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Nigerian musician and activist, Charles Oputa a.k.a Charly Boy on Wednesday rained encomiums on the late Afrobeat maestro, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, exactly two decades after his demise.
Charly Boy called the late Fela, an unequaled legend who preached against corruption, injustice and other societal ills.
“The truth is Fela never dies; he lives on with his music. What Fela stood against across Africa, and Nigeria in particular, that made many to call him a mad man, are still very much our problems today.
“He talked about suffering and smiling, corruption, and fear of death that made people keep quiet or indifferent to bad governance. Nigeria will forever miss this great social activist and advocate of justice and equity,” he said.
Charly Boy, who was a past President of Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), further stated that Fela was a pride to Nigeria, by taking the African musical genre to the global stage.
Fela Anikulapo Kuti, who died on Aug. 2, 1997 at 59, was a Nigerian musician, pioneer of the Afrobeat music genre, human rights activist, and political maverick.