The Fela Debate

‘The Fela Debates’, an event that will gather together every year a selection of notable speakers; invite the public to choose a defining topic which will always reflect Fela, his philosophy, his career, his politics and whatever else. Felabration 2009 organizing committee chose for its first debate: ‘The Social and Political Influence of Fela on our Society’, how it affects our paradigm for social awareness and mobilization. How has he made the consciousness of the average Nigerian, to understand political and social issues?