What's interesting about that album was that it was a Fela who spoke English with a clipped BBC…

It might sound simple, but what he said is true. It is from a song he recorded in Los Angeles in 1969 called Viva, Nigeria. Fela was speaking to his own country, Nigeria, but also all of Africa, the continent, and the diaspora. Nigeria had serious problems back then, and the country was divided into violence and strife. But, …
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Adebayo Adeniran
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Oct 4, 2023
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What's interesting about that album was that it was a Fela who spoke English with a clipped BBC accent; a far cry from the guy who embraced the language of the masses-West African pidgin.
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Written by Adebayo Adeniran8.1K Followers
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A lifelong bibliophile, who seeks to unleash his energy on as many subjects as possible
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