Fela And Me
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Fela And Me
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Author : Sandra Izsadore
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Fela And Me written by Sandra Izsadore and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Afrobeat categories.
Fela Phenomenon And Legacy
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Author : Mabinuori Kayode Idowu Aka Id
language : en
Publisher: Black Art Productions
Release Date : 2013-04
Fela Phenomenon And Legacy written by Mabinuori Kayode Idowu Aka Id and has been published by Black Art Productions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04 with categories.
Some opinion out there question the right of people like me to question the kind of image being touted of Fela when I am not a member of the KUTI family, however Fela's answer in 1983 after my departure from his organization to the question: "apart from your immediate family who is the person you hold in very high esteem?" And his answer: "Ohh! There are some young boys - heavy young boys! One is called ID! One is called Duro! One is called Femi-photo! These three young boys they've been with me for a long time. When they burnt my house many people left me you know! Because I didn't have bread (money), till now I still don't have enough bread! Many people left me, but these boys stayed - going on and everything! I dig them so much. And you know they read a lot of books, history books, and African political books! Economic books! African things - they are very vast in knowledge, I dig them you know! I trust them completely. For now! I trust them completely!" (FELA SPEAKS: www.radioshrine.com) From this answer, I hope people can understand where people like us are coming from. Without no pretence and no apologies, I hereby present to my readers the essence of Fela's message and struggle from a deep and authentic experience and knowledge of the man. This is a far cry from the brand name FELA, where he was portrayed as an indecisive man running to his mother for assurance and inspiration and championing polygamy. Included in this volume, a comprehensive discography of Fela, with a summary of all the songs and what message they carry. Happy Reading and Please Pass the Message! Mabinuori Kayode IDOWU (aka ID).
Fela
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Author : Michael Veal
language : en
Publisher: Temple University Press
Release Date : 2000-05-17
Fela written by Michael Veal and has been published by Temple University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-05-17 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Musician, political critic, and hedonist, international superstar Fela Anikulapo-Kuti created a sensation throughout his career. In his own country of Nigeria he was simultaneously adulated and loathed, often by the same people at the same time. His outspoken political views and advocacy of marijuana smoking and sexual promiscuity offended many, even as his musical brilliance enthralled them. In his creation of afrobeat, he melded African traditions with African American and Afro-Caribbean influences to revolutionize world music. Although harassed, beaten, and jailed by Nigerian authorities, he continued his outspoken and derisive criticism of political corruption at home and economic exploitation from abroad. A volatile mixture of personal characteristics -- charisma, musical talent, maverick lifestyle, populist ideology, and persistence in the face of persecution -- made him a legend throughout Africa and the world. Celebrated during the 1970s as a musical innovator and spokesman for the continent's oppressed masses, he enjoyed worldwide celebrity during the 1980s and was recognized in the 1990s as a major pioneer and elder statesman of African music. By the time of his death in 1997 from AIDS-related complications, Fela had become something of a Nigerian institution. In Africa, the idea of transnational alliance, once thought to be outmoded, has gained new currency. In African America, during a period of increasing social conservatism and ethnic polarization, Africa has re-emerged as a symbol of cultural affirmation. At such an historical moment, Fela's music offers a perspective on race, class, and nation on both sides of the Atlantic. As Professor Veal demonstrates, over three decades Fela synthesized a unique musical language while also clearing -- if only temporarily -- a space for popular political dissent and a type of counter-cultural expression rarely seen in West Africa. In the midst of political turmoil in Africa, as well as renewal of pro-African cultural nationalism throughout the diaspora, Fela's political music functions as a post-colonial art form that uses cross-cultural exchange to voice a unique and powerful African essentialism.
Fela
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Author : John Collins
language : en
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Release Date : 2012-05-01
Fela written by John Collins and has been published by Wesleyan University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
“A vibrant and multifaceted portrait of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti . . . and his role as a giant of modern African music.” —Michael E. Veal, author of Dub Fela: Kalakuta Notes is an evocative account of Fela Kuti—the Afrobeat superstar who took African music into the arena of direct action. With his antiestablishment songs, he dedicated himself to Pan-Africanism and the down-trodden Nigerian masses, or “sufferheads.” In the 1970s, the British/Ghanaian musician and author John Collins met and worked with Fela in Ghana and Nigeria. Kalakuta Notes includes a diary that Collins kept in 1977 when he acted in Fela’s autobiographical film, Black President. The book offers revealing interviews with Fela by the author, as well as with band members, friends, and colleagues. For this second edition, Collins has expanded the original introduction by providing needed context for popular music in Africa in the 1960s and the influences on the artist’s music and politics. In a new concluding chapter, Collins reflects on the legacy of Fela: the spread of Afrobeat, Fela’s musical children, Fela’s Shrine and Kalakuta House, and the annual Felabration. As the dust settles over Fela’s fiery, creative, and controversial career, his Afrobeat groove and political message live on in Kalakuta Notes. A new foreword by Banning Eyre, an up-to-date discography by Ronnie Graham, a timeline, historical photographs, and snapshots by the author are also featured. “As multilayered and significant a document as the singer’s musical contributions. It is a crucial testament about one of the world’s most outspoken and radical artists, and gives deep insight into his life, music and struggles against oppression and mediocrity.” —Journal of World Popular Music
Tupac Amaru Shakur Fela Anikulapo Kuti Revolutionaries Or Martyrs
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Author : Wale Sasamura Owoeye
language : en
Publisher: Pipit Inc.
