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Okayafrica TV: Femi Kuti On Why His Father Fela Wouldn't Tweet

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.Femi Kuti

In the latest OKATV exclusive our friend--and the father of the afrotweet--Femi Kuti responds to the What If? of all What If?s...if he were alive today, would his father Fela Kuti have been on social media? How would Fela's political troubles have played out if newspapers had been swapped out for twitter and facebook? Femi also shares his own relationship with twitter, clearing up the rumor and speculation (is the 51 year-old Femi really behind all those tweets?) and offering tips for best practices. Watch our interview with the afrotwitter architect below - Alyssa Klein

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.