Fela Anikulapo-Kuti: Afrobeat, Rebellion, and Philosophy

by Adeshina Afolayan and Toyin Falola

Book Overview

Fela Anikulapo Kuti was the Afrobeat music maestro whose life and time provide the lens through which we can outline the postcolonial trajectory of the Nigerian state as well as the dynamics of most other African states. Through the Afrobeat music, Fela did not only challenge consecutive governments in Nigeria, but his rebellious Afrobeat lyrics facilitate a philosophical subtext that enriches the more intellectual Afrocentric discourses. Afrobeat...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501374753
• ISBN13: 9781501374753
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"