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Sorrow tears and blood / Stephanie Shonekan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shonekan, Stephanie, author.
- Series:
- 33 1/3 Africa
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fela, 1938-1997. Sorrow tears and blood.
- Fela.
- Popular music--Nigeria--History and criticism.
- Popular music.
- Popular music--Political aspects--Nigeria.
- Afrobeat--Nigeria--History and criticism.
- Afrobeat.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (128 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's Sorrow tears and blood
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2025.
- Summary:
- "Sorrow Tears and Blood offers a glimpse into the complicated social, cultural, and political phenomenon that is Nigeria. The text explores the album in the context of a wider look at how colonialism and its aftermath impacted the social, political, and economic environment in Nigeria, and how Western imperialism continues to affect Nigerian identity and life. Reflecting on the Nigerian presidential elections of February 2023, and on the tense political climate before and after the elections, this album offers a rich sonic and lyrical landscape in which to interrogate the potency of Fela's message for future generations"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Basketmouth : Evolution of an Artist Activist
- Naija : Evolution of a Nation
- "Sorrow Tears and Blood" : Oppressors and Oppressed
- "Colonial Mentality" : Post Colonial Psyche
- Onward and Outward.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798765113127
- OCLC:
- 1474250303
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