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Becoming Fela Kuti
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:55:36
Publish Date: 2025-10-15 10:00:00
Description:

Sharing an episode of the new podcast Fela Kuti: Fear No Man.When the world is on fire…what can music actually…do? Host Jad Abumrad recounts the true tale of one of the great
political awakenings in music. Fela Kuti was a classically-trained Nigerian musician who
traveled to America, only to return to Nigeria and transform his sound into a battering ram
against the state. Doing so he created a new musical language of resistance called Afrobeat.
But when the mix of art and activism got too hot, the state pulled out its guns, and literally
opened fire.
In this episode, we hear how Fela’s music had the power to move hearts, change minds, and
heal the deepest wounds. Listen to more episodes of Fela Kuti: Fear No Man at
https://link.mgln.ai/disgraceland

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