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| Seun Kuti on stage at the Royal Theatre Stratford |
What was meant to be an interesting musical exhibition from Seun Kuti at the New World Nigeria event held in Royal Theatre Stratford, London turned into a night of disappointment as the Afrobeat singer’s performance was cut short.
Seun was a few minutes into his
performance when security officials instructed him to stop, because the
guests who attended the show were dancing. Apparently, the officials
wanted the guests (in their numbers) to sit down while Seun performed;
but the son of the late Afrobeat king Fela Anikulapo Kuti wasn’t hearing any of it.
Seun explained that his performance was
delayed and contract to perform had expired but he still insisted on
performing because he wanted his fans to ‘have a good time’.
‘I’m just here for you guys so if some
people are stopping you from dancing, I will stop the show as well’, a
relaxed Seun Kuti told his fans while as they cheered back at him in
support.
‘@RealSeunKuti & his audience
were ripped off by #RoyalTheatreStratford ‘s idiotic security stopping
people dancing at a AfroBeat show? Mad !’, a UK festival promoter Stephen Budd tweeted.
Watch below how the whole thing went down and an exclusive interview with Seun Kuti right after the show courtesy Factory 78.
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