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A person is not closer to Fela in spirit simply because they can sing about Nigeria and Africa's problems. Anyone can sing about problems, but not everyone can RENOUNCE THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STATUS to be an equal opportunity social justice advocate. Not Burna, not Falz.
Stop comparing today's pop culture stars to Fela. Yes, they are big but they are not comparable. They are stars, Fela was not a star. Fela was an outcast who suffered. Fela was beaten and imprisoned. His wives were raped. His mother was killed. Fela had followers not popularity.
Whenever I see a comparison tweet just because an artiste cooked up a sweet jam, my blood boils. We have no sense of history. We have no idea what our true heroes suffered. Fela lived a life that only very few people in Nigeria today can grasp. Stop dishonouring his memory.
In fact, I rest my case. @Catchoris says it all better here: 'How African Giant Burna Boy misunderstands Fela and Nigerian politics' https://link.medium.com/3VVYIkLgw5
