Davido, Femi Kuti, Yeni Kuti attend Grammys Honors Party to celebrate Fela (Video)

Afrobeat star, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, and Afrobeat legend, Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti, popularly known as Femi Kuti, were among the distinguished guests at the Grammys Honors Party in Los Angeles, California, United States, celebrating the legacy of the late music icon Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Organised as part of Grammy Week activities, […]

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Wizkid’s Fela, Davido’s libido and Burna Boy’s ego, By Festus Adedayo

In perhaps his most famous song after dying in a car crash in 1971, Cardinal Rex Lawson, Kalabari highlife soulful singer of the 1960s Nigeria, would seem to be passing a deeply emotive message to both the Adeleke and Labinjoh families. In a deeply philosophical song sung in Kalabari, a riverine tribe of Rivers State, […]

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Fela’s Wizkid, By Lasisi Olagunju

The Cambridge English dictionary defines ‘Wizkid’ as “a young person who is very clever and successful.” Collins Dictionary defines it as “a person who is outstandingly successful for his or her age.” Wisdom Library says “’Wiz’ is a shortened form of ‘wizard,’ connoting skill, talent, and expertise, while ‘kid’ implies youthfulness or being junior. When […]

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Wizkid, Davido, Burna Boy are already on the same level as Fela ―Actress Shaffy Bello says

Nigerian actress, Shaffy Bello has asserted that Wizkid, Davido, and Burna Boy have already reached the same level of influence as late Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. The movie star made the claim in a recent episode of the What I Know podcast hosted by Korty EO alongside Seyi Sodimu. Shaffy explained that the trio has […]

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