How to be as successful as Fela Anikulapo-Kuti

Fela

Probably the dream of every Nigerian musician is to be as successful as the man who’s undisputed as the greatest and most successful of all Nigerian musicians, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.

Over two decades after his 1997 death which shook the world, he’s still spoken of with reverence and his music is still the most popular in the country.

So why was, is Fela so successful?

Is it because he founded his own music genre, afrobeats?

That cannot possibly be because he’s not the only one who founded a music genre.

Or because he was always having a running battle with the government over injustice and other ills?

Or because he did the unthinkable and married so many women in one day?

Or because he consumed marijuana heavily?

Well, the simple truth is Fela didn’t become the legend he is by magic or by hope. He planned it and he executed it brilliantly based on a central theme that all his other actions derived from.

This central theme is what every other Nigerian music is not practicing because they don’t know it.

Do you want to know it, this formula that made Fela what he is and that has ensured no other Nigerian musician might ever attain his heights?

Then call this blogger, Oseyiza Oogbodo, on 08036961187.

Stay safe.