New Fela Kuti Book

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I thought somebody might be interested in this:http://www.kit.nl/smartsite.shtml?ch=FAB&id=PUBLISHERS_CATALOGUE&ItemID=2596Fela Kuti was the outstanding African musician of the 20th century and Afrobeat is his lasting legacy. This book, lavishly illustrated with studies by two of the leading photographers of African culture and evocative snapshots by the author, adds a unique insight to the growing body of literature on Fela and provides a guide to the music that rocked a continent.John Collins stayed and played with Fela during the golden days of the 1970s and this is his account of that dramatic period. No-one else could have written this book and no-one is better equipped to place these astonishing events in perspective.AuthorsDr John Collins has been actively involved in the Ghanaian and West African music scene since 1969, as a musician, band leader, recording producer and engineer, music union executive, writer and music journalist. He has published numerous articles on West African music and over the past 30 years has influenced and inspired countless others. His previous books include African Pop Roots (1985), and Highlife Time (1996). A discography is by Ronnie Graham and photographs by Jak Kilby, Rico d'Rozario and Thierry Secretan.ContentPart 1 Early Days1. The birth of Afrobeat2 Joe Mensah remembers 3 Fela in Ghana4 Stan Plange remembers Part 2 Confrontation5 Kalakuta is born6 ???JB??? talks about Fela 7 The Kalakuta Republic 8 The Black President9 Amsterdam and after Part 3 Retrospect10 Mac Tontoh on Fela 11 Frank talk about Fela 12 Obiba plays it again 13 Smart Binete sorts it out 14 Anku checks out the beat 15 Nana Danso orchestrates 16 Fela: the full works17 Interview with Fela 18 Afterthougts, updates and ???Felabrations??? Key points- abundantly illustrated book- John Collins is a phenomena himself in music land, and a well known expert on African pop music- First book on Fela Kuti and Afrobeat based on information from the insideISBN 9789068327489 | Paperback | 160 p. | 2009 | ??? 24.50 | English

DrWu

I do not recommend the biography done by that Prof from Temple. Dry as F*ck.