28/07/2025
Born in 1938 in Abeokuta, Nigeria, Fela pioneered Afrobeat, blending jazz, funk, highlife, and raw African spirit into a sound that couldn’t be ignored — and lyrics that refused to stay silent.
But Fela wasn’t only about music.
He was a movement.
A bold critic of corrupt governments, colonial hangovers, and social injustice. Through songs like Zombie, Shuffering and Shmiling, and Water No Get Enemy, he called out oppression with razor-sharp wit and unshakable truth.
They beat him. They jailed him. They raided his home.
But they never broke his voice.
Fela’s life was a loud, unfiltered declaration of resistance, identity, and freedom.
And decades after his last performance, his message still echoes — in beats, in protests, in every voice that dares to question power.
