The newly-launched “Power Mic” by the Afrobeat musician and activist, Seun Anikulapo-Kuti, sets the stage for Nigerians, especially the creatives, to express their consciousness in varying art forms. Yinka Olatunbosun and Chris Paul report
Call him a chip off the old block, Seun Anikulapo-Kuti is a restless creative that has been very vocal about human rights throughout his musical career. His father, the legendary Afrobeat founder, FelaAnikulapo-Kuti had laid the foundation for music activism with his records and life, albeit controversial. But more importantly, Felaformed his own political party, Movement of the People (MOP) when he became disenchanted by political system in Nigeria some years after the Nigerian civil war.