[ 2021-02-09 ]

Fela Kuti: His legacy lives on in his son and grandson
The legendary activist and Afrobeat pioneer, Fela
Kuti, used his music to lament social injustices
and political corruption in his native Nigeria.

He has passed that legacy on to his son Femi and
grandson, Made.

The two have released their first two albums
working together, and the impact of Fela’s
musical as well as social influence is definitely
present.

One track from the aptly named Legacy+
double-album, is "Pà Pá Pà", which Femi says is
meant to rail against dishonesty in Nigerian
politics and politicians who fail to do their job
and waste time.

"My first album my father didn't like it, no cause
for alarm, he loved the second album everybody
thought Fela wrote it, he never helped me
musically in that respect," Femi told Focus on
Africa.

He was motivated to work harder by identifying a
special tone of music that would set him apart.

"The government has failed us the healthcare
system has failed, education has failed,
electricity does work, bad roads. These are the
things Fela stood for," Femi says.

Femi spoke more about the new album calling for
accountability from the government:
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Video caption: Femi and Made continue Fela Kuti's
art of attacking Nigeria’s corruption through
musicFemi and Made continue Fela Kuti's art of
attacking Nigeria’s corruption through music

Source - BBC

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