Co-manager of the New Afrika Shrine and daughter of Fela Aniikulapo-Kuti, the late legendary Afrobeat musician, Yeni Kuti, on Saturday, September 26, said Felabration is a platform that promotes Nigerian culture while celebrating his life and legacy.
Yemi said this in Lagos while giving details of the programme for this year’s celebration of the annual festival.
According to her, the week-long festival, scheduled to hold from October 12 to October 18, will begin with an art competition on October 1 at the Kalakuta Museum.
She said a dance competition would follow on October 3 at the New Afrika Shrine, while the school debates would be held on October 7.
Yeni added that the ‘Dress Fela’ fashion show was scheduled for October 10, ahead of the main festival.
She said the festival had continued to attract tourists, particularly people of African descent from the diaspora, to the New Afrika Shrine.
She described the development as positive, adding that the presence of international visitors provided an avenue to showcase Nigeria’s culture to the world.
“It’s a very positive thing because if you come to the shrine, you see people from all over the world. I’m glad that we are doing it and we are promoting our culture,” she said.
Felabration was conceived by Yeni Anikulapo-Kuti in 1998 and has grown into an annual festival featuring music, debates, dance, art and fashion in celebration of Fela’s life and legacy.
