5: Trickster Makes the World

About this episode

The episode explores Fela Kuti's provocative actions and their impact on his music and creativity.

Fela was known almost as much for his hijinx as he was for his music. He took aim at the powers-that-be and, over and over, paid for it in blood. And yet, every provocation served as creative inspiration.  Audio clip of Konkombe courtesy Harcourt Films Ltd. Lijadu Sisters appear courtesy of Secretly Publishing and Numero Group. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Topics covered

• music
• politics
• creativity
• provocation
• cultural impact

Keywords

• Fela Kuti
• music
• politics
• creativity
• provocation
• cultural impact

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harcourt Films Ltd., Secretly Publishing, Numero Group

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