By Bobson Gbinijie Original Sufferhead (1981) This song describes the problems and sufferings that abound in Africa as a continent, despite its rich resources. He condemns the ‘big big man’ and ‘white man’ for taking up everything and leaving nothing but suffer and anguish for the average African man. This…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The late Afrobeat legend, Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti popularly known as Fela Anikulapo Kuti could be set for a posthumous honour after he was nominated for the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The late musician was nominated alongside international artistes like JAY-Z, Dionne Warwick, Foo Fighters, The Go-Go’s, Iron Maiden…
By Bolu Babalola LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Fela Kuti’s 1989 song Beasts of No Nation was the first that the Afrobeat pioneer and Nigerian activist recorded after his twenty-month imprisonment under military rule of Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s head of state from 1983-85. Kuti was an active, audacious opponent of Buhari, who in turn sought to quiet…