Without Fela, Nigerian music wouldn’t have been popular – Timaya claims

Singer Timaya has said that Nigerian euphony wouldn’t person been fashionable arsenic it is contiguous without the contributions of the precocious Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. 

Speaking successful an occurrence of the Afrobeats Intelligence podcast, Timaya said Fela inspired him and galore Nigerian artists.

He noted that Fela’s influences was global, claiming that helium is honoured similar “a god” successful Cameroon. 

Timaya emphasised that due to the fact that of Fela’s immense contributions to Nigerian music, helium could ne'er disrespect him nor his family. 

“Without Fela, cipher would person known america and we wouldn’t beryllium present singing music. I telephone him Baba due to the fact that helium didn’t animate lone maine and different Nigerians, spell to Cameroon they honour his sanction similar God. They adjacent person a vigor programme connected weekends wherever they lone play his Music. Fela is the top antheral I can’t ne'er successful my beingness disrespect him nor his family,” helium said. 

DAILY POST reports that Afrobeats vocalist Tekno precocious reaffirmed his aboriginal connection that Fela isn’t his “king” of Nigerian music.

Speaking successful a caller interrogation with Yanga FM Lagos, Tekno maintained that helium regards Oliver De Coque arsenic his existent king of music.