Fela gave Nigerian musicians great platform – Singer, 9ice

9ice, whose real name is Alexander Adegbola Akande, a well-known Nigerian singer says that the late afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti gave Nigerian musicians the chance to perform for an international audience.

In a recent interview with Sis Project Studios, the ‘Gongo Aso’ singer stated this.

9ice said, “Fela Anikulapo-Kuti gave us the platform which is Afrobeat for us to climb on top. We were trying to do Afropop. We were trying to do afrobeats. We were trying to do different names. But Baba [Fela] already has something that the world recognized.

“Afrobeat taught me a lot. King Sunny Ade, Ebenezer Obey, and Fela Anikulapo-Kuti are our grandfathers. And I’m glad to be in existence to emulate or to follow what they’ve done.”