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Fela Anikulapo-Kuti
Afrobeat, Rebellion, and Philosophy
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This book is ideal for readers interested in Afrobeat music, African history, political philosophy, and cultural studies, as well as anyone seeking to understand the intersection of music, activism, and black identity.
"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"--
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.
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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 and the philosophy of blackism that Fela enunciated place him right beside Malcolm X, Kwame Nkrumah, Marcus Garvey, and all the others who champion a black and African mode of being in the world.
This book traces the emergence of Fela on the music scene, the cultural and political backgrounds that made Afrobeat possible, and the philosophical elements that not only contributed to the formation of Fela’s blackism, but what constitutes Fela’s philosophical sensibility too.
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Critics commend this work for its insightful yet accessible exploration of Fela's complex persona and revolutionary philosophy. Jahman Oladejo Anikulapo highlights its deep insight and relevance for both scholars and popular readers, while Sarah Politz praises the book for situating Fela among great thinkers and revolutionaries such as Fanon and Bob Marley. The authors offer a forward-looking study into Fela’s music, activism, and philosophy.
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ISBN: 9781501374753
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 24 August 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Audience: Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 147.0mm
Height: 224.0mm
Weight: 443g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Adeshina Afolayan is a senior lecturer of philosophy at University of Ibadan, Nigeria. His areas of specialization include African philosophy, political philosophy and cultural studies. He is the editor of Auteuring Nollywood (2014), author of Philosophy and National Development in Nigeria (2018), the coeditor of the Palgrave Handbook of African Philosophy (2017), and the coeditor of Pentecostalism and Politics in Africa (2018).
Toyin Falola is the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin, USA. He has several books to his credit, cutting across history, cultural studies, and African studies. Professor Falola holds 7 honorary doctorates, several prestigious lifetime career awards (including the Distinguished Africanist Award from the African Studies Association). A total of 9 Fetschriften have been written in his honour on the creation of the construction of the subaltern. He served as Vice President of UNESCO’s International Scientific Committee, Slave Route Project from 2011 – 2015 and currently on the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellows Programme and the International Committee of the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute at UNISA.
Also by Dr. Toyin Falola
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