AFRICA IN HISTORY

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• MANU DIBANGO: 1960’s stepping into big time

  15 November 2011, by Mabinuori Idowu (aka ID)

  The ‘60’s on the African continent and the Diaspora Africa were years of hope for the fulfilment of the aspiration of a people subjected to more than five hundred years of slavery and colonialism. In the forefront of the struggle, were nationalist movements out to fern away years of ember with promises of a future full of light. However, only a few of the African leaders of this epoch realised the power of “music as a weapon” as Fela Anikulapo-Kuti did a decade after. Patrice Lumunba, the (...)

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• FELA SPEAKS : PART 3

  20 May 2011, by Mabinuori Idowu (aka ID)

  Yabbis the Pidgin-English word coined from the verb “to yap at” is the center-piece of the third part of our Fela Speaks. To those who had the opportunity to participate in the Yabbis sessions in the Africa Shrine, here is a little gift to quench your nostalgia and to those of you out there who are just discovering ‘The Chief Priest’ here is an introduction into the multi- faceted personality of the one called Black President. You will discover how Fela used jokes and charm to get his message (...)

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• AFROBEAT PILGRIMAGE VACATION IN LAGOS NIGERIA

  15 March 2011, by Mabinuori Idowu (aka ID)

  BLACK ART PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS: AFROBEAT PILGRIMAGE PACKAGE: HOTEL + AIR & GROUND TRANSPORT + CONCERTS + DEBATE = 1000 € OR 1,350 USD CHARTER FLIGHT: NEW YORK - PARIS - LONDON - LAGOS (ROUND TRIP). DEPART - OCTOBER 9, 2011. RETURN - OCTOBER 17, 2011. DEBATE: MESSAGE TO AFRICAN YOUTHS. GUEST SPEAKER: PROFESSOR THEOPHILE OBENGA (Egyptologist, Linguist, Historian, Philosopher). ARTISTS: FEMI KUTI, SEUN KUTI, TIKEN JAH FAKOLY + GUESTS VISA: All visa fees at the charge of passenger, letter (...)

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• FELA SPEAKS : PART 2

  10 March 2011, by Mabinuori Idowu (aka ID)

  FELA SPEAKS: PART 2 This second part of our three part video streaming series, dedicated to the unsung heroes of our struggle in Kalakuta Republic - all those young men and women who alongside Fela were consistently brutalized and arbitrarily jailed by the Nigerian police and army, is consecrated on political movement and social movement in Nigeria the phenomenon Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Prior to the release of the first part of Fela Speaks, some opinion out there question the right of (...)

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• FELA SPEAKS

  14 January 2011, by Mabinuori Idowu (aka ID)

  The year 2010 saw the extraordinary explosion of the brand name FELA with the re-issue of his life’s work and the media success of the musical from Broadway to a London theatre. With all the euphoria around FELA, one major aspect missing is the emphasis on the man and what he stood for. From reports, Bill T. Jones did a great job with the musical from an aesthetic point of view however his representation of the man has nothing to do with Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. Fela (in the musical) is (...)

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