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🇳🇬🇨🇦Artist | Designer | Author Afro history × pop art. 🏆Debut graphic novel Fela dropped: Oct 7th, 2025. 🔥 Order: www.felagraphicnovel.com
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Hi, my name is Jibola Fagbamiye and I’m a visual artist based in Toronto.
I was born and raised in Ibadan, Nigeria, but I’ve spent most of my life right here in Toronto.
I’ve been drawing and painting my whole life, and I recently finished my debut graphic novel: FELA: Music Is the Weapon, a magic-realism take on the life of Nigerian musical legend Fela Kuti. The book will be published this October by HarperCollins/Amistad.
Together with my co-writer Conor McCreery, we reimagined Fela as the larger than life cultural icon that he is, it’s a story full of music, politics, culture, Yoruba mythology, and adventure. If you loved Sinners and wanted more on African spirituality and history, this one’s for you.
The book is available now for pre-order(link in my bio).
And the first 200 pre-orders will receive a free digital comic. Pre-orders are important because they show bookstores that this is a story readers want, and they help us make sure this book gets the space it deserves.
Thank you for the support. I can’t wait for you to have a copy in your hands!
📸: @annakeenan_photography
28 Aug 2025
We're closing out Black Music Month with this announcement right here: FELA 🔥 Coming October 7!
In this bold and striking graphic novel, artist Jibola Fagbamiye and writer Conor McCreery team up to tell the remarkable origin story of one of Nigeria’s most famous sons, the King of Afrobeat, Fela Kuti, who rose to superstardom with his band Africa 70 in the 1970s, during a charged political period for his nation.
Preorder 🔗 in bio! #amistadbooks
28 Jun 2025
FELA ANIKULAPO KUTI COSPLAY 🎷
I got to cosplay one of my favourite artistes of all time, the legendary Nigerian musician and activist Fela Kuti. My crochet cosplay was inspired by the graphic novel Fela: Music is the weapon, which is a phenomenal book on Fela's life and the challenges he faced as an activist in Nigeria. I absolutely love the play on colours in the book so of course I had to include some of my favourite panels 🙂↕️
Crocheting a saxophone and cosplaying as a non-fictional character has been such an interesting experience and I'm so glad I was able to do it justice 🫶🏾
If you would like to read the graphic novel, you can purchase it on Amazon!!
The talented team:
Photographer: @jimmysjpeg
Hair: @merha.made.it
Makeup: Me using @glisten_cosmetics Spectra paint
Yarn: Gifted by @kingcoleltd 🌟 I used the Giza cotton 4ply in Antique Gold and a 2.5mm hook.
#crochetcosplay #fela #felakuti #graphicnovels #ad
07 Nov 2026
An artist risking everything to speak truth to power. Fela Kuti’s fight isn’t just history. It’s a mirror to our world today.
Huge love to @jibolastudios and @therealconor for bringing this to life. The Eisner and Ringo nominations are well earned.
Pick up this book.
#GraphicNovels #IndieComics #ComicCreators #NYCC
30 Oct 2026
Another year older. Still the Doggfather.
Celebrating Snoop’s birthday with this hand embellished print by Jibola Fagbamiye. An edition of just 5, with big personality, bold colour and a little extra swagger for your walls.
DM to inquire.
20 Oct 2026
Man! What a show last night at The Concert Hall in Toronto. @bigbirdkuti brought the house down! Also just an overall good human to hang out with.
After party Venue @xnonights
18 Oct 2026
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO FELA ANIKULAPO KUTI!! You can read a snippet of FELA: Music is the weapon graphic novel on FELA graphic novel.com and you can also purchase your own copy online (It’s such a phenomenal read I highly recommend it 🙂↕️)
LITERALLY SO HAPPY I GET TO COSPLAY THE GREATEST NIGERIAN ACTIVIST AND MUSICIAN OF ALL TIME!! Literally loved the novel so much I had to cosplay him and crocheting this saxophone was truly a labour of love like till today I’m not quite sure how I achieved it 🤣 but I’m very happy with it!
Hair: by the very talented @merha.made.it
Make up: Me!
Yarn: 150g of King Cole Giza Cotton 4ply 100% mercerised cotton Gifted by @kingcoleltd
Hook: 2.5mm
#crochetcosplay #felakuti #crochetsaxophone #crochetinspo #fela
15 Oct 2026
One year ago today, we launched Fela: Music Is the Weapon. And today also happens to be the 88th birthday of the King of Afrobeat himself, Fela Kuti! Yeah yeah! 🔥
What a year! From the award nominations to the friendships and incredible support, thank you to everyone who’s been part of this crazy ride.
I think what drives me most is the importance of telling stories from the African continent in all their beauty, complexity, and messiness. We need more of them!
So if you haven’t grabbed your copy yet, Link is in bio! 🙏🏿🔥✊🏿
Happy birthday, Fela. We moooove!!!🔥🔥🔥
#felalives
15 Oct 2026
2 hr Sketch in 30 seconds … ‼️🔥🔥#throwback
14 Oct 2026
ComicCon is like a box of chocolates… you never know who you gonna get. 😂 And today, we we got @joshjohnsoncomedy 🔥🔥
10 Oct 2026
Some rooms have history. This one has plenty of it.
@therealconor and I had the pleasure of speaking about Art as Resistance at the historic E.W. Miller Branch of the Jersey City Public Library @jclibrarynj
For nearly 50 years, this space has been a home for conversations about Black art, music, culture and liberation. Felt pretty special bringing Fela into that tradition.
Huge thanks to Reggie Blanding and the entire Jersey City Library team for making us feel so welcome. And to the community for showing up, engaging and keeping the conversation alive.
#felalives
09 Oct 2026
Good people of Toronto… do not miss 'As Loud As Freedom', a loving artistic tribute to the late Nigerian hero Fela Kuti @felakutiofficial – on view until this Sunday, October 4 at 918 Bathurst Street. Check out these snapshots from the exhibition's opening (please tap on images for identification).
"Fela Kuti's legacy takes centre stage in Toronto this September with 'As Loud As Freedom', a new exhibition exploring his influence through art.
The exhibit showcases the works of Lemi Ghariokwu @lemighariokwu -the Nigerian illustrator behind many of Fela's iconic album covers-as well as the work of Jibola Fagbamiye @jibolastudios, the illustrator behind the 2025 graphic novel 'Fela: Music Is the Weapon'.
Produced by Sample Chief @samplechief and curated by Abisola Oni @abisolaoni, the exhibition runs from September 18 to October 4, bringing together artists across generations to celebrate Fela's music, imagery and legacy."
Where: 918 Bathurst Centre for Culture, Arts, Media When: Thursday to Sunday, 12:00 to 5:00 PM.
Key-to-know: Independence Day Party on October 1st; the exhibition closes on October 4th
#FelaKuti #AsLoudAsFreedom #AfricanCanadianArt #OkayAfrica
01 Oct 2026
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