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Family Cautions On Fela’s Intellectual Property
Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s estate has issued a warning against the indiscriminate use of the late legend’s Intellectual Property. This include logos, designs, Felabration brand name and more copyrighted properties of the late Afro beat musician.
This action is obtainable in other climes of world Micheal Jackson, Bob Marley, Mavin Gaye and more music legends also have their intellectual properties jealousy guarded by their custodians as allowed by law.
A Special Felabration edition will be going down at the Notthinghill Carnival on Monday August 28, 2017 to mark 20 years after Fela Kuti’s death. Fela defied the times and by doing so, he lives on forever.
On August 2, 1997, the enigma who painted himself as larger than life and who death could not touch succumbed to complications resulting from HIV/AIDS as widely reported. Decades after, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, k the weired master and Abami Eda, joined his ancestors. His influence and lifestyle are felt more than ever before.
Nigerian contemporary music is on the global map now and he has been traced to the boom. Fela was infamously known as a connoissear of the herb, popularly known as marijuana you don’t have to go to the New Afrika shrine to see young people indulging in weed. The weed culture is strong among young Nigerians than ever before as pop culture tilts Forward a rebellious and counter cultural life style never seen before.
Disenchanted by Nigerian politics and main stream culture, millions of youths have carved out a lifestyle that more or less reflects Fela’s attitude towards life. To say Fela was an icon is an understatement. He was a cultural colossus, a demi god who still bafflets, inspires and amazes millions of people till today.
He is respected by Zay-Z and Will Smith, Wizkid has a tattoo of him in his arm and calls himself young Fela. Lafino bands cover his classics, the stage play about his life held Broadway spell bound, Alicia keys vibes out to his records on her Lazy weekends. Twenty years of Fela speaks from the great beyond.
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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