Felabration set for October 2012

The festival which celebrates the life and times of the late music icon, multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of Afro- beat music, human rights activist, and political maverick, Fela Anikulapo Kuti is tagged ‘Africa, Centre of the World’. The event expected to take a new dimension this year will feature a secondary school debate on […]

Felabration set for October 2012
Felabration set for October 2012

The festival which celebrates the life and times of the late music icon, multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of Afro- beat music, human rights activist, and political maverick, Fela Anikulapo Kuti is tagged ‘Africa, Centre of the World’.

The event expected to take a new dimension this year will feature a secondary school debate on the topic, ‘Social Media in Africa; Good or Bad’ will take place at the Freedom Park, Lagos on October 9, 2012.

The annual symposium, ‘The Fela Debates’ is scheduled for the legend’s birthday, October 15th. It is tagged ‘Corruption and the Generation Next’ and will feature Michael Veal, Seffi Attah, Wole Soyinka, Femi Falana, Carlos Moore, Donald Duke, Ben Murray Bruce and a host of other speakers.

This will be followed by a multi-headliner music concert featuring artistes from all parts of the world from Tuesday, October 16 to Sunday, October 22, 2012.

Fans look forward to performances by Femi and Seun who were both on tour during Felabration 2011.