African shrine
Femi Kuti
By Charles Okogene
For lovers of Afrobeat music as played by Femi Anikupo-Kuti, Afrika Shrine, the home base of the authenic genre of music out of Nigeria, will remain closed in compliance with efforts by world leaders to find cure to Coronavirus that is ravaging the world.
A statement posted on the timeline wall of Femi Anikulapo-Kuti on his Facebook reads as follows, “The Management of the New Africa Shrine has decided to cancel all musical activities this weekend as precautionary measures against the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic affecting the globe.
“We will continue to monitor the situation of things before we revert to our regular programming.”
With the announcement, it means that the regular gate fee paying show and the free gate Thursday rehearsal season has been put on notice.
