Fela Kuti

  • Thick and Thin

    Thick and Thin

    Today is not the day I can eat like a normal person and not tomorrow either. But maybe the day after that or the next one after.

  • This Week in Posivibes: Songs for Survival

    In addition to his song “Spiritual,” which deals with the issue of police brutality, Jay Z has released a playlist of songs to get us through the crushing violence lately exposed by social media. “Songs for Survival” includes music by Beyoncé, Curtis Mayfield, James Brown,…

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    Song of the Day: “Zombie”

    The genre known as “afrobeat” has a long history, thanks mostly to the visionary multi-instrumentalist Fela Kuti. When the Nigerian composer first came up with the name for his unique sound in the early ’70s, his music was moving thematically…

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