Wyclef Jean Titles New Single, Fela Kuti

Haitian rapper, Wyclef Jean has named  his new single after Nigerian Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, explaining why he picked the name as title, Jean says Fela Kuti has inspired him and he wants young ones to know about the legendary progenitor of Afrobeat.
“I decided to name it Fela Kuti because for me, I feel like we be thinking of Bob Marley, we give a lot of people from our past props, so when the kids hear Fela Kuti, I really want them to google it”. Fela Kuti studied Jazz in England, Wyclef studied Jazz at Vailsburg High School. Fela Kuti then went back to this country and tried to help his country by running for president, Wyclef you know, did the same thing”, he said.
Wycled also said: “then, Fela through all his obstacles and all that his music is what pillared him right back to the top. He understood the strongest way to help politically was to make sure the music was banging , so for me the same kids’ can have songs called “Wyclef Jean” who are influenced by me. I want kids to know who Fela is and what he means”.
The new song, Fela Kuti is the first single off  his forthcoming album, “Carnival III”, the Fall and Rise of  a Refugee is due September, 15. The 12 track project will be Jean’s first studio album in eight years and will be dropped on the 20th anniversary of the release of his debut album, The Carnival.
Late Fela Anikulapo Kuti was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, musician,  composer, pioneer of the Afrobeat, music genre, human rights activist and political maverick. During his lifetime, he was hailed as one of Africa’s most “challenging and charismatic music performers”.