Format:
vii, 290 Seiten
ISBN:
9781501374715
,
9781501374753
Content:
"Reappraises the life, musical dynamics, and philosophy of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti, and positions his music within the context of Africa's search for freedom"--
Note:
Introduction. Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and Fela Studies ; Fela in Perspectives -- Part A. History and Culture. Natal Tales : Fela and His Family ; The Performative Rhythm : From Highlife to Afrobeat ; The "Woman Question" : Fela and His Wives -- Part B. Fela, Art and Politics. Fela and the Postcolonial Political Economy of Nigeria ; The Politics of Fela's Music ; Fela's Use of Language ; Postcoloniality and Art in Fela and His Afrobeat -- Part C. Fela and Felasophy. Cultural Imperatives in Fela's Music ; Fela's Thoughts on African Indigenous Knowledge Systems ; Fela and Pan-Africanism ; Blackism : Fela's Political Philosophy ; Freedom and Excesses : Fela and His Social Eccentricities -- Part D. Fela in the Future. Post-Fela : Afrobeats as Memorialization ; Fela as a Legacy
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-1-5013-7472-2
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe, PDF ISBN 9781501374739
Language:
English
Subjects:
Musicology
Keywords:
Fela 1938-1997
;
Afrobeat
Author information:
Falola, Toyin 1953-
