Afro beat legend came, saw and conquered the music industry
though he is dead, he left a great impact in the
Nigerian music industry such that contemporary musicians are still influenced by his style of music.
Nigerian music industry such that contemporary musicians are still influenced by his style of music.
Aside his children Femi and Seun and his protegee son, Dede Mabiaku
who are doing his style of Afro beat while Lagbaja whose style is a
deviation from Fela's own, some contemporary musicians have been
inspired by the Abami Eda or Baba 70's style of music. Naij.com five
celebrated singers whose songs were inspired by Fela's songs.
Wizkid:
Wizkid
Wizkid’s
jaiye Jaiye saw him deviating from the hip hop lane he started with to
Afro beat. To drive home his arrival as an Afro pop artist, Wizkid
features Femi Kuti in Jaiye Jaiye. One of Fela hit songs is Ojuelegba,
Wizkid did another Ojuelegba, not a re-mix but with Afro beat flavour
and so far that has been his greatest.
Wizkid's Fela's tatoo
D’banj
Dbanj
He
is one of the few contemporary acts in Nigeria music industry who were
inspired by Fela’s style of music. From his fashion sense to his stage
craft Dapo Oyebanjo otherwise known as D’banj has left much from the
Abami Eda. While performing D’banj at times goes bare-chest dancing the
Fela way.
Sound Sultan:
Sound Sultan
Like Fela Anikulapo Kuti, hissongs just like those of Fela’s
passes conscience messages. The conscientious singer’s songs like
Jagbajantis, Craze World. During the 2014 AFRIMA awards, Sound Sultan
dressed like Fela mimicked Fela’s songs.
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Burna
His
latest single Soke has a lyric of Baba 70, ‘I Never Tell You Finish’.
For Burna Boy, his grandpa Benson Idonije worked closely with Abami Eda
and this has helped influenced his style of music when he decided to
embrace music. Burna Boy carries a tattoo of Fela around.
Watch Burna Boy Soke video below:
Oritsefemi
Oritsefemi
If
he thought had experienced success with his song, Mercies of The Lord,
Double Wahala was the hit that transformed him into the big league.
Being a fan of Fela, Oritsefemi once said that he did not contacted any
of Fela’s children before he used his lyric and after the success the
song recorded, Oritsefemi who is always at the shrine went to the family
and they gave their consent.
See Oritsefemi's Double Wahala below: