AFROBEAT! : Fela and the Imagined Continent - Softcover

Sola Olorunyomi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1592210724 ISBN 13: 9781592210725

Publisher: AFRICA WORLD PRESS, 2003

Synopsis

In the seventies, as signs of decay began to show in the capitalist experiment of the newly independent African countries, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti tore his way into popular culture with his signature blend of ethno-traditional music and jazz, drawing lyrics from the flipside of neo-colonial society and his own experience in London and America in the sixties. Afrobeat was born. A dynamic mode of expression in the social history of post-independent West Africa, Afrobeat comprises the lives, loves and politics of a people born to resist.

About this title

Product Description:

Afrobeat! In the seventies, as signs of decay began to show in the capitalist experiment of the newly independent African countries, a "bard of the misrule" emerged on the streets of Lagos. Often shirtless and armed with his trademark saxophone, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti tore his way into popular culture with Afrobeat music. Blending ethno-traditional forms with the reigning highlife and jazz rhythms. Afrobeat drew lyrics from the flip side of neo-colonial society and Fela's London and American experience in the sixties.

About the Author:

Sola Olorunyomi teaches Cultural Studies and African/Africa-Diaspora Literature in the Department of English, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

About this edition

• Publisher: AFRICA WORLD PRESS
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1592210724
• ISBN 13: 9781592210725
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 260