Wyclef Jean tittled a song after late afro beat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti,

I want kids to know who Fela is and what he means; those are the words of grammy award winning singer, Wyclef Jean, who is set to pay tribute to king of afro beat and a legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, with a song on his [Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee] album, titled ”Fela Kuti.”

The album, which will be released on September 15th, is Wyclef’s first full length album in 8-years.

So when ask, why he named a song on the album after FELA KUTI, Wyclef told XXL:

“I decided to name it Fela Kuti because for me, I feel like we be thinking of [Bob] Marley, we give a lot of people from our past props, so when the kids hear Fela Kuti, I really want them to Google it.” “Fela Kuti studied jazz in England. Wyclef studied jazz at Vailsburg High School. Fela Kuti then went back to his country and tried to help his country by running for president. Wyclef, you know, did the same thing. Then, Fela, through all his obstacles and all that, his music is what pillared him right back to the top. He understood the strongest way to help politically was to make sure the music was bangin.’ So for me, the same way kids can have songs called “Wyclef Jean” who are influenced by me, I want kids to know who Fela is and what he means.”