Fela Kuti Archives - African Research Consult http://african-research.com/tag/fela-kuti/ Your #1 Educational center Sat, 02 May 2020 23:04:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://i0.wp.com/african-research.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-AREC.png?fit=32%2C32 Fela Kuti Archives - African Research Consult http://african-research.com/tag/fela-kuti/ 32 32 194781668 History of Highlife Music in West Africa: The Genesis http://african-research.com/research/music/history-of-highlife-music-in-west-africa-the-genesis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=history-of-highlife-music-in-west-africa-the-genesis http://african-research.com/research/music/history-of-highlife-music-in-west-africa-the-genesis/#respond Sat, 02 May 2020 19:23:23 +0000 http://african-research.com/?p=917 Part of what makes highlife a unique musical genre is its method of melding traditional and contemporary sounds from all corners of Africa and the world. When highlife began to gain momentum in the early 1900s, it was known for incorporating foreign guitar techniques, creating layers of sound and cultural fusion on top of existing [...]

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