Patti LaBelle to Play The Role of Fela Kuti’s Mother in Award-Winning Broadway Musical FELA
By NLN Reporter at 26 August, 2010, 1:01 pm
Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum recording artist Patti LaBelle will join the cast of the award-winning Broadway musical FELA! on September 14, when she takes over the role of revered Nigerian musician Fela Kuti’s mother, Funmilayo Anikulapo-Kuti. “I am both thrilled and honoured to be joining the cast of FELA! After seeing the show, I was [...]
Read More >>Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Soyinka, Chike Obi, and 28 others for Nigerian Hall of Fame.
By NLN Reporter at 24 August, 2010, 6:03 pm
Fela Kuti. Twenty eight prolific Nigerians would be inducted to The Nigerian Hall of Fame for Science and The Nigerian Hall of Fame for Letters. The induction event would take place at a gala to take place on the 9th of October and it is put together by Nigeria LNG Limited, The Nigerian Academy of [...]
Read More >>Femi Kuti Meets Fela Anikulapo-Kuti On Broadway In New York
By NLN Reporter at 18 July, 2010, 4:00 am
Last week was an electric one in "Fela!" the broadway show fashioned after the legendary Fela Anikulapo as his first son, Femi Kuti, showed up at the Eugene O’Neal Theatre on 49th Street with his band to watch the highly rated show. SaharaReporters.com : Nigerian and African News
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