ISBN:
9781501374715
,
9781501374753
Language:
English
Pages:
vii, 290 Seiten
Parallel Title:
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Keywords:
Fela
;
Afrobeat
;
Fela / 1938-1997 / Criticism and interpretation
;
Fela / 1938-1997 / Philosophy
;
Fela / 1938-1997 / Political and social views
;
Afrobeat / Social aspects / Nigeria
;
Afrobeat / Political aspects / Nigeria
;
Nigeria / Politics and government / 20th century
;
Afrobeat / Aspect social / Nigeria
;
Afrobeat / Aspect politique / Nigeria
;
Nigeria / Politique et gouvernement / 20e siècle
;
Fela / 1938-1997
;
Philosophy
;
Political and social views
;
Politics and government
;
Nigeria
;
1900-1999
;
Criticism, interpretation, etc
;
Fela 1938-1997
;
Afrobeat
Abstract:
"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"--
Description / Table of Contents:
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
