“Fela gave us a platform to showcase our talent” — 9ice

Veteran musician Alexander Abolore Adegbola Akande, better known by his stage name 9ice, has claimed that the late Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti created a ladder for Nigerian musicians to ascend.

In a recent interview with “Sis Project Studios,” the 43-year-old singer made this claim, claiming that Fela, the father of Afrobeat, invented a genre that made life easier for many musicians.