The legendary singer is well known for criticising the government through his music but unfortunately for him,he always lands in trouble after that, That picture was taken in 1977 during soldiers invasion of Kalakuta Republic,exactly November 23, 1977. Fela was severely beaten.
all the same, he speaks the truth and it doesn't change his legendary status.
. #Fela#Legend.

http://yesreport..com/2015/08/photo-of-fela-in-bandages-after-severe.html?m=0
lalasticlala

Eyaa big daddy. After many years on nairaland. I'm dedicating this plot of land to my numerous girlfriends. I love u all.

After singing army arragement"2.8billion naira,oil moni is missing" don't forgt buhari was d petroleum minister den. And obj was d head of state

In 1977, Fela and the Afrika '70 released the album Zombie, a scathing attack on Nigerian soldiers using the zombie metaphor to describe the methods of the Nigerian military. The album was a smash hit and infuriated the government, setting off a vicious attack against the Kalakuta Republic, during which one thousand soldiers attacked the commune. Fela was severely beaten, and his elderly mother (whose house was located opposite the commune) was thrown from a window, causing fatal injuries. The Kalakuta Republic was burned, and Fela's studio, instruments, and master tapes were destroyed. Fela claimed that he would have been killed had it not been for the intervention of a commanding officer as he was being beaten. Fela's response to the attack was to deliver his mother's coffin to the Dodan Barracks in Lagos, General Olusegun Obasanjo's residence, and to write two songs, "Coffin for Head of State" and "Unknown Soldier", referencing the official inquiry that claimed the commune had been destroyed by an unknown soldier.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti


FYI: Fela was a first cousin to the Nigerian writer and Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, the first African to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Maybe after fifty years the real story will come out, although its doubtful.

''Zombie way na one way, jorojarajoro''

Dat song bin pain dem wella

Dem soldier dem go weak your yansh you go dey look like donkey...

Yorubas have got the bravest and boldest human right activists out of the 3 major tribes that we have in Nigeria, yet some buffoons will come here to tag their fathers cowards.

"Zombie no go go,unless you tell am to go,zombie"
Zombie o! Zombie o!!
Zombie no go move,unless you tell am to move"
Fela,an apostle of truth,in daring face of danger.

The hero of our time.

Soldiers need to change their mentality towards Civilians. It keeps getting worse

^ are you a witch?

The poster above me is my favourite nairalander

Your comments always make me laugh

Every success got a STORY, what is yours?

If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.

Hero.

He fought towards making this nation a just country.

Our beloved fela kuti: his contributions will forever be remembered.

eyaa!!!










meamwhile

kestolove95:
After singing army arragement"2.8billion naira,oil moni is missing" don't forgt buhari was d petroleum minister den. And obj was d head of state

Of course,but what ever the head of state orders the petroleum minister to do is what he does because it's military regime,even if he orders him to kill an innocent man,so I don't see Buhari's fault in this

DaBullIT:
I would rather have One more fela

than the

Shakiti bobos

or

Ojuelegbas

or

Limpopos

and the rest of them


all everyone seem to care about this days is service to pocket and fame

I would have one Fela than have the combination of all these shakiti limpopo bragalee starboy korede and the rest of 'em

STRONG MAN!

Am coming

ephemm:
In 1977, Fela and the Afrika '70 released the album Zombie, a scathing attack on Nigerian soldiers using the zombie metaphor to describe the methods of the Nigerian military. The album was a smash hit and infuriated the government, setting off a vicious attack against the Kalakuta Republic, during which one thousand soldiers attacked the commune. Fela was severely beaten, and his elderly mother (whose house was located opposite the commune) was thrown from a window, causing fatal injuries. The Kalakuta Republic was burned, and Fela's studio, instruments, and master tapes were destroyed. Fela claimed that he would have been killed had it not been for the intervention of a commanding officer as he was being beaten. Fela's response to the attack was to deliver his mother's coffin to the Dodan Barracks in Lagos, General Olusegun Obasanjo's residence, and to write two songs, "Coffin for Head of State" and "Unknown Soldier", referencing the official inquiry that claimed the commune had been destroyed by an unknown soldier.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti
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FYI: Fela was a first cousin to the Nigerian writer and Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, the first African to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.

. Where are the musical heros of this generation?

Yomieluv:
"Zombie no go go,unless you tell am to go,zombie"

Zombie o! Zombie o!!

Zombie no go move,unless you tell am to move"

Fela,an apostle of truth,in daring face of danger.

Sounds like APChites....
"Zombie no go think dey sold brain for spare change "
Zombieoo! Zombieooo!
"No go stone thief go makem Chief"
Zombieoo Zombieoo
"No go pay dey staff wit bailout cash"

Baba no dey hear word na

vicadex07:
Yorubas have got the bravest and boldest human right activists out of the 3 major tribes that we have in Nigeria, yet some buffoons will come here to tag their fathers cowards.

Like tinubu abi?

Oily slippery bastards

Disciplined military quite good in all disciplines of disciplinary measures, see beating chai....

vicadex07:
Yorubas have got the bravest and boldest human right activists out of the 3 major tribes that we have in Nigeria, yet some buffoons will come here to tag their fathers cowards.

Yoruba as a race are cowards, but fela is a brave hero.

Hw many of yoruba elites have northerners killed on broad day light What did yoruba people do

Choi, see nacking. NA beating people mercilessly since 1960. We needed another Fela during GEJs time.

Abami eda

Fela anikulapo kuti

Double wahala for your body,then

See Life. Abami Eda lives On. Man dat tackles anybody.