Release Date : 2020-02-20
Tupac Amaru Shakur Fela Anikulapo Kuti Revolutionaries Or Martyrs written by Wale Sasamura Owoeye and has been published by Pipit Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
TUPAC AMARU SHAKUR & FELA ANIKULAPO KUTI – REVOLUTIONARIES OR MARTYRS is a monograph of honour raised in the memory of late Muhiyideen D’Baha Moye of Black Lives Matter movement. The book compares and contrast the two legendary figures of blackism, Tupac and Fela, drawing inferences and interconnections about the activism of the two artists whose life and art epitomized the struggle of the black race for true freedom. The book is written by the foremost Neo-Negritudian, Wale Sasamura Owoeye, author of Sixty-Six Songs
Arrest The Music
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Author : Tejumola Olaniyan
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2004-10-29
Arrest The Music written by Tejumola Olaniyan and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-10-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A bold and energetic close-up on one of Africa's most popular and controversial stars.
Humanism In The Music Of Fela And The Dehumanization Of The Nigerian Proletariat Class
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Author : Philip Edema
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2023-09-21
Humanism In The Music Of Fela And The Dehumanization Of The Nigerian Proletariat Class written by Philip Edema and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-21 with Social Science categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2023 in the subject African Studies - African diaspora, , course: African Political Philosophy, language: English, abstract: It is an indisputable fact that the myriad of problems in Nigeria today in the areas of politics, religion, security and economy are a reflection of dearth of good governance. There have been conceited efforts by pundits on means that could bring about a viable polity yet to no avail. The liberals have called for restructuring, while the radicals believe it is outright dissolution of the Union that can ameliorate the pauperisation, exploitation and crass dehumanisation of the citizenry. However, these suggestions have not addressed the trajectory of the problem, thereby, making them limited in addressing the issues. This paper, therefore, examines the contributions of the famous Nigerian Afrobeat music maestro, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, especially as it concerns the dehumanisation of the proletariat class by the elites in Nigeria. The song, "Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense" among others in Fela’s musical repertoire, was purposefully selected to interrogate the problematic. More so, the research adopted the hermeneutic, analytic, critical and reconstructive methods of philosophy in achieving its aim. While the method of hermeneutics helped in decoding and applying the deeply embedded messages in Fela’s music, the analytic method aided in clarifying concepts like humanism, governance, exploitation, dehumanisation, and oppression. The critical method was employed to examine hitherto attempts on same issue and finally the method of reconstruction helped to situate Fela’s relevance and efforts in addressing the issue of dearth of good governance in Nigeria. The work concluded that it is only when the political leadership responds to Fela’s call for class deconstruction would Nigeria witness the kind of governance that would transform the quality of lives of the citizenry.
I Be Wulf
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Author : James Albert Harrison
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
I Be Wulf written by James Albert Harrison and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with English literature categories.
Judge Don Beg Me
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Author : Richard Akinnola
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Judge Don Beg Me written by Richard Akinnola and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with categories.
A Study Of The Music And Social Criticism Of African Musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti
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Author : Niyi Coker
language : en
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Release Date : 2004
A Study Of The Music And Social Criticism Of African Musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti written by Niyi Coker and has been published by Edwin Mellen Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This work is an analysis of the music and politics of Fela Anikulapo-kuti. It traces Fela's development through several stages of political consciousness, awareness and artistic maturity, his evolution from Fela Ransome-Kuti to Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, and from Koola Lobito's to Nigeria 70 to Africa 70 and ultimately Egypt 80. He had spent a lifetime producing music that spoke to the existence of the masses in Africa. He had also spent a tremendous amount of time in court, in prison, in jail and receiving beatings from the army and police. Through it all, he remained true to his vision and his music.