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       To speak of Fela today is to invoke a decolonial imagination. His work confronted the enduring logics of empire—colonial borders, cultural imperialism, extractive capitalism, state violence—and transformed them into energy for resistance and creation. Afrobeat, as both form and philosophy, reclaims tradition while inventing the new, dismantling imported frameworks while amplifying voices from the ground up. Fela to the Future invites us to listen forward—to imagine what liberation might sound, look, and feel like next.

          Join us across two iconic london venues for Fela to the Future x Minor Attractions Closing Night as we revisit Fela’s radical legacy to ask what lessons his music, politics, and aesthetics can teach us about building the futures we want.



        Date and Time
17 October 2025

        Minor attractions Activations:
12pm - 10:30pm
The Mandrake, London, W1T 1PG

        Jumbi Afterparty:
10PM - 2Am
Jumbi Peckham, London, SE15 3SN


        Minor Attractions 
Minor Attractions is a week-long art fair hosted at The Mandrake Hotel inviting global commercial galleries and not-for-profit art spaces, founded in 2023. The fair is designed as a space where art and nightlife meet, allowing the swells of international collectors in the city to mingle with the art workers and artists that make the art world tick. 


       The Mandrake
An award-winning five-star boutique hotel in Fitzrovia, the venue hosts eight terrace bedrooms and various common areas, gallery booths and exhibition spaces. The Mandrake Hotel has been the home for Minor Attractions Frieze Week Fair for four years in a row. 


        Jumbi
A Hi-Fi Music Bar & Restaurant in the heart of Peckham celebrating the sounds & flavours of the African-Caribbean diaspora.

     



Visit/RSVP
Entry to Minor Attractions is free — but spaces are limited, so please RSVP here:

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After-party at Jumbi:
Doors open at 10 pm. Entry is £7 on the door.

 Come early, stay late.
Support us
This is a free event. Here you will find a link to donate to our fundraiser to support our programme and fund our work. Donations for any size are very much welcome.

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