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A WEEK FOR FELA

Some artists make music
Others change what music can mean

Fela Anikulapo Kuti did both

A voice that refused to be silenced
A rhythm that refused to stand still
A legacy that crossed borders, generations and dance floors

This week, as the world celebrates his birthday, Chronos joins the tribute

Not with one sound, but with many
Not with one interpretation, but with a week of music, listening, discovery and celebration

Because Fela never believed music was just entertainment

Music was a weapon
And the rhythm still speaks

WEDNESDAY 14 OCT | THE SUNDOWNER SOCIETY
@theesundownersociety 

We begin with the women

The voices, influences and stories too often left at the edges of Fela’s history

A special edition exploring the women around Fela and their place in the making of Afrobeat with @nufvnk & 
@unkle.ankh (hybrid set dj + sax)

THURSDAY 15 OCT | PUZZLE × THE VINYL CARTEL
@puzzle.ke & @the_vinyl_cartel 

On Fela’s birthday, we go from the screen to the turntables

7–8PM | Screening of Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon

From 8:30PM | Samthadigga & Kalesh E, all vinyl
@samthadigga @kalesh.e 
Afrobeat, highlife, West African funk & soul and the records that shaped a movement

FRIDAY 16 OCT | 5 TO 11 PM

Fela’s influence never stayed in one genre

Brian G, Midl_East, Nufvnk & Random Guy trace its echoes through African-rooted sounds, from the familiar to the unexpected

Curated by @5to11.pm @briangithinjim @halwenge_ @midl_east @nufvnk 

SATURDAY 17 OCT | LA SAUCE: FELA KUTI
@lasaucela 
La Sauce returns to Chronos with a special tribute to Fela

West Africa meets Nairobi, bringing its own energy, sounds and interpretation of a musical legacy that continues to travel across borders

A celebration of the roots, the rhythms and the cultures that keep Afrobeat alive

Four nights, four perspectives, one extraordinary legacy

The man is gone
The music never left

NEVER JUST ONE MAN

Behind the name was an entire world

Musicians, dancers, friends, collaborators, a community that lived and breathed the music

Afrobeat was never created in isolation

THE WOMEN OF KALAKUTA

They were not simply part of the scenery

They sang, danced, performed and helped
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