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Hace 1 día · Fela Anikulapo Kuti became a global sensation as a result of his strong criticism of Nigeria’s successive military governments. He released multiple records relentlessly critiquing and opposing the government. ... He vehemently criticized the hypocritical nature of religious figures on 1981’s Coffin for head of state. ...
7 de jul. de 2024 · Throughout his long career Fela defiantly criticised those in charge, notably a succession of military rulers, lampooning them in albums such as Coffin for Head of State. His music had the power to grab people from the inside and help them start to imagine another world.
23 de jul. de 2024 · Songs like “Zombie,” “Sorrow, Tears and Blood,” and “Coffin for Head of State” became anthems of resistance. Kalakuta Republic In 1970, Fela declared his compound, the Kalakuta Republic, independent from the Nigerian state.
24 de jul. de 2024 · Fela’s response to the attack was to deliver his mother’s coffin to the Dodan Barracks in Lagos, General Olusegun Obasanjo’s residence, and to write two songs, “Coffin for Head of State”...
Hace 1 día · The Oasis Reporters August 2, 2024 Fela Kuti - from the cover of his album ‘Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense’ Raimi Gbadamosi, University of Pretoria Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti would have been 86 this year. It is well within the realm of possibility that he would still be alive if not for the maltreatment meted out by the Nigerian state and the lack of
Hace 4 días · Kuti ließ aus Protest ihren Sarg vor den Präsidentenpalast von Olusegun Obasanjo bringen und veröffentlichte 1981 das Album Coffin for Head of State (etwa: „Sarg für Staatsoberhaupt“). Er selbst floh mit seiner Band nach Ghana .
Hace 1 día · Kuti returned to the song Coffin for the Head of State, a tribute to his father, Afropop King, Fela Kuti. The number’s repetition in riffs and words, built both excitement and expectation as it crescendoed and did not disappoint the audience. Kuti’s music, as it has been since he stepped into his father’s shoes in 1997 at the age of 14 ...
