Published: Dec. 03, 2011
Words: 11,671 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781466197923

Short description

"Finding Fela" is my personal memoir of a journey to Lagos, Nigeria, to film the legendary African musician Fela Kuti. As a white man from Chicago, I experienced extreme culture shock and even got arrested and jailed. Eventually, I lived near Fela's commune, talked with him, and saw him perform at his Lagos club, The Shrine. Now deceased, Fela was the focus of a recent Broadway musical Fela!

Extended description

"Finding Fela" is my personal memoir of a journey to Lagos, Nigeria, to film the legendary African musician and political firebrand Fela Kuti, the "Black President." In 1983, Fela was Africa’s best-known performer: he mixed radical politics and pop music as they have rarely been mixed before. As a white man from Chicago, I experienced extreme culture shock and even got arrested and jailed. Eventually, I lived near Fela's commune, talked with him several times, became friends with many of his followers, and saw him perform at his Lagos club, The Shrine. Now deceased, Fela was the focus of a recent Broadway musical Fela!

Tags

memoir, music, nigeria, lagos, african politics, africa travel, fela, nigerian musicians, dinello, african music, afrobeat

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Videos

Army Arrangement
In this music video, Afrobeat rebel Fela Kuti performs "Army Arrangement" in London and Lagos (at The Shrine in Okeja). His performance is beautifully intercut with images of Lagos, including military occupation and police beating. It ends with news of Fela's arrest in 1984.

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Review by: Dana Dinello on Dec. 28, 2011 :
Great Read...very entertaining!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

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