Fela
Subtitle: Kalakuta notes
By: John Collins ; foreword by Banning Eyre ; discography by Ronnie Graham
Edition: Second edition.
Series: Music:interview; Music:interview
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780819575395
Subjects: Musicians; Afrobeat; Biography; History and criticism
Notes: "For this second edition, Collins has expanded the original introduction. And ... [added] a new concluding chapter"--Back cover.

"Chronology": pages 259-268.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-283), discography (pages 285-302), and index.
Table of contents: title: Early days. The birth of Afrobeat ; Joe Mensah remembers ; Fela in Ghana ; Stan Flange remembers; title: Confrontation. The Kalakuta is born ; "J. B." talks about Fela ; The Kalakuta republic ; The Black president ; Amsterdam and after; title: Retrospect. Mac Tontoh on Fela ; Frank talk about Fela ; Obiba plays it again ; Smart Binete sorts it out ; Anku checks out the beat ; Nana Danso orchestrates ; Some early Afro-fusion pioneers ; Interview with Fela ; Afterthoughts and updates ; Felabrations at home and abroad; title: Appendix A. "Shuffering and shmiling" score.