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Fela : Kalakuta notes / John Collins ; foreword by Banning Eyre ; discography by Ronnie Graham.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Collins, John, 1944- author.
- Series:
- Music:interview.
- Music:Interview
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fela, 1938-1997.
- Fela.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (345 p.)
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Middletown, Connecticut : Wesleyan University Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An intimate portrait of the Afrobeat legend
- Contents:
- Cover; FELA; Title; Copyright ; Dedication; CONTENTS; Foreword; Introduction; PART ONE Early Days ; 1. The Birth of Afrobeat; 2. Joe Mensah Remembers; 3. Fela in Ghana; 4. Stan Plange Remembers; PART TWO Confrontation ; 5. The Kalakuta Is Born; 6. "J. B." Talks about Fela; 7. The Kalakuta Republic; 8. The Black President; 9. Amsterdam and After; PART THREE Retrospect ; 10. 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. Some Early Afro-Fusion Pioneers; 17. Interview with Fela
- 18. Afterthoughts and Updates19. Felabrations at Home and Abroad; Chronology; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Discography; Appendix A: "Shuffering and Shmiling" Score; Index; ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780819575401
- 0819575402
- OCLC:
- 907774892
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