Felabration 2012: ‘Africa : Centre of the World’

About Felabration

·         Felabration is an annual festival in its 15th year. Created by Yeni Anikulapo-Kuti, Felabration has grown from a day's celebration of the icon Fela Anikulapo-Kuti to a week long of events clinching the nod of approval from the Lagos State Government into partnering and incorporating the festival into the Lagos State’s Event Calendar. Now a weekly fiesta, it has become an international tourist attraction attracting music lovers all over the world.

·         Felabration has over the years been themed the ‘Baba 70’, ‘the Black President’, ‘Viva Africa’, ‘Buy Africa’ and this year is ‘Africa : Centre of the World’. That is the title of one of the masterpieces of Fela released in 1979 which featured Fela and Roy Ayers, a renowned jazz artiste and it is centred on his heartfelt call to Africans to take their place as the core of the world affairs.​

Below is a tentative list of artistes who will be participating in this year’s festival.​

• 2Face
• Asa
• Ayetoro
• Bandroidz
• Becca
• Benny Paladin
• Bez
• Boston Rock Band
• Burna Boy
• Camp Mulla
• Chidinma
• Chocolate City
• D'Banj
• Davido
• Dele Sosimi
• Dj Jimmy Jatt
• Dipo
• Dokta Frabz
• Donaeo
• Durella
• Efya
• Eko Brass Brand
• Eme
• Fatai Rolling Dollar
• Femi Abosede
• Femi Kuti
• Gangbe Brass Band
• JJC
• Kay Switch
• Kennis Music All Stars
• King Mensah
• Kwam 1
• Les Nubians
• Los
• Lynxx
• Mavin All Stars
• Michael Veal
• Muna
• Olamide
• Omawumi
• Pelumi
• Ranti
• Reminisce
• Rocky Dawuni
• Sakordie
• Samini
• Sara Mitaru
• Sauce Kid
• Seun Anikulapo-Kuti
• Shank
• Sheyman
• Show Dem Camp
• Skepta
• Solid Star
• Somi
• Sound Sultan
• Terry G
• Thandiswa
• Tillaman
• Tiwa Savage
• Vector
• W4
• Waje
• Wura Samba
• Wyre
• Young Orlando
• Young Nightingale

Below is the tentative schedule​ of partner events taking place at various venues during  Felabration 2012

​Freedom Park (Concerts) ,Old Prison Ground Broad Street, Lagos Island, Lagos.

• Tuesday 16th: Wura Samba, Ayetoro.
• Wednesday 17th: Ranti & Aditiya, Pelumi, Omileniyan
• Thursday 18th: King Mensah.
• Friday 19th: Highlife All Stars
• Saturday 20th: Gangbe Brass Band, Eko. Brass Band.
• Sunday 21st: Seun Kuti & jaiye

Café Salamander, (Concerts) 72, Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse, Abuja

• Terra Kulture (Fela Film Festival), Tiamiyu Savage Street, Victoria Island, Lagos

• Fela: Music is the Weapon
• Fela: Live at Glastonbury
• Ginger Baker in Africa
• Fela: Niyi Babade’s Interview
• Jens Wenkel’s Film
• Documentary on Egypt 80 -
• Various shorts
• 37th state, DVworks

Jazzhole (Fela Book Festival) 168 Awolowo Road, S.W Ikoyi, Lagos

• Video with Tejumola Olaniyan

• Video with Carlos Moore

• Talk by Sola Olorunyomi

• Talk by Benson Idonijie

• Google+ Hangout with Prof. Toshiya Endo

House of Makeda 7, Manuwa Street, Off Keffi Street, South West Ikoyi, Lagos.

Quirk and Glee (Musical Concerts) at Muri Okunola  Park, Adeyemo Alakija Street, Victoria Island Lagos

• Seun Anikulapo-Kuti and Egypt '80 (to be confirmed)

• Bez

• Sara Mitaru

• Thandiswa

• Somi

Travelling Fela Photo Exhibition, Institute of African Studies,Ibadan. Photo Exhibition & Concerts with a MultiMedia Exhibition to follow

Centre for Arts & Cultural Expression, 32 Yesufu Sanusi Street, offAdeniran Ogunsanya Street, Lagos.

• Tuesday 16th:
• Wednesday 17th : Dipo
• Thursday 18th : Ranti
• Friday 19th :
• Saturday 20th : Aiyetoro
• Sunday 21st :

Cinnamon Cafe, 94 Ademola Adetokunbo, Opposite OceanView, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Fela Museum Gbemisola Street, Ikeja, Lagos.

• Onyeoma Mbanefo
• Joe Amenechi
• Tayo Quaye
• Funsho Ogundipe
• Tayo Quaye
• Anton Corbijn
• Ghariokwu Lemi
• Leni Sinclair

More information

·         The Musical Concerts will take place from Tuesday October 16th – Sunday October 22nd 2012. Artistes from all over the world will be on the bill to perform for those 6 days. 

·         The Senior Secondary Schools Debate, the debate which is in its 2nd edition  had senior secondary students from private and public schools in Lagos. The topic for the debate was “Social Media in Africa; good or bad”. This took place on 9th October 2012 at the Freedom Park, Lagos. The maiden edition was won by Vivian Fowler School for Girls.

·         The Symposium tagged The Fela Debates with the “Corruption and the Next Generation”. This took place on Monday 15th October 2012 which incidentally is Fela's birthday.