Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Source: Facebook.
Following the go to of French President Emmanuel Macron to late Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s Afrika Shrines, recollections of the singer has flooded Twitter.
Fans of Fela have appreciated his relevance and his worldwide fame which nonetheless stands a long time after his demise.
Macron stated throughout a chat with Banky W that Fela and a few of his kids – Femi and Seun- are highly regarded in France and other people recognize their music.
This amongst different plaudits Macron rendered the legend has reawakened his recollections from some followers.
Some of them have taken to Twitter to recollect the legend.
See their posts beneath:
Macron is visiting & assembly Ambode on the Shrine. As I've all the time stated, Fela’s legacy is stuff of goals. Man lived his finest life shamelessly, spoke his fact all the time & continues to affect tradition & conversations lengthy after he left. Your MCM leaders are forgotten in days.
— Babanla (@biolakazeem) July three, 2018
Macron visiting Fela’s shrine tells us how the west maps our cultural panorama for us.
Has any Nigerian president visited the shrine?
— The Great Oracle (@AbdulMahmud01) July 2, 2018
If President Emmanuel Macron might go to the Afrika Shrine in Lagos to #Have funAfricanTradition, then really, we're but to actually perceive and recognize the worth of Fela!
Pele is taken into account a National Asset in Brazil.
What have we executed with Fela?
Fela is sufficient tourism!
— Mr. Bond ???? (@iam_realjayson) July three, 2018
A little bit of time being spent speaking concerning the New Afrika Shrine, at this press convention ????
President @EmmanuelMacron namechecks Fela, Femi and Seun Kuti, says they’re very well-known in France. Also says he has fond recollections of the Shrine from when he lived in Nigeria. pic.twitter.com/nhCdxENCRT— tolu ogunlesi (@toluogunlesi) July three, 2018
Macron is visiting & assembly Ambode on the Shrine. As I've all the time stated, Fela’s legacy is stuff of goals. Man lived his finest life shamelessly, spoke his fact all the time & continues to affect tradition & conversations lengthy after he left. Your MCM leaders are forgotten in days.
— Babanla (@biolakazeem) July three, 2018
Heroism in any Generation is a clean cheque onto which anybody can write their identify.
Fela rose in his era as a result of he thought extra about others than about himself – in the present day, world leaders go to Nigeria and spend extra time at his shrine than with Presidents in Aso Rock.
End.
— Demola Olarewaju (@DemolaRewaju) July four, 2018
I as soon as heard a Pastor quote Fela (can’t bear in mind what the message was) however fact is: when you sing fact, your music turns into eternal – as a result of after the shaku-shaku and all that, your followers nonetheless go residence to horrible circumstances.
Fela’s voice wasn’t nice however his truths reside on.
— Demola Olarewaju (@DemolaRewaju) July four, 2018
The president of one of many strongest nations of the world got here to have a good time African tradition on the New Fela Shrine
The identical place Buhari, OBJ & Co tried to demolish & burn down
Same Fela Buhari accused of Armed Robbery.
Wake up Nigeria #Have funAfricanTradition @Gidi_Traffic pic.twitter.com/SIMGnsolnM
— Man like EhZeh (@EhZeh_) July three, 2018