Fela sings concerning the consequences of usurpation of power and therefore the degradation of fledgling African democracies. His grievance is that, in saner climes, the duty of the soldiers is to defend and support the civil government; to not overthrow it or usurp the duties of any branch of state. to try to to the contrary is to ‘Overtake-overtake’. Any vision of a prosperous associated tranquil country with the military at the helm of power is nothing however an illusion.
The year is 2018. Persistent scandals and corruption at the best level of power – a trademark of ordered regimes since 1960 – helps in swing Fela’s disenchantment with the military in perspective. many civilian administrations have return and gone, nonetheless an identical thread still runs through the material of the state – overtake still dey overtake overtake. Therefore, as we tend to celebrate Fela Anikulakpo Kuti posthumously at eighty, we tend to ask for to empower the folks through art, dance, music and intellectual discourse with the assumption that along we tend to shall reach ‘ reordering Overtake’
Date: Oct 15-21 2018
Location: New Afrika Shrine Of Femi Anikulapo Kuti, Nerdc Road, Ikeja, Nigeria
Time: 8:00 am To 5:00 pm
Fee: Free!
