The first daughter of the late musical icon Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Yeni Kuti, has said that the week-long annual Felabration concert was created to honour her late father.
According to her, “is our annual musical arts festival to commemorate the life and times of the late Fela.”
She stressed that this was because of his contributions to the music and arts industry in the country.
Kuti recalled that the concept of Felabration originated from her in 1998 in order to keep the legacies of Fela alive.
Felabration it an annual week-long musical event since 1998, except in 1999, when it did not hold, due to logistics challenges.
Kuti said that the celebration had attracted thousands of visitors to the New Afrika Shrine from all over the world.
“They just want to see what is happening in the shrine, the music and what Fela stood for. Felabration has also attracted many high-class musicians from all parts of the world,” she said.
