Ah, my people! Better news don land from Abuja as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu dey celebrate our own legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, wey just receive Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously. Na big honor be this o! Na him first African wey collect this kind award from America. E fit carry our Afrobeats go higher level, no be small.
For statement wey Tinubu write, e talk say Fela no be just musician, but na fearless voice wey stand gidigba against injustice. As e sabi play music, na so e dey fight for people wey no get mouth. Fela na philosopher wey don turn music for freedom matter. E go dey inspire people for years to come, no be joke!
Tinubu chop mouth say, “Fela lives!” and rightly so! The man use him music shake ground, mix Yoruba beat, jazz, funk, and everything wey dey make sense. E don turn Afrobeat, wey don carry all of us come together as one big family. And make I tell una, this Grammy award no be small thing – na way to show the world say our culture get power.
According to the president, Fela’s sound don affect many musicians today. Dem dey use am dey find inspiration on how to shape their own music. No wonder e dey talk say Fela na the “Orisa” wey don transcend. E don become part of our cultural memory for life! Na real awoof for Fela!
As Tinubu remind us, Fela Kuti, wey die since 1997, don pave way for many Nigerian music stars; him influence dey shine like sun in Afrobeats wey dey boom for everywhere. So, my people, make we raise our glass for Fela wey no go ever die; him music dey live for every jam wey people dey enjoy today. Fela dey live!
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