For the first time, Femi Kuti streamed his performance live on Facebook and here is how movie producer, Tunde Kelani reacted

On Sunday, UNICEF Special representative and Afrobeat wonder man, Femi Kuti live streamed his performance at the Afrika Shrine Ikeja on Facebook for the first time. It was a special feat. Acknowledging what it meant to him, son of the late Afrobeat creator, Fela Anikulapo kuti posted a screengrab of the streaming on his official instagram page moments after the performance.  

 

If u missed the live streaming yesterday u can still watch on Femi Kuti – official ( Femi Anikulapo-Kuti ) Fb page .

A post shared by Femi Kuti (@femiakuti) on Feb 27, 2017 at 8:12am PST

But the feat meant more to ace Nigerian movie producer Tunde Kelani.

Kelani who has made series of award winning movies including Thunderbolt (magun), Saworo Ide, Campus Queen and so on said Femi’s father, “Fela took the western technology, deconstructed and reconstructed it by infusing his cultural heritage to give the world AFROBEAT”. While his son the Prince of Africa music Femi Anikulapo Kuti placed the Shrine on the global arena by Live streaming on Facebook.

“We may not have contributed much to the technology but we can seize control of it and inject our blood into the pulsating heart,” Kelani said. See the post below

 

I woke up this morning on a slow downbeat, facing the ceiling, contemplating my next move. I reached out for my device to gleam what the world was about and suddenly I came across Femi Kuti’s Facebook Live from the Shrine. Thank you Femi for lifting my spirit. I had no doubt when I emphasise that our currency to globalisation is our cultural heritage. Fela took the western technology, deconstructed and reconstructed it by infusing his cultural heritage to give the world AFROBEAT. In that tradition, the Prince of Africa music Femi Anikulapo Kuti placed the Shrine on the global arena by Live streaming on Facebook. We may not have contributed much to the technology but we can seize control of it and inject our blood into the pulsating heart. In case you haven’t already watched the video, follow the link: https://web.facebook.com/femikutiofficial/videos/1618138731535195/ Fela lives in Femi, Seun and others. I don’t claim to have said it first but Made is not far behind. Fela lives in all of us. And Femi, I agree with you totally. Africa, our bleeding continent has been looted and raped by it’s leaders but mother Africa will be united one day and will rise again.

A post shared by Tunde Kelani (@tkelani) on Feb 28, 2017 at 2:44am PST

See the video here.