Arrest the Music! Fela and His Rebel Art and Politics

“Arrest the Music! Fela and His Rebel Art and Politics de Tejumola Olaniyan est un portrait en anglais de Fela Anikulapo Kuti, chanteur tout à la fois charismatique et controversé. Analysant le contexte social, l’instrumentation, les textes, les documents audio-visuels et les témoignages de ses proches, Tejumola Olaniyan donne des éléments de réflexion sur le chanteur, sa vie et son oeuvre et analyse son impact sur son public national comme international. Sont abordés les thèmes clés de sa musique militante comme l’authenticité, l’identité culturelle, le problème racial et les relations entre musique et politique. Arrest the Music! Fela and His Rebel Art and Politics of Tejumola Olaniyan is a portrait of charismatic and discussed singer Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Tejumola Olaniyan details the audio-visual documents, the social context, the musical instrumentation, the lyrics and the testimonies of Fela's close relations. He gives elements of reflexion on the singer, his life and his work and analyzes his impact on his national and international audience. He approached the key topics of his militant music : authenticity, cultural identity, racial problem and relations between music and politics. ”