Fela waged his struggles mainly through music. Music, he repeatedly warned, is not primarily for money-making, or even entrainment – important as they are. But that it is a weapon for promoting emancipatory struggles and advancing the spiritual development of humanity. No wonder, Neil Spencer eulogised Fela in the London Guardian newspapers of 30 October, 2010, as a “hero”, “political insurrectionist”, “tornado of a man”, “an archetype in modern clothing”, and…
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