Afrobeat maestro, Femi Kuti has stated that Nigeria is still encountering the challenges Fela spoke about in his music. The musician lamented at the worrisome state of the nation.He further added that he has not had electricity in his home at Akute Lagos, for seven weeks.
Femi made this statement while performing at the New Afrika Shrine on Sunday, 23rd April 2017. According to him: “It’s been over 7 weeks of no electricity in my house.The reality is that we are still facing the same problems Fela spoke about”.
The Wonder wonder crooner did his first recording with Fela in 1979. After that, he joined Fela’s band doing alto saxophone parts Fela wrote for him.
Femi decided to create his own identity, stating he is not going to be a replica of his father . He made this known in an interview with Journal Advocate:“I didn’t want to be the replica of my father … and I believe this was from the training he gave me, to have your own mind.”