Fela

Fela was admitted to music school out of pity – Yeni Kuti reveals

Yeni Kuti, daughter of the late Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, has shared a surprising…

Fela emerges second on 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame fan voting

Afrobeat pioneer, the Late Fela 'Anikulapo' Kuti, emerged second in this year's Rock and…

Rock Hall of Fame: Nigerians give Fela 16k votes lead over Tina Turner, Jay Z, others

Afrobeat legend, Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, popularly called Fela Anikulapo Kuti has taken over…

41 years after, Seun Kuti revives Fela’s political party, Movement of the People

Seun Kuti, the Nigerian musician, singer and the youngest son of famous afrobeat pioneer…

Naira Marley is indeed the Fela of our time – Nigerian journalist

Nigerian journalist and TV presenter, @iamokon has taken to the micro-blogging platform to compliment…

‘You’ve never led protest like Fela’, Sowore tells Burna Boy

Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore has wondered why singer Burna Boy has never led…

Angelique Kidjo mourns Tony Allen

Africa's premier diva, Angelique Kidjo, has paid a tribute to drummer Tony Allen who…

I never lambasted Burna Boy – Seun Kuti

The son of legendary Afrobeats maestro, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Seun, has described insinuations he lambasted…

Una no go sleep, Burna Boy lambastes ‘haters’

Grammy Nominee and self-styled African Giant, Burna Boy, has insisted that nobody asides Fela…

Lagos government explains why it pulled down Fela’s statue

The Lagos State government has finally explained why it pulled down the Fela Anikulapo-Kuti…

Burna Boy’s mom, Bose Ogulu, was never one of Fela’s dancer – Benson Idonije

Recently there were rumours that Bose Ogulu, the mother of Damini Ogulu, better known…

Lijadu Sisters: ‘Kehinde was my light, my love, my soul mate… my everything,’ Taiwo pays tribute to late sibling and bandmate

Kehinde Lijadu of the legendary Nigerian duo the Lijadu Sisters has died following a…

Lijadu Sisters: Concerns over Taiwo’s health as her identical twin, Kehinde, dies at 71

Following the death of Kehinde Lijadu, half of the singing identical twins, family and…

Kehinde Lijadu dies at 71

Kehinde, the twin sister of Taiwo of the Lijadu Sisters fame has died at…

How Fela Kuti’s Beasts of No Nation demonstrates that education and entertainment are not always mutually exclusive

Who enjoys 28-minute songs sung in pidgin English by known polygamists? All of that…