Fela
From West Africa to West Broadway
Published on 4. July 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
214 pages
978-1-4039-6210-2 (ISBN)
Description
Fela was the pioneer of Afrobeat, an infectious mix of American funk and jazz with traditional Yoruba and Highlife music. He used it to rail against the corrupt, hypocritical Nigerian government. Repeatedly targeted by police and military for his rebellious, counter-culture lifestyle, he created a political party and seceded from the Nigerian state, renaming his commune the independent Kalakuta Republic'. Cultural icon of the pan-African world, Fela captivated enormous crowds and was mourned by millions after his death from AIDS in 1997.'
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Language
English
Place of publication
Gordonsville
United States
Publishing group
Palgrave USA
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
402 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-6210-2 (9781403962102)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Edited By Trevor Schoonmaker
Content
Introduction--Trevor Schoonmaker * The Father, the Sons, and the Holy Ghost--Knox Robinson * Fela: African who Sang and Saw Tomorrow--Mabinuori Kayode Idowu, aka ID * Power Music, Electric Revival: Fela Kuti and the Influence of His AfroBeat on Hip Hop and Dance Music--Joseph Patel * Resurrection Shuffle--Vivien Goldman * Femi Interview--with Jérome Sandlarz, translated by Julia Bloch * Producing Fela's Album Jackets--Ghariokwu Lemi * Fela and the Black President Film: A Diary--John Collins * Dis Fela Sef!--Fela in Lagos--dele jegede * Thinking Africa: Afrobeat Aesthetic and the Dancing Queens--Vivien Goldman * Fela, Women, Wives--LaRay Denzer * School Days in Lagos--Fela, Lady, and "Acada" Girls--Nkiru Nzegwu * FELA INTERVIEW-with Barney Hoskyns * On Whose Side Are the Orisa (gods)?--Sola Olorunyomi * Roforofo Fight: Fela's Resistance of Domination--Yomi Durotoye