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Felabration 2024: Organizers Announce Dates With Theme ‘Look and Laugh’ And New Logo

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8 months ago

09/05/2024

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The organizers of Felabration have announced the dates and theme of this year’s Felabration. According to the announcement, they stated that this year’s edition of the annual music festival, which is in memory and for the celebration of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti will hold from Monday, 14 October 2024 to Sunday, 20 October 2024.

This announcement was done via a ‘press release’ that was made available to journalists in Lagos on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.

According to the content of the press release, the theme for this year’s edition of Felabration is ‘Look and Laugh’, an iconic song originally released by Fela Kuti in 1980 as part of his album ‘Coffin for Head of State’, and which holds a special place in the hearts of many fans, as it remains a true and pathetic reflection of the various faces of modern-day corruption. The lyrics subtly condemn self-serving actions and ironically calls on listeners to open their eyes to the truth and act against oppression.

Yeni Kuti, Head of the Felabration Organizing Committee, expressed her excitement for this year’s theme, stating: “With ‘Look and Laugh,’ we honour Fela’s legacy by embracing his message of resilience and expression. In a country grappling with record levels of inflation, currency devaluation, and rising food and fuel prices, this year’s theme takes on renewed significance.

In her words: “Felabration 2024 aims to ignite conversations, provoke reflection, and inspire action, carrying forward Fela’s legacy of social consciousness and innovation through entertainment.”

Felabration, the annual celebration of Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s life, music, and legacy, has long been a cultural touchpoint for music enthusiasts, activists, artistes, and fans worldwide. Each year, the festival serves as a rallying point to commemorate Fela’s enduring impact on music, politics, and culture.

The unveiling of the new logo and theme marks the beginning of the journey towards October’s festival, promising an enriching and entertaining experience for attendees.
Felabration 2024 will present an original and great showcase of African music, creativity, and resilience through art, dance, fashion, and music.

The festival usually features ‘The Senior Secondary Schools Debate’, ‘The Fela Debates (Symposium)’, ‘The Afrobics Dance Competition’, ‘The Artwork Competition’, ‘The Dress Fela Fashion Competition’, ‘The Musical Concert and other activities’.

According to the organizers, the concert will feature some of the biggest music stars from Nigeria and foreign artistes who are also registered to perform at the New Afrika Shrine in Ikeja, Lagos.

Felabration is a week-long celebration of Fela’s legacy as the creator of the Afrobeat genre and as a renowned human rights activist.

The Felabration concept was conceived in 1998 by Yeni Anikulapo-Kuti to honour the legacy of her father. Felabration is Nigeria’s biggest music festival today. The event hosts tens of thousands of attendees, every year.

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Grand Finale

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7 months ago

14/06/2024

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Our MPCA grandfinale will come up on the 20th of June 2024 at wocdif, along ringeoad, osogbo, osun state, Nigeria.

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Wizkid Dedicates Upcoming Album To His Late Mum

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8 months ago

03/06/2024

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Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, aka Wizkid, has announced that his sixth studio album would be dedicated to his late mum, Jane Morayo Balogun.

The ‘Ojuelegba’ hitmaker made the announcement in a video message shared via his social media platform on Saturday, June 1, 2024.

He also disclosed that the album, which is titled ‘Morayo’ and in honour of his late mum, would be released ‘very soon’.

Wizkid’s words: “My album ‘Morayo’, dedicated to my mum, the love of my life, drops very soon. Don’t dull. Don’t sleep.”

It could be recaled that Wizkid’s mother, Jane Dolapo Balogun, died on August 18, 2023, in London.

The singer said the pain of losing his mum ‘hurts deeply’.

In his words: “The pain is profound.”

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Actress Patience Ozukor: I Rejected The Name-Tag ‘Liz Benson of Enugu’ On Me, To Have My Own Name-Tag ‘Patience Ozukor’

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8 months ago

03/06/2024

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Nollywood veteran actress, Patience Ozokwor, has disclosed and talked about how people tried to impose titles and name-tags on her at the beginning of her career and how she handled it.

The veteran actress said when she began her acting career, people tried to compare her with legendary actress, Liz Benson, by tagging her as ‘Liz Benson of Enugu’ but she rejected the tag because she believes they are both unique.

She disclosed that she also rejected suggestions to answer her husband’s first name as her surname and instead chose to bear his family name.
She actually disclosed this in an interview session via a media platform.

Her words: “I don’t know how it started, all I know was that when I started my acting career and people started recognizing this woman from Enugu.”

“So, there was a time I came to Lagos for a shoot and people started saying, ‘That’s her, this woman from Enugu.’ They said, “You’re the ‘Liz Benson of Enugu.”

“I said, ‘No, with all due respect, I don’t want to be like Liz Benson, I want to be myself. I am ‘Patience Ozokwor of Enugu’.”

“And some people came and said, ‘You don’t even need to answer Patience Ozokwor again. Answer your husband’s first name Edmund; Patience Edmund.’

“I said, ‘No, because in Igbo land, you’re not just married by one man, you’re married by a family. I don’t know about other tribes.”

“So, my husband’s people, their name is Ozokwor. When you mention Ozokwor in any part of this world, people who know the Ozokwors would say ‘I know where she comes from’,” she concluded.