Felabration, which is, ‘an annual music festival
conceived in 1998 by Yeni Anikulapo-Kuti in
memory and celebration of her father, Fela
Anikulapo-Kuti, a Nigerian musician and human
rights activist known for pioneering the afrobeat
genre of music, is in its 18th year, and annually, it
keeps getting more interesting.
This year’s edition of the music-carnival, with the
theme ‘Everybody say yeah yeah’ attracted
guests in record numbers, and virtually all known
music artistes in the country graced the shrine at
the Afrikan Shrine, Ikeja, Lagos.
In its usual fashion, it began with a symposium
tagged ‘Movement Against Second Slavery’ at
NECA hall, Ikeja. From there, the party continued
on full-scale at the Afrikan Shrine throughout the
week. Some of the artistes that opened the show
on Monday were Ojjay Wright, Taye Currency,
Pepenazi, Sugarboy, Edaoto, while on Tuesday,
the likes of Jaywon, Ajebutter, Kcee, Skibbii, Orezi,
Illbliis rocked the stage.
On Thursday, it was the turn of Mz Kiss, Toby
Grey, Skuki, MayD, Saheed Osupa, Omawumi
among others. On Friday, the likes of Falz,
Omawumi, Reekado Banks, Dija, Oritsefemi. On
Saturday, Seriki, Rayce, Praiz, Jesse Jags, Seun
Kuti took over, and on the final day of Sunday,
Patoranking, MI, Cynthia Morgan, Seyi Shay and
Femi closed the superlative week of music
performances.
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