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'My Words Can Lead To A Revolution' - Femi Kuti

<strong>Femi Kuti</strong>, son of popular activist <strong>Fela Anikulapo Kuti</strong> sat down with <strong>CNN's Vladimir Duthiers</strong> of <strong>Inside Africa</strong>. Whilst speaking about his work and his craft, he cleared the air about him being like his father. He emphatically stated that he was nothing like his father who was a die hard activist before he passed on. In emphasizing this fact, he says that due to his huge repertoire of fans, his words might incite a revolution a...
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In his words, «You cannot expect anybody to be like my father. I am not even like my father, although most of my songs are more political because of my own upbringing. Now, you cannot expect a 2Face, for instance, not to sing many love songs and one Political song. You have to understand that if everybody did this, it’d become monotonous and maybe too much, so variety too is nice in a country like ours. If everybody was on the case, we would be in war and too unhappy. I am not singing for people to be unhappy. You need to be very sensitive; Do I want war, Do I want blood shed? These are not the answers I want. I want the leaders to quickly change so we can find a peaceful way so we can have a good life. . We need to put all these into perspective!»

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