Document producer, Samuel Oguachuba, popularly generally known as Samklef, has claimed that Fela Anikulapo-Kuti shouldn’t be the pioneer of Afrobeat as broadly believed.
The Molowo hitmaker alleged that Fela “stole” the thought of the style from one other veteran musician, Orlando Julius Ekemode.
Samkleff made the allegation amid the continued feud between his former affiliate Wizkid and Fela’s household.
He additionally claimed that Orlando taught Fela methods to play devices.
Sharing a photograph of the legendary Orlando Julius on his X deal with, the producer wrote, “That is the person that created afrobeat! His identify Orlando Julius Ekemode! Fela stole his fashion!”
He added, “Fela stole Orlando Julius Ekemode, the unique afrobeat founder’s fashion. He additionally taught Fela methods to play sax!
“The issue with Nigeria is mostly, we lack correct documentation. I’m going begin to Dey train una historical past.”
Opposite to Samkleff’s claims, it’s broadly believed that Fela created Afrobeat by mixing funk, jazz, salsa, calypso, and West African rhythms.
