{"id":7730,"date":"2022-10-29T23:11:22","date_gmt":"2022-10-29T22:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/towncryyers.com\/?p=7730"},"modified":"2022-10-29T23:11:23","modified_gmt":"2022-10-29T22:11:23","slug":"femi-kuti-knighted-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/towncryyers.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/29\/femi-kuti-knighted-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Femi Kuti Knighted In France"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By NIgerian Tribune<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Afrobeat legend, Femi Kuti is now a Knight. The \u2018Sorry Sorry\u2019 singer was awarded the title of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters \u2013 Chevalier de l\u2019Ordre d\u2019Arts et Lettres \u2013 in France last weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The honour came for the Grammy nominee during an Afrobeat exhibition in Paris, France, known as \u2018Rebellion Afrobeat\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his appreciation speech, Kuti thanked the organisers while imploring world leaders and France to change policies that aren\u2019t favourable to Africa and its nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThank you very much, I truly appreciate this recognition and the involvement of the French cultural system from the start of my career at a point when many people did not accept my path as a musician. France has allowed me to express my music and I believe has understood my political views as a pan-Africanist through this medium before recognising me with this honour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAfrica must be free to express itself completely and to sit with partners to build a unified world of Justice, love, and peace. The world is at a critical point as we see with more wars, more riots, poverty, climate change, and the migrant crises, of which I ask you to continue to rescue at sea with the greatest humanity. If Africa is allowed the full opportunity to build its home, and African leaders make the welfare of our people a priority, Africa would be at the forefront of development alongside the large powers on our planet. For this to happen, France and the entire world must change policies that aren\u2019t favourable to Africa and its nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are in the place of this exhibition, which is called Afrobeat Rebellion and you know that it is in my family DNA. For the love of my people and people all around the world, I will continue to dedicate my life to the cause of which I have been a part of for as long as I can remember. A free and united Africa that can work as an equal partner with the rest of the world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Originally published at Nigerian Tribune<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By NIgerian Tribune Afrobeat legend, Femi Kuti is now a Knight. 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