Made Kuti performs in Lagos in 2021.
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Of a record nine nominees, seven are from West Africa. The global rise of Afrobeats music owes its soul to Nigeria’s iconic star Fela Kuti.
Fela Kuti’s Mr Follow Follow is the b-side of his album, Zombie.
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Cultural icons like Achebe, Fela and Saro-Wiwa were among those who highlighted Nigeria’s failings.
From Fela Kuti’s album, ‘Beast of No Nation’.
Beast of No Nation LP.
Fela Kuti’s critically engaging lyrics, and his intense and methodical delivery, provide an important window to exposing students to critical understanding of the global system.
Keur Gui - Thiat, left, and Kilifeu, right.
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The international community has failed to recognise the new political visions being articulated by young musicians and activists across Africa.
Fela Kuti - from the cover of his album ‘Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense’
Nigerian superstar Fela Kuti used his music as an art form that provoked. This wasn’t only through politics, but also sex.