Fela said my music was 'rubbish'

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Hear Nigerian bandleader Fela Kuti's Afrobeat, legendary Beninese band Orchestre Poly-Rythmo, and indigenous funk from Soweto band BCUC. Plus, pan-Nigerian Muslim Highlife of Alhaji Waziri Oshomah and the "New Fuji Garbage" of Nigeria's Chief Dr. Sikiru Ayinde Barrister. Afrobeat is highly danceable complex combination of Nigerian and Ghanaian highlife music, jazz, soul and funk, some psychedelic rock, and traditional West African rhythms. Liste…

Fela said my music was 'rubbish'

Afrobeat icon, Femi Kuti has revealed that he faced opposition from his father, Fela Kuti and his fans after he left the Afrobeat pioneer’s band to form his own in 1986. He explained that Fela’s fans turned against him as they saw his exit from his father’s band as a rebellion. The multiple Grammy-nominated artist said his father also demoralised him when he dropped his debut album after he harshly criticised it in the press. He stated that duri…

My father, Fela Said My Music Was 'Rubbish' – Femi Kuti

Afrobeat legend, Femi Kuti has revealed that he faced strong resistance from both his father, Fela Kuti, and fans after leaving his father’s band in 1986 to start his own. In an interview on the “Sonically” podcast with Elmo Chong, the musician revealed that his departure was seen as an act of rebellion by his […]

“Fela Kuti told me my song was “rubbish”

GistReel Afrobeat icon, Femi Kuti has disclosed how his father, Fela Kuti described his song as “rubbish” after he left the Afrobeat pioneer’s band to form his own in 1986. According to Femi Kuti, when he left his father’s band, his fans ganged up against him and attacked him several times. Femi Kuti, Afrobeat icon Femi Kuti disclosed how his father Fela also demoralized him when he dropped his debut album after he harshly criticized it in the p…

Fela said my music was 'rubbish' - Femi Kuti - Media Talk Africa

Afrobeat icon, Femi Kuti has revealed that he faced opposition from his father, Fela Kuti and his fans after he left the Afrobeat pioneer’s band to form his own in 1986. He explained that Fela’s fans turned against him as they saw his exit from his father’s band as a rebellion. The multiple Grammy-nominated a ...