Nigerians took to social media to commemorate late revolutionary musician, Fela Anikulapo Kuti on his birthday today. While celebrating him, some Nigerians apologized to him for “taking so long to wake up” despite his revolutionary songs that attacked bad governance and predicted a failed nation if drastic measures are not taken.
Celebrating his birthday, Nigerian singer, Falz reposted Davido’s birthday post for Fela and wrote:
“Happy birthday baba, your people don wake up.”
Fela Anikulapo Kuti was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, composer, political activist, and Pan-Africanist. He pioneered the Afrobeat genre of music which is a blend of traditional yoruba and Afro-Cuban music with funk and jazz.
The legendary singer was born 15th October 1938, in Abeokuta, Ogun state, and died 2nd August 1997, in Lagos.
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