Nigerian Afrobeat legend Femi Kuti takes a look inward – The Guardian Nigeria News

A man in a patterned purple shirt stands indoors, smiling, with framed portraits on the wall and his reflection visible in a mirror, capturing the vibrant spirit of Afrobeat and Nigerian music legends like Femi Kuti.

Sat comfortably in a large chair at the New Afrika Shrine, his family’s legendary Nigerian music venue, Femi Kuti was surrounded by history.

The concert hall is an homage to his father, Fela Kuti’s, original Shrine, which had also been located in the northern outskirts of Lagos before its demise.

Femi’s own music awards are scattered around, recognition for his determination to keep fighting the good fight his Afrobeat legend father was known for — calling out corruption and injustice in Africa’s most…