5 Popular Nigerian musicians who are inspired by Fela music (With Pictures)

Popular Nigerian musicians who are inspired by Fela music - Afro beat legend came, saw and conquered the music industry though he is dead, he left a great impact in the Nigerian music industry such that contemporary musicians are still influenced by his style of music. More..

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He is one of the few contemporary acts in Nigeria music industry who were inspired by Fela’s style of music. From his fashion sense to his stage craft Dapo Oyebanjo otherwise known as D’banj has left much from the Abami Eda. While performing D’banj at times goes bare-chest dancing the Fela way. 3. Sound Sultan Like Fela Anikulapo Kuti, his songs just like those of Fela’s passes conscience messages. The conscientious singer’s songs like Jagbajantis, Craze World. During the 2014 AFRIMA awards, Sound Sultan dressed like Fela mimicked Fela’s songs. SEE ALSO: 5 Nigerian male celebrities who got married to older women (With Pictures) 4. Burna Boy His latest single Soke has a lyric of Baba 70, ‘I Never Tell You Finish’. For Burna Boy, his grandpa Benson Idonije worked closely with Abami Eda and this has helped influenced his style of music when he decided to embrace music. Burna Boy carries a tattoo of Fela around. SEE ALSO: The wealth and expensive lifestyle of Tiwa Savage - See how she spends her millions (With Pictures) Watch Burna Boy Soke video below: https://youtu.be/9-h7ltwACLs 5. Oritsefemi If he thought had experienced success with his song, Mercies of The Lord, Double Wahala was the hit that transformed him into the big league. Being a fan of Fela, Oritsefemi once said that he did not contacted any of Fela’s children before he used his lyric and after the success the song recorded, Oritsefemi who is always at the shrine went to the family and they gave their consent. See Oritsefemi’s Double Wahala below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXy58JrBeSY by Sola Bondurin CLICK HERE to join our BBM Channel for faster updates TOP POSTS YESTERDAY 10 types of kisses guys love most.. 8 Nigerian celebrities who did odd jobs before fame – This will shock you! (With Pictures) 13 celeb transformation looks that shocked the world (With Pics) No Bra Day: 22 celebrities who stepped out without wearing bra (With Pictures) Forbes releases top 10 richest African musicians for 2015 – Number 2 will shock you! (+Pics) 10 Nigerian male celebrities who are notorious womanizers (With Pictures) Reasons why girls cheat so easily on their guy – The real truth! Top 5 Nigerian celebrities with the hottest daughters (With Pictures) Top Nigerian celebrities who gave birth to beautiful children in 2015 (Photos) Top 10 sexiest women in Nigerian music industry – See who’s number! (With Pictures) For over 10 years now, Desmond Elliot still angry with Ramsey Noah – See what happened! The 5 most troublesome Nigerian celebrities – See who #1 is (With Pics) 10 Shocking facts about Colombian drug Lord Pablo Escobar (With Pictures) 10 celebrities who hate their parents – This will shock you! (With Pictures) The 12 highest paid WWE wrestlers in 2015 – See who’s number 1! (With Pictures)