Pita Okute

Revisiting the chronicle of an impresario from a vantage point

There is a sense of poetic justice in the way and manner of Fela’s death. Yet, it could not have been any less shocking if he had been found guilty and executed for coup plotting or armed robbery. Like an errant toughie, he dared to live at the extremes, proudly blowing smoke and boastful chants […]