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Afrobeats

FELABRATION 2024: LOOK AND LAUGH. THE MUSICAL CONCERTS!

The week-long event was an extraordinary celebration of music and togetherness. It opened on October 14, 2024, with a heartfelt candlelight vigil honoring Mallam Abdul Okwechime, a cherished friend of the Kuti family and a key organizer of Felabration. Friends and family gathered to pay tribute to his life and contributions, highlighting his lasting impact on the community. The musical concerts and events that followed embodied the spirit of unity […]

todayOctober 25, 2024 17

Afrobeats

FELABRATION: Celebrating The Nigerian Legend!

FELABRATION is an annual festivation that was birthed by Yeni Annikulapo Kuti, the daughter of the Great Fela Annikulapo Kuti, a Human Right activist and pioneer of Afrobeats,  as a celebratory festival of Music and Art, also to keep his memories alive. It began in the year 1998 and has been consistently celebrated since. It’s a week long festival, it’s done on Fela’s birthday week and it entails musical performances from […]

todayOctober 9, 2024 23

Afrobeats

The Giant Strides of Ghana’s Afrobeats

When Afrobeat is mentioned, the first country that comes to mind of most people is Nigeria. The reason is not far-fetched. Nigerians have churned out great Afrobeat music for decades. In the early days, we had Tony Allen, Fela Kuti. Then came the eras of Lagbaja, Femi Kuti, Yinka Davies. And now, in the golden era of Afrobeat, we have a myriad of Nigerian Afrobeat artists with worldwide acclaim. Nigerians […]

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