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Tuesday, 16 October 2012

Fela's Kalakuta museum opens in Lagos





The home of the late Afrobeat Legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti which has now been turned into a museum was opened to the public at an inauguration ceremony in Lagos yesterday.

The museum which has been renamed Kalakuta Republic Museum is located on Gbemisola Street, Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos. It was renovated by the Lagos State Government




Fela’s trademark items like dresses, shoes and household materials are on display in the house. His bedroom, sitting rooms, photographs, with over 3,000 of Fela’s clothes are on display. Yeni Kuti, daughter of Fela said the public will be able to see the last bedsheet Fela used before he died in 1997, his saxophone and others.




The museum is one of the Kuti’s family efforts to promote the afrobeat musician’s legacy.

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