Veteran musician, Innocent ‘2Baba‘ Idibia has described comparisons between Afrobeats star Wizkid and the late Afrobeat pioneer Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti as ‘ridiculous’.
Speaking on the upcoming ‘Mic On’ podcast, 2Baba said placing the two musicians side by side ignores the vastly different eras.
“Comparing Fela with Wizkid is ridiculous. Apart from the fact that it is disrespectful to Fela, at the same time, it is also unfair to Wizkid,” he said.
The singer argued that both musicians should be appreciated on their own terms rather than being repeatedly pitted against each other.
His comments come amid a heated public debate sparked by Seun Kuti, Fela’s son, who criticised fans for likening Wizkid to his father.
Seun Kuti insisted that Fela’s revolutionary music and political activism remain unmatched in Nigerian and African music history.
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