Fela: From West Africa to West Broadway by Trevor Schoonmaker

Fela: From West Africa to West Broadway

Trevor Schoonmaker

224 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction biography music challenging reflective medium-paced
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Combine elements of Bob Marley, Malcolm X and Patrice Lumumba you get a sense of the power of the world's wildest rockstar. Fela created Afrobeat, an infectious mix of American funk and jazz with traditional Yoruba and highlife music, and used it ...

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