Fela was an incredible pioneer. His rhythms and influence have been absorbed into so much of the music around today, and the musical world owes him a debt of gratitude. --Stevie Wonder

Product Description
Superstar, composer, singer, musician, mystic and political activist, Nigeria's Fela Kuti was a wildly flamboyant and controversial figure. Fela This Bitch of A Life digs deep to unearth many previously hidden aspects of this complex man who died of AIDS in 1997 after a tumultuous life of musical pioneering.

In the years since his death, Fela Kuti's reputation has continued to grow, spawning the Tony-award winning Fela! The Musical, now an international success.

Fela This Bitch of A Life is based on many hours of conversation with Kuti himself and gives an intimate insight to someone whose many public faces often hid the innermost feelings of the man.

Author: Carlos Moore
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Omnibus Press (1 Nov 2010)
Language: English


 

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