Music Stars Rock Felabration
Music Stars Rock Felabration
Over 200 artistes participated in this year’s Felabration which has
come and gone with headline act, Third World, Sandra Iszadore, London
Afrobeat Collective and NEWEN, the Afrobeat band from Chile performing
amidst pomp and pageantry. The entertainers ranged from the ridiculous
to the skilled.
Felabration is the annual music and entertainment concert dedicated to
the ideals of Fela. The weeklong celebration which was part-sponsored by
7Up took place mainly inside the African Shrine, Ikeja, Lagos.
There were many activities within the week like a debate for Senior
Secondary Schools titled ‘Poverty is Not an Accident like Slavery and
Apartheid’, a symposium and a drama titled ‘Fela Son of Kuti’.
Felabration 2015 was tagged ‘Just Like That’. The show attracted famous
Nigerian artistes like Seyi Shay, Yemi Alade, Seun Kuti, General Pype,
Majek Fashek, Tuface Idibia, the ‘Chairman’ MI; Daddy Showkey and Femi
Kuti.
One of the highlights of the festival was the return of Majek Fashek
who did not disappoint teeming fans as they screamed with excitement
with every tune the legend sang.
Head of Marketing, Seven-Up Bottling Company, Mr. Norden Thurston,
said, ”Fela is an international brand who made a difference in this
world with his music and 7Up is an international brand that continues to
make a difference in the lives and passion of people globally through
music, education and sports.”
