Rita Marley, widow of late reggae music icon, Bob Marley who was
recently granted an honorary citizen of Ghana is expected in Nigeria as
a Special Guest at this year’s Felabration festival.
Sources
close to the organisers of the annual event, disclosed that, at a
meeting in Ghana last week with Yeni Kuti, founder of the Felabration
brand and Mr. Theo Lawson, chairman, Felabration Organisation
Committee, Mrs Marley agreed to be a Special Guest Speaker at this
year’s Felabration symposium. While this year’s symposium has,
“Movement of the People : The Fela-Bob Marley Perspective” as its
topic, the theme for the event, according to the organisers, is
fashioned to rekindle the people-oriented messages which these two mega
stars imbibed while they lived.
Rita Marley
It
is on record however, that both Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and Bob Marley
popularised the theme “Movement Of The People” in their various works.
Fela’s political party was called Movement of the People(M.O.P) and he
also released a hit tune that identified with that same title. On the
other hand, Bob Marley equally had a hit album titled; Exodus: Movement
of Jah People.
It is gathered that one of the sons of the late
reggae legend will be performing with his band at the week-long
festival which commences from October 14 through October 20. He is said
to have agreed to break out of his current global tour to grace the
event.
The late reggae icon’s son will
be sharing the stage at some point with the the two sons of the Afro
beat king, Fela, Femi Kuti and his younger brother Seun Kuti, who
currently leads the Fela’s Egypt ’80 band.
Fela and
Bob Marley never shared a common stage, despite the mutual respect they
had for each other while they lived. But no doubt their children are
poise to existing bridge the gap.
Rita Marley, who after the death
of the Rastafarian advocate emerged a principle figure on the global
musical scene is storming the country to rekindle the undying spirit of
the black movement as propagated by her late husband.
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