Segun Arinze-'Fela was a prophet that was not respected at home', says actor

Nollywood actor Segun Arinze says Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, never got the respect he deserved in Nigeria.
According
to him, the late Afrobeat icon was a prophet whose works encouraged
other musicians in Nigeria to pass positive messages through music.
In
an interview with the NAN on Wednesday, August 2, 2017, Arinze said the
issues Fela addressed in his works were still relevant.
“He
is a great icon and till date, his music still stands relevant. Most of
those things he said in all his songs are prevalent till date. He was
like a prophet but as the saying goes, a ‘prophet is not respected in
his home town’, which is exactly what played out in his life.
We still keep hope that the society will continue to imbibe the messages he left behind for the much-needed change to come.”
Arinze
also described Fela as a great artiste who understood how to use music
to pass on messages. He said Fela started passing messages before other
activists started using music to propagate worthy and good causes.
“And
of course, he was being recognised by the government, people and the
society; Fela was great, we can never forget him in Nigeria, Africa and
the world stage. It even got to a level of staging a play in his honour,
Fela on Broadway; what else can you ask for?” he asked.
Fela
was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, composer, pioneer of the Afrobeat
music genre, human rights activist, pan-Africanist, polygamist, mystic,
legend and political maverick.
Segun Arinze-'Fela was a prophet that was not respected at home', says actor
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