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Fela the life & times of an African musical icon
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Contents
| 1 | |
| 21 | |
Gentleman 19581970 | 39 |
African Message 19701974 | 77 |
The Black President 19741979 | 121 |
A Serious Cultural Episode 19791992 | 167 |
Fear Not for Man 19851997 | 221 |
Conclusion Look and Laugh | 241 |
Koola Lobitos Nigeria 70 Afrika 70 and Egypt 80 Personnel | 261 |
Notes | 263 |
| 283 | |
Discography | 295 |
| 301 | |
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Abeokuta Abiola African music African-American Afrika 70 Afrika Shrine afrobeat Alhaji American Anikulapo-Kuti artists audience Babangida band black power career chorus Collins colonial concert corruption country's critical cultural Daily dance Decca despite drum Ebenezer Obey economic Egypt 80 elite ensemble ethnic European Fela Anikulapo-Kuti Fela quoted Fela Ransome-Kuti Fela's Fela's music Femi FESTAC festival funk Funmilayo Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti Gbolagunte Ghana guitar highlife horn ideology Idowu Ikeja indigenous influence instrumental James Brown jazz juju Kalakuta Koola Lobitos Kuti Lagos late later leaders marijuana military musicians naira Nigeria Nigeria 70 Nkrumah Obasanjo organization Pan-African performance play police political popular music postcolonial President Ransome-Kuti family recording reflected released rhythm role saxophone shit singer singing social soldiers solo songs soul soul music Soyinka stage style stylistic Sunny Ade theme throughout tion Tony Allen tour traditional Yoruba urban vocal West African Western women Yoruba
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| Title | FELA: The Life & Times of an African Musical Icon |
| Author | Michael E. Veal |
| Publisher | Temple University Press |
| ISBN | 1439907684, 9781439907689 |
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