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Fela Anikulapo-Kuti : Afrobeat, rebellion, and philosophy
- Title
- Fela Anikulapo-Kuti : Afrobeat, rebellion, and philosophy / Adeshina Afolayan and Toyin Falola.
- Author
- Afolayan, Adeshina
- Publication
- New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.
- ©2022
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Falola, Toyin
- Description
- vii, 290 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "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"--
- Subject
- Fela, 1938-1997 > Criticism and interpretation
- Fela, 1938-1997 > Philosophy
- Fela, 1938-1997 > Political and social views
- Fela, 1938-1997
- 1900-1999
- Afrobeat > Social aspects > Nigeria
- Afrobeat > Political aspects > Nigeria
- Philosophy
- Political and social views
- Politics and government
- Nigeria > Politics and government > 20th century
- Nigeria
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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.
- Call Number
- Sc E 22-1143
- ISBN
- 9781501374715
- 1501374710
- 9781501374753
- 1501374753
- LCCN
- 2021040021
- OCLC
- 1264172751
- Author
- Afolayan, Adeshina, author.
- Title
- Fela Anikulapo-Kuti : Afrobeat, rebellion, and philosophy / Adeshina Afolayan and Toyin Falola.
- Publisher
- New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.
- Copyright Date
- ©2022
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Falola, Toyin, author.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 22-1143