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Introduction-The Colonial Mentality

Introduction-The Colonial Mentality

In 1977 approximately seventeen years after Nigeria had gained it’s independence of British colonialism, Nigerian musical phenom Fela Kuti…
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The Ikoyi Man

The Ikoyi Man

“With my music, I create change…I am using my music as a weapon”.
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Upside Down- To be an African Abroad

Upside Down- To be an African Abroad

Up until this point, we have been looking at the colonial system, as well as, the colonial mentality and the role in which it played in…
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Thinking African in America

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 trip to the United States…
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Revolutionary Icon

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 because of my new…
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Conclusion

Conclusion

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