num_pages: 288
description: 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.
language: English
title: Afrobeat: Fela and the Imagined Continent
titlecomplete: Afrobeat: Fela and the Imagined Continent
genres: Music
ratings_count: 6
publisher: Africa World Pr