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CONTENTS

Foreword by Banning Eyre ix

Introduction 1

PART ONE Early Days

1. The Birth of Afrobeat 27

2. Joe Mensah Remembers 41

3. Fela in Ghana 49

4. Stan Plange Remembers 55

PART TWO Confrontation

5. The Kalakuta Is Born 67

6. “J. B.” Talks about Fela 73

7. The Kalakuta Republic 81

8. The Black President 114

9. Amsterdam and After 125

PART THREE Retrospect

10. Mac Tontoh on Fela 139

11. Frank Talk about Fela 152

12. Obiba Plays It Again 165

13. Smart Binete Sorts It Out 174

14. Anku Checks Out the Beat 178

15. Nana Danso Orchestrates 183

16. Some Early Afro-Fusion Pioneers 197

17. Interview with Fela 204

18. Afterthoughts and Updates 209

19. Felabrations at Home and Abroad 238

Chronology 259

Notes 269

Selected Bibliography 281

Discography 285

Appendix A: “Shuffering and Shmiling” Score 303

Index 309