legacy of late Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Yeni Kuti said this on Saturday in Lagos, ahead of the 2026 edition of the annual festival. She said the week-long festival, scheduled to…
Nigerian singer Augustine Miles Kelechi Okechukwu, popularly known as Tekno, has challenged the widely held view that late music legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti was the sole originator of Afrobeats. Tekno made the remarks during an interview on Hot 97 in New York, where he acknowledged Fela’s influence on Nigerian music but argued that other musicians also…
I listened to St Janet just as I listened to Fela’s Na Poi. I have always loved creativity in all its forms, just as I cherish freedom. My instinct is to let people create, speak, sing and imagine as they wish, provided they do no harm to others. I have always been an admirer of…
Wizkid greatest afrobeats artist after Fela – Olamide Nigerian rap star Olamide has stirred excitement and debate across social media after declaring Wizkid the greatest Afrobeats artiste of this generation, second only to the legendary Fela Kuti. Speaking during an appearance at York University in Toronto, Olamide praised Wizkid’s impact on Afrobeats and highlighted their…
