Gov fashola visit to kalakuta republic

















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Good transformation. Welldone femi

Dts gud like d old days of d gr8 Kalakuta Legend Paaaa FELA EVA LIVE AFRI

what's Femi tryna do?

Topic should be: Fashola Visits Ile-Igbo
@topic, good transformation, great pics

eva_tee: what's Femi tryna do?

Cant you see?, successfully leading the family

Femi dey sell him market jooor. U no see Art works, shoes & shirts 4 sale inside there? Abeg Fela don die, him son don dey carry the great Kalakuta museum sell okrika boutique.

NICE...VERY NICE...FELA WAS A LEGEND NOT ONLY IN NIGERIA BUT IIN THE WORLD..ITS GOOD TO SEE HIS STUFF PRESERVED...FIRST OF ITS KIND IN NIGERIA...HE HAD A LOT OF SHOES

nice concept. whether he's selling his products or not. It's a good concept.
Fashola wouldn't have been there if he hadn't seen something unique about the concept.

Okija_juju: And so what?

The guy probably went there to smoke high grade skunk..

Of course nw, u actually fink he went to c fela's crib. With the stress in govt house, dude have a smoke on me.

IS THAT A FUR COAT?WOW

HE REALLY LIKED DRESSING UP OH........

Nothing is being sold here o!
These are all Fela's shoes and clothes he wore while he was alive. Thats why its called a Museum.

[size=14pt]Kalakuta Museum: Befitting honour to a music icon[/size]

November 3, 2012 by CHUX OHAI

The opening of a new museum dedicated to the life and times of the late Fela Anikulapo-Kuti spells a new dawn in cultural tourism in Lagos, writes CHUX OHAI

On Oct. 15, all roads led to 7, Gbemisola Street, the home of the late Afro-beat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, in the heart of Ikeja, Lagos.

History was made  that day as the two-storey building was formally renamed Kalakuta Museum.

The new museum, arguably the first of its kind in memory of a departed music icon in this part of the world, is designed as a multipurpose facility. It is divided into different sections with specific functions, including a guest house with five bedrooms en suite, a library for music and cultural researchers, a restaurant and bar.

But the centre of attraction is the museum proper, which is located on the first floor where Fela lived till his death in 1997. It will contain the musician’s personal possessions, including his shoes, about 40 pairs or more, clothes and a saxophone that was used by him.

SSN gathered that the facility was designed by Theo Lawson of Total Consult and funded with a grant from the Lagos State Government.

In a telephone interview with SSN, Fela’s daughter, Yeni, said the family received the sum of N30m for the construction of the museum. “But we will need more money to complete the project. The construction was estimated to cost N78m. If we get the funds now, the museum will be finished by December,” she said.

So far, the Kutis have embarked on a drive to raise funds for the facility. As usual, the driving factor is the urge to preserve the history and legacies of the self-styled Abami Eda for future generations of Nigerians and indeed, Africans.

The opening of the museum marks the fulfilment of a dream long nurtured by Yeni, her brother Femi, and the rest of the Kuti family. “We dreamed of a befitting honour to my father, which eventually translated into a proposal. At the time we submitted the proposal to the Lagos State Government, we didn’t know that the authorities were also thinking of a similar thing. It didn’t take too long before the government decided to act on it,” Yeni told SSN.

Apart from its significance to tourism and cultural development in Lagos State, the museum is expected to go a long way in preserving the history of Fela, his philosophy, music, cultural activism, nuances, and documents.

Tourists, journalists and researchers are expected to find the library useful in their work, not only on Fela, but African music, history, politics, and culture.

 In a recent interview, which he granted a major newspaper in Lagos, renowned graphic artist and designer, Lemi Ghariokwu, described the Kalakuta Museum as essentially revolving around the life and times of Fela.

“It is going to be a global research centre for Afrobeat and Fela. He lived a frugal lifestyle; the communal African life. He shared things with everybody. He had a simple room with just his mattress on the floor, no bed. He had his clothes rack, saxophone, rug on the floor and some other little things. The room is going to be glassed so that nobody will enter to remove or touch anything,” he had said.

Indeed, apart from newspaper clippings of stories depicting various stages in the life of Fela, his photographs and that of his wives and children, visitors to the museum should expect more to satisfy their craving for additional information on the icon and his works.

In her reaction to the notion previously entertained in certain quarters that the old Kalakuta Republic had changed ownership, Yeni said the property was still intact.

“It is not true that the property has been sold to the Lagos State Government. People should stop spreading false stories. The government didn’t buy the house from us. It only gave us a grant to complete the transition from a residential house to a world class museum.

“The property still belongs to the family. It is not even on lease to anybody or institution,” she said.

In its current state, 7, Gbemisola Street has been  remarkably transformed. A few years ago, it was a Mecca of sorts bustling with various activities and the favourite haunt of many artists, writers, musicians, cultural historians, journalists and other pilgrims desiring contact with the late music icon.

In those days, the defunct Kalakuta Republic was a melting pot of activities, often enlivened and busy, with scores of visitors mingling with members of Fela’s family and associates.

Apart from its immediate significance, Kalakuta Museum will nonetheless usher in a new dimension in cultural tourism in Lagos State.

http://www.punchng.com/feature/sights-signs/kalakuta-museum-befitting-honour-to-a-music-icon/

Those Mennequins should have been black and not white.

Just an observation.

Femi go start 2 d̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣̥ do fellaboration 4 dere, him go turn dat place 2 shrine

It seems Fashola has so much time in his hand.

Passed that street wednesday. Really in Bad shape. I hope Fashola's visit will enhance it.

Can somebody make it a point of duty to paste the phone number or email address of the curator of Fela musuem here please?

I need to get something going there as quickly as i can.

why will fashola always have his hands at his back?

nice one from fashola in honoring fela

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He is hiding the egbo from the camera.. [/quot


badt guy

Sattie: Femi dey sell him market jooor. U no see Art works, shoes & shirts 4 sale inside there? Abeg Fela don die, him son don dey carry the great Kalakuta museum sell okrika boutique.

babyish post 4rm an oldman

OkwaIfugo: why will fashola always have his hands at his back?

It is a way of showing that he is listening to you, that he considers what you are saying important, it is also a mark of respect, you are meant to have your hands behind your back when you are talking to your elders.

Fashola go D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣ smoke igbo.Ω̴̩̩̩̥α I̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ mke A̶̲̥̅♏ respect Fella well well.Igbo claro,to.to no sweet reach! Fashola go D̶̲̥̅̊ε̲̣̣̣̥γ̲̣̣ smoke igbo.Ω̴̩̩̩̥α I̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ mke A̶̲̥̅♏ respect Fella well well.Igbo claro,to.to no sweet reach!

Fela get plenty shoe o. E nor be like Jonathan.