Fela’s eldest son, Femi Kuti, took over from his father and, having formed his own group Positive Force in the 1980s, is passing on highly energetic, politically charged music, a natural extension of the original Afrobeat. He invited Franco-Nigerian singer Aṣa to join him for the occasion.

As the son of Femi, who had grown up as a musician with Positive Force, Mádé Kuti released his first album, For(e)ward, which reveals a very personal world, nourished by family heritage in order to escape from it. For the concert, Mádé called on one of the most beautiful revelations in the current Anglo-Nigerian scene: Obongjayar.

Fela died in 1997, and his funeral brought together one million people at the site of the former club, the Africa Shrine. In 2000, Fela’s son, Femi Kuti, with the help of his sister Yeni, rebuilt the Shrine in the same neighborhood to continue her father’s Afrobeat tradition while welcoming new trends in fuji music. In 2004, he recorded the album Africa Shrine live.

Femi designed this exceptional concert by bringing together different artists he particularly loves.