Fela Kuti: Musician and Activist who caused "Trouble" in Nigeria

Afrobeats

Year2022

Duration25m

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On 30 September 1979, one Fela Kuti and sixty of his supporters, including members of his family, took a symbolic coffin to Nigerian head of state General Obasanjo’s headquarters at Dodan Army Barracks. This was because Fela held General Obasanjo, due to step down as Nigerian president the next day, responsible for his mother’s death, who had died a year earlier. *************************************************************************** Sources: STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF AFROBEAT MUSIC OF FELA ANIKULAPO KUTI Albert Oikelome PhD. University Of Lagos, Akoka Yaba, 2010. Oluwafunminiyi Raheem, (2017, January). Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's "Beasts of No Nation": A Historical Discourse https://www.theringer.com/music/2021/5/4/22417938/fela-kuti-rock-hall-of-fame-vote-legacy https://qz.com/africa/1277676/the-music-of-fela-kuti-teaching-african-law-and-the-fight-against-international-corruption/ https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2018/7/15/how-fela-kuti-came-to-be-celebrated-by-those-he-sang-against https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/fela-kuti_chronicle-ofa-life-foretold https://felakuti.com/us/story Snethen, J. (2009, August 11). Fela Kuti (1938-1997). BlackPast.org. https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/kuti-fela-1938-1997/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/08/17/itt-allegedly-spent-millions-to-obtain-contracts-in-nigeria/e44ffce6-2b75-4fd8-bd7a-c1005cb15713/ ************************************************************************** Music: Kumasi Groove by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.htmlisrc=USUAN1100183 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Cambodian Odyssey by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.htmlisrc=USUAN1100585 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Drums of the Deep by Kevin MacLeod