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Fela Anikulapo Kuti doesn’t just talk Revolution and Power Struggle and anti-authoritarian sentiments. In Africa, such talk is enough to put your freedom on the line, and by and large, most African musicians play it safe, restricting their lyrics to universalist messages of love and peace that avoid directly criticizing those in power.

May 1, 1987
Richard Grabel

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