Paris honours Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, the inventor of Afrobeat

The son of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti spoke of his father's bravery in using "music as a weapon" at an immersive exhibition which recently opened at the Paris Philharmonic.

"Instead of picking up a gun, music was the only tool he had. It was a weapon to use against authority, against colonisation and corrupt African governments," said Femi Kuti, 60, himself a hugely successful musician.