As the world mark the 25th anniversary of afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, his eldest son, Femi, has expressed how deeply he still loves him.
Femi and his brother, Seun, have kept the flag of afrobeat flying, with several other artistes playing it across the world.
Femi, son, Made, has also become a growing force in the trade.
Celebrating his dad in a tweet on Tuesday, Femi noted: “25 years on, still in our hearts. I miss you more and more. The one and only Abami Eda #FELA. The soul of #Afrobeat.”
Also, Femi, who plays with Fela’s Egypt ’80 band and often performs the father’s songs – he composes his too – is saluting the gret man.
He recalls the cause for justice Fela championed, noting that the battle is still on.
Seun tweets: “25 years ago, you transitioned. Words can’t begin to express how much more alive you have become in spirit, as we continue to strive for the Africa you fought for. We continue to ask that you allow your light to guide our path. Ase!!”
On 3 August 1997, Kuti’s brother Olikoye Ransome-Kuti, already a prominent AIDS activist and former Minister of Health, announced that Fela had died on the previous day from complications related to AIDS.
He had been an AIDS denialist , with one of his widows maintaining that he did not die of AIDS.
