Fela Kuti: A Difficult Fela To Follow
Mark Hudson, Daily Telegraph, 2 October 2004
As the Barbican celebrates the life and music of Fela Kuti, Mark Hudson travels to Lagos to meet his sons Femi and Seun, bitter rivals and heirs to the legacy of a hero for millions of Africans
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