Felabration

11-17 October

Felabration is an annual festival dedicated to the promotion of Afrobeat and African culture and to the preservation of the legend and artistry of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti.

The festival celebrates the life of Fela Kuti, who used his jazz and funk-infused Afrobeat to attack Nigeria's despotic military regime and the social injustice of his country until his death in 1997.

The festival, a week of hip-hop, highlife, Afrobeat and classic Nigerian music such as fuji and juju, is run by Fela's musician son, Femi, and his indomitable daughter, Yeni, who keeps the whole show alive.