{"product_id":"9780253110343","title":"Arrest the Music!: Fela and His Rebel Art and Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Olaniyan has given us a profound and beautifully integrated book\u003cbr\u003e which culminates in a persuasive interpretation of the relationship between Fela's\u003cbr\u003e apparently incompatible presentational selves.... The book's accessible and\u003cbr\u003e evocative prose is in itself a kind of homage to Fela's continual ability to seduce\u003cbr\u003e and astonish.... This is such an attractive book you feel like... ransacking your\u003cbr\u003e collection for Fela tapes.\" -- Karin Barber\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"... an\u003cbr\u003e indispensable companion to Fela's music and a rich source of information for studies\u003cbr\u003e in modern African popular music.\" -- Akin Euba\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArrest the\u003cbr\u003e Music! is a lively musical study of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, one of Africa's most\u003cbr\u003e recognizable, popular, and controversial musicians. The flamboyant originator of the\u003cbr\u003e \"Afrobeat\" sound and self-proclaimed voice of the voiceless, Fela used\u003cbr\u003e music, sharp-tongued lyrics, and derisive humor to challenge the shortcomings of\u003cbr\u003e Nigerian and postcolonial African states. Looking at the social context,\u003cbr\u003e instrumentation, lyrics, visual art, people, and organizations through which Fela\u003cbr\u003e produced his music, Tejumola Olaniyan offers a wider, more suggestive perspective on\u003cbr\u003e Fela and his impact on listeners in all parts of the world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlacing Fela front and center, Olaniyan underscores important\u003cbr\u003e social issues such as authenticity, racial and cultural identity, the relationship\u003cbr\u003e of popular culture to radical politics, and the meaning of postcolonialism,\u003cbr\u003e nationalism, and globalism in contemporary Africa. Readers interested in music,\u003cbr\u003e culture, society, and politics, whether or not they know Fela and his music, will\u003cbr\u003e find this work invaluable for understanding the career of an African superstar and\u003cbr\u003e the politics of popular culture in contemporary Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfrican\u003cbr\u003e Expressive Cultures -- Patrick McNaughton, general editor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101145088240,"sku":"9780253110343","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780253110343_p0.jpg?v=1763680901","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780253110343","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}