Fela: This Bitch of a Life by Carlos Moore

Fela: This Bitch of a Life



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Page: 288
Publisher: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
ISBN: 9781556528354


Fela acknowledged his political naiveté in his official biography Fela: This Bitch of a Life written by Cuban-born journalist and teacher Carlos Moore. This Bitch of a Life,began with a collaborative workshop between the Afrobeat band Antibalas and Tony award-winner Bill T. At the Paramount, and it was a pleasure for those who are familiar with his work and a must for those I am a huge fan of Fela's though I tried not to think too hard about the marrying 30-40 wives bit. Includes all that, plus bonuses well worth the extra 30 bucks: a limited-edition screen print of the Best of the Black President album cover, as well as a copy of Carlos Moore's acclaimed biography, Fela: This Bitch of a Life. I must identify myself with Africa… I must give it a name-o, a real African name that is catchy… I've been thinking of calling it 'Afrobeat' ' (Carlos Moore, Fela Fela- This Bitch of a Life, 1982). In 2008, an off-Broadway production of Fela Kuti's life entitled Fela!, inspired by Carlos Moore's 1982 book Fela, Fela! The erudite scholar and renowned activist whose biography Fela: This Bitch of a Life, kicked against Nigeria's reliance on oil for her economy. Synopsis: African superstar, composer, singer, and musician, as well as mystic and political activist, Nigerian Fela Kuti, born in 1938, was controversy personified. Told largely in his own outspoken words, illustrated with over 50 photographs, This Bitch of a Life is the amazing story of Fela's tumultuous existence – and, for the first time in print, his wives also speak out. Adding to the package is creative writer Chiagozie Fred Nwonwu, who reviews the autobiography, FELA: This Bitch of a Life (written by Carlos Moore and published in Nigeria by Cassava Republic). 9.30PM – FELA ON THE BOX TILL LATE (MUSIC) – BROTHERS JOHNSON AND VICTOR. Fela's colorfully worded compliment was no overstatement, as this album is truly funky. Revealing the hidden facts of this African superstar's complex personality and the truth about his tumultuous existence, this unique biography is based on hours of conversation and close interaction with the legend himself. Moore wrote the biographical novel, “Fela: This Bitch of a Life,” in 1982 and he claims it is the only authorized biography of the pioneer. (excerpted from Fela, Fela, This Bitch of a Life, by Carlos Moore 1982). Fela: This Bitch of a Life – Fela Kuti “Well, he is dead, he never saw you, and he had a terrible life; he was defeated long before he dies because, at the bottom of his heart, he believed what the white man said about him.”. FRIDAY 14TH – FELABRATION FREEDOM NIGHT. €�Exporting your natural resources is suicide. By Our Reporter Carlos Moore, the author of Afro-beat legend, Fela Kuti's authorised biography will be touring Nigeria this October.





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