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Afrika Shrine represents continent’s culture, strength, music – Macron

Ihesiulo Grace 5 July 2018 0

*Unveils French Cultural Centre in Lagos President of France, Mr. Emmanuel Macron, has said that the Shrine, home of the late Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, is an iconic centre for the propagation of African culture, strength and music. Macron stated this during an historic visit to the

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Gov Ambode unveils Fela’s ‘Liberation Statue, visits Kalakuta Museum

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2017 0

Lagos State governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday unveiled the Liberation Statue of late Afrobeat legend and freedom fighter, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti statue erected at Allen Roundabout in Ikeja area of the state. Speaking at the unveiling ceremony, Ambode said it was part of activities marking his 79th posthumous birthday and the 20th anniversary of his demise. […]

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Fela used music to fight for libration of the masses – Ambode

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2017 0

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, on Sunday, October 15, 2017, eulogized the virtues of the late Afrobeat legend and freedom fighter, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, describing him as an enigmatic artiste who used the platform of his art to agitate for social and human rights by challenging government and people to explore development through social and […]

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Are live bands still alive?

Ihesiulo Grace 8 September 2016 0

It is always amazing to watch live performance from a musical artiste, but then it turns out that during performances by various Nigerian artistes, they seem to take hold of microphones and mime to their own music with the help of disc jockeys while playing their tracks. This certain way of performance usually applies to […]

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Felabration 2016: Organisers unveil new logo

Ihesiulo Grace 31 August 2016 0

In its 19th season, the annual Felabration ceremony will host the world with its various elements such as the Senior Secondary School’s Debate, Symposium, Carnival and the 7 days Musical Concerts, which has every artistes, display various creativity and talents at the New Africa Shrine, Ikeja. As part of its 2016 plans, organisers of the […]

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Know Your Heroes/Heroines: Tai Solarin

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2015 0

Born August 20th, 1922, Augustus Taiwo ‘Tai’ Solarin was a Nigerian educator and author. He established the famous Mayflower School, Ikenne, Ogun State in 1956. In 1952, Solarin became the principal of Molusi College, Ijebu Igbo, a post he held till 1956 when he became the proprietor and principal of Mayflower School. Solarin’s exact birth date is unknown, […]

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Fela Did Not Die of AIDS, Widow Insists

Ihesiulo Grace 29 March 2015 0

Seventeen years after the pas-sage in 1997 of legendary afro beat king, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, disquiet is still making the rounds, contending health ministry’s claim at the time that the iconoclast died of the dreaded HIV AIDS. Determined to set the records straight, friends and colleagues of the Kalakuta dynasty at home and in the Diaspora […]