WHILE LAUNCHING A BOOK DEPICTING LIFE OF FELA

Friends, family and fans of the AFROBEAT music legend and revolutionary social crusader, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, gathered at the Nigeria Institute of International Affairs, Lagos to recollect the memories of the man and his more than ordinary life.

The event was a launch of a book named as "Kalakuta Dairies" written by one of the boy at Fela's famous shrine, Uwa Erhabor.

The book acts as a mirror to the lifestyle of the master musician for posterity. Several books that have their content revolved around the singer are in progress.

The book also contain about the audience that honor the great singer. It also mentioned about the earliest musical and revolutionary soul mate of fela, Chief Rasheed Gbadamosi.

The book also talks about Fela's inimitable lawyer in his many years of travails in the hands of Nigeria's military authority. The other people that became the part of the book are Mr. Femi Falana (SAN); rights campaigner, Mr. Yinka Odumakin and MD, Cowbell Plc and author of Insider Outsider and Mr. Keith Richards.

Fela's wife Mrs. Bose Kuti and sons Kunle and Seun are also part of the book. Gbadamosi stated that he believes himself to be rich with fate to chair the event.

He was related to Fela as in a rivalry relationship in different secondary schools, academic sojourn in London and as a trio in a musical and revolutionary group with one Wale Bucknor.