Many Nigerians in Thursday, toed the path set by Seun Kuti, son of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the avant-garde founder of Afrobeat who died exactly 21 years ago on August 2.

Late Fela Anikulapo Kuti
Seun, who shared a photo in which past of the iconoclast’s hand was bandaged after another apparent run-in with security agents, captioned it: “Thanks for all the sacrifices Baba Mi. 21 years on and I am on playing my part. Rest in power. Do it for the blood that was spilt. For all the pain endured. I love you men.”
The death of the visionary multi-instrumentalist, music composer, human rights activist and nonconformist, at the age of 58, left many Nigerians feeling deprived of a true legend. And 21 years after, the increasing of Fela and growth of the music form he created, underline hisinfluence worldwide as a great musician and activist whose indelible footprints will remain in the sands of time.
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His impact on world music, culture, arts, and pretty much everything Nigerian, remains unparalleled, especially with his large repertoire of songs and albums including 1971’s Why Black Man Dey Suffer, Shakara released in 1972, 1973’s Afrodisiac and Gentleman, also in 1973.
An outpour of tributes has been seen everywhere on social media, with a sociam media user, @yemitula wrote: “My best Fela song is Overtake Don Overtake Overtake (O.D.O.O). Can’t change my ringtone for over 1 year now. The horns on ‘parara parara parara’ get me every time. He’s gone but his music is very much alive! Words he sang decades ago still ring true in 2018. #Fela #Legend” while Fresh Prince said: “ICON. You live on forever. FELA KUTI.”
On his own, @thinktom333 wrote: “Fela Kuti was a man, even with his “questionable lifestyle” was morally better than some certain pastors today.”
NewTelegraph