{"id":50926,"date":"2018-08-08T11:15:43","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T11:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/gh\/?p=50926"},"modified":"2018-08-08T08:49:09","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T08:49:09","slug":"i-am-the-new-fela-kuti-of-our-time-epixode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/gh\/i-am-the-new-fela-kuti-of-our-time-epixode\/","title":{"rendered":"I Am The New Fela Kuti Of Our Time \u2014 Epixode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Epixode talks about distinguishing himself.<\/p>\n<p>Ghanaian dancehall\/ reggae artiste, Epixoce tags\u00a0himself as the new Fela Kuti of our time.<\/p>\n<p>He explained in an interview on \u2018VibesIn5\u2019 with Arnold Baidoo. Furthermore, he stated that there is no difference between the paintings on his face and that of the popular Nigerian Trumpeter, Fela Kuti.<\/p>\n<p>Also, he disclosed that the mystery behind the paintings on his face just like that of Fela Kuti\u2019s distinguishes him from the many Dancehall artistes in Africa.<\/p>\n<h4>Epixode on painting his face and Fela Kuti<\/h4>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cLast year I was at the Harare International Concert, I realized that people could not tell the difference between Ghanaian artiste and the Jamaicans doing reggae\/Dancehall even though I was fully clad in our national colours on that tour.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSo I decided to incorporate my paintings skill. I settled on my face paintings\u2026When you see Epixode, you should identify me with the paintings on my face just like Fela. So I\u2019m the new Fela.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Epixode talks about distinguishing himself. 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