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Just Like That
"Just Like That" is a 1986 Afrobeat song by Fela Kuti and his band, Egypt 80 . Often described as a "shock and awe" tra...
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I cannot but be proud that my roots are in Nigeria, a country of about 150 million people. Of course in modern times there are those aspects...
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From a handwritten diary. Click here for a photo of a page of the handwritten manuscript . I attempted to obtain copyright permission, but ...
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The common belief among Africans is that this is primarily a story of seduction by Europeans and/or Americans, in which the Africans acquie...
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Anengiyefa,
A thought-provoking way to enter the new year. Just listening to the pure raw energy of the master towards the end...gut wrenching.
"...animals [leadership] wearing Agbada..."
"Basket mouth want start again..."
My hope and prayer is that folks will begin to seriously heed his words of wisdom. It seems to me that they now talk more about what he preached back then...stuff has come to pass.
Wishing you the best in 2011!
Mama Shujaa.
Greetings Mama Shujaa
Wishing you a very Happy New Year. Yes the satire in Fela's words is extremely sharp and is relevant even today, perhaps even more so..
Thank you so much..
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