The musical, which showcased twenty-one lady choreographers and dancers lighted the stage with deft moves and passionate rendition of Abami Eda’s songs.
One of the persons that attended the well-scripted and organised colourful music, Mr Olugbenga Soleye and his wife, noted that the musical indeed lived up to expectation as he had heard about it on radio and TV, his wife encouraging the family to spend the yuletide watching the live musicals. Soleye along with his family, enjoyed the show especially when Kalakuta was invaded by soldiers and the lighting, sound and emotions all displayed these.
Last Sunday, Access Bank chief, Mr Herbert Wigwe was said to have been a guest along with other dignitaries. The Bolanle Austene-Peters produced show started on a spiritual note as eulogy was made on Fela as if the musician who died over twenty years ago was about to be resurrected.‘Olufela Anikulapo, gbera nle odidie …’ as two ladies clothed in white and looking ghostly gyrated in a choreographic display. Everyone at the Terra Kulture Theatre knew they were in for a very engaging theatrical display.
The musical, acted by accomplished thespians, Osas Ighodaro-Ajibade, Laitan Adeniji, Kunle Afolayan, Uru Eke and Tomi Odunsi to name a few got people laughing and giving applauses from time to time. Some of the highlights were the court case where Fela was being prosecuted for being in possession of Igbo (marijuana) and kidnapping of Kalakuta girls, Laide and Lara notably.
The officer shouting order was bow-legged and he made not a few to laugh in his mannerisms and almost annoying the Judge at a time in his call for ‘Order!’ The drama was woven around Fela’s songs like Zombie, Shakara, Gentleman, Upside Down, Open & Close and Beast of No Nation. The play climaxed when Fela decided to marry all the ladies in Kalakuta- twenty seven of them to the dismay of his lawyer and associates.
The priest came on stage doing libations to the gods- as the marriage ceremony of Fela and the 27 ladies was held. The musical ended on a good note as Kalakuta queens became the heroines of the play which ended with the historic tune, ‘Water No Get Enemy’.
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