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Zombie

Fela Kuti

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Thoe I might be Mexican I feel my African Soul come out when I hear Zombie, or Mr. Follow Follow.
Fela Kuti is the best, and it makes people dance and be happy.

You want a protest song?

"Zombie," a scathing indictment of the Nigerian military, resulted in 1,000 soldiers raiding his compound, burning it to the ground, beating him nearly to death, and fatally injuring his mother by throwing her out of a window.

His response? A song called "Coffin for Head of State," and delivering his mother's coffin to the headquarters of the military leader who ordered the attack.

THAT is a protest song, and a protest singer.

Fela made some amazing music--some of the best is on this album--but he should be forever remembered as a courageous artist who believed music could change things, and lived that principle to its fullest.

Biography

Born: October 15, 1938 in Abeokuta, Nigeria

Genre: World

Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s

It's almost impossible to overstate the impact and importance of Fela Anikulapo (Ransome) Kuti (or just Fela as he's more commonly known) to the global musical village: producer, arranger, musician, political radical, outlaw. He was all that, as well as showman par excellence, inventor of Afro-beat, an unredeemable sexist, and a moody megalomaniac. His death on August 3, 1997 of complications from AIDS deeply affected musicians and fans internationally, as a musical and sociopolitical voice on a...
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