Introduction-The Colonial Mentality

Thinking African in America

If Fela Kuti’s time in London at Trinity college was the experience that first opened his eyes, then his first…

Upside Down- To be an African Abroad

Up until this point, we have been looking at the colonial system, as well as, the colonial…

Revolutionary Icon

“I came home with the intent to change the whole system. . . . I didn’t know they were going to give me such opposition…

Conclusion

The colonial system and its remnants in post-colonial West Africa were something that Fela constantly spoke out against. However, as a…

The Ikoyi Man

Citations

1. Stewart, Alexander. “Make it Funky: Fela Kuti, James Brown and the Invention of Afrobeat.” American Studies 52.4 (2013): 99,118,260. ProQuest. Web. 4 May 2019.

2. Vakunta, Peter Wuteh, PhD. “Fela’s Rebel Afrobeat: A Pedagogical Perspective.” Journal of the African Literature…