Omawumi: Fela’s music can never die!

The music of Afrobeat progenitor Fela Anikulapo Kuti will last till infinity, says Omawumi Megbele, soul singer.

Ahead of the upcoming Fela! musical in concert, Omawumi said the legend was above his peers, noting that “he’s a force, he’s just not a musician”.

Fela!, the Tony-winning musical about the life of the most famous Nigerian musician, will be showing in Lagos in April – in form of a concert.

The musical has enjoyed tremendous success since debuting on the Broadway stage.

Asides winning multiple awards, theatre lovers from across the world have gone to watch the play.

Commenting on the impact of Fela the music great, Omawumi said, “First of all, he’s an international icon. He’s the creator of a genre of music. That kind of thing doesn’t die”.

“He used the only weapon that he had – which was his music. Fela’s music can never die because when you pay Fela’s song, the first seven minute is instrumental – before you go into the song. That’s what just gets me.

“It’s the kind of music that you can just close your eyes and just go somewhere – especially when you have a cognac in your hand,” she added.

The concert, which is being organised by Smooth FM, will take place at the EKO Convention Centre, Lagos from April 13-15.

 

Source: The Cable

Why Marriages Are No Longer Working In Nigeria’ ,Seun Kuti Talks Us Through

In a new interview with Encomium magazine, afrobeat singer, songwriter and saxophonist Seun Kuti, who has said many times that he doesn’t believe in marriage, said one of the reasons marriages no longer last in Nigeria is because women are no longer submissive. Read below & tell us if you agree

“I don’t believe in marriage. The truth is, the marriage institution in Nigeria has collapsed. Nobody is getting married for long anymore. On the average, it’s within a year. Although they still marry, they separate. The thing responsible for it is that people get married for the wrong reasons. As a matter of fact, the institution of marriage is fading away in the traditional sense of marriage – for love; for better or worse; and all sort. It’s fading because women are no longer submissive.

For you to live together with someone for life, someone must be submissive. That is easier when women are not working, and they depend on their husband. But now, its becoming difficult because they are working; making more money even more than the men. The situation is terrible. Even if you as a man is not looking outside, your wife will look.

I’ve made a decision and my partner already agreed. In fact there was a wedding we went attended in Ibadan, the couple broke up at the reception. Because of picture, the bride’s father wanted to take first, the groom’s father said No and they started quarreling. The couple broke up at the reception. How about that?

About my father marrying 27 wives, if you look deep, you will discover that in 1986 my father divorced all his wives. People seem to forget this fact. It also goes to buttress my point that says marriage is becoming a fading institution. Fela was the epitome of marriage. First, he married one woman, then he married 26 at once. He has experienced both, and later he came out to say marriage is bad. What about that?” He said

Source – www.kokomansion.com