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2022 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

6. Music and Political Protests in Africa: Analysis of Selected Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s Songs in Nigeria

Authors : Kingsley Chukwuemeka Izuogu, Onyekwere Okpara, Dennis Ugochukwu Omeonu

Published in: Indigenous African Popular Music, Volume 2

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Music is the life of a living spirit working within those who dance and sing. Using the medium of music, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti distinguished himself as a die-hard critic of successive governments in Nigeria. His well-coordinated protest songs, disseminated to the public through the medium of his legendary “Afrobeat” music, continue to earn him a place of reverence within the political firmament of Nigeria and beyond, even long after his death. This chapter traces protest messages contained in the selected songs of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, to demonstrate their contributions to the socio-political lives of Nigerians and indeed Africans. The chapter is anchored on the theory of framing while relying on the textual review approach to research. It purposively selects “Sorrow, Tears and Blood” and “Authority Stealing” for analysis. The chapter concludes, among other things, that the selected protest songs ultimately awakened the people’s consciousness to repressive governments and the menace of treasury looting by those in positions of authority.

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Metadata
Title
Music and Political Protests in Africa: Analysis of Selected Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s Songs in Nigeria
Authors
Kingsley Chukwuemeka Izuogu
Onyekwere Okpara
Dennis Ugochukwu Omeonu
Copyright Year
2022
Book
Indigenous African Popular Music, Volume 2

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-98704-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-98705-3

Copyright Year: 2022

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98705-3_6