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FEEDThe Strange Love Affair Between America and the Afrobeat Superstar
- 9:58 PM — Nov 25 —
- Source: The Root
It's been a long, slow dance between the United States and Fela Anikulapo Kuti, one that started 40 years ago when the Nigerian musician first toured America and is finally picking up tempo today, with the Broadway show Fela! opening to raves this week and a movie biopic reportedly in the works. Read More
as B'way musical 'Fela!' set to open, guide to Afrobeat legend
- 8:43 AM — Nov 22 —
- Source: New York City News - New York NY
At school, Fela formed the band Koola Lobitos, with whom he developed an early version of the style that would forge an entire genre: Afrobeat. 4. Read More
11-10-09 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE
- 3:21 AM — Nov 10 —
- Source: EURweb.com
Comedian's lawyer says he was staying with a friend who turned around and accused him of trespassing. Read More
Modiba: FELA! Pumps New Life Into the Legacy of Fela Anikulapo Kuti
- 6:12 PM — Nov 06 —
- Source: The Huffington Post
This is HuffPost World's regular feature that highlights interesting musicians and musical trends around the world. Read More
Park life -- and 3,000 guitars
- 3:10 PM — Oct 22 —
- Source: San Francisco Bay Guardian - San Francisco CA
MUSIC Golden Gate Park has once again become a nexus for huge music concerts. Read More
10-21-09 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE
- 3:06 AM — Oct 21 —
- Source: EURweb.com
Talk show host makes good on promise to deal with former VP candidate after election. Read More
Music: Newswire:Funeral Friday
- 6:57 PM — Oct 16 —
- Source: The A.V. Club
Congratulations on making it to the end of another week! Read More
Less history, more hip-hop
- 7:56 AM — Oct 16 —
- Source: New York Post - New York NY
It was a shock seeing Roger Guenveur Smith at the start of "Frederick Douglass Now." Read More
Marxist on the Mic: The Sweet Sound of Soul-cialism
- 12:45 AM — Oct 06 —
- Source: The Herald-Sun - Durham NC
Since the early part of the 20th century the best way to diss a politician was to call him a "Socialist." Read More
Music theory's mad scientist staging new experiments
- 12:02 AM — Sep 30 —
- Source: China Daily
"I'm interested in, and can play, any instrument with strings. But conventional music - I mean songs with lyrics over melodies - doesn't want anything to do with me," he says, smiling. Read More
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