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500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die!
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Political activist, outspoken radical, and inventor of Afro-beat, Fela Anikulapo ("he who carries death in his pouch") Kuti left behind him an incomparable legacy of music when he died in 1997. His struggles against the Nigerian state became the stuff of legend in his home country; his denunciations of world leaders such as Reagan and Thatcher gained him notoriety abroad. But his music remains as his supreme achievement over and above the details of his amazingly courageous life, even if many (most) of his lyrics are angry condemnations of politicians. His vast output of recordings can hardly be distilled onto tw
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Manufacturer: Mca
Release date: 1 February 2000
Number of discs: 2
EAN: 0731454319720 UPC: 731454319720
Release date: 1 February 2000
Number of discs: 2
EAN: 0731454319720 UPC: 731454319720
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500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die! (500 music items)"World-music giant Kuti created Afrobeat — incantatory, polyrhythmic music that underscored James Brown’s links to Mother Africa — to wage his struggle against Nigeria’s military government. This focuses on his ’70s peak. Standout track: “Coffin for Head of State, Pt. 2”"
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