Nigerian musical biography books

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"Fela: The Life and Times of an African Musical Icon is both timely and bold.... [It] has the potential of becoming a classic of African biography.

It is written in an accessible style, rich in local color and musically informed.... Veal's study is not the first book written of Fela.

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But it is by far the best." —Veit Erlman, Chair of Music History in the School of Music, University of Texas, Austin

"I saw Fela perform in Nigeria nearly 30 years ago, and it remains my most powerful musical experience to this day.

Michael Veal has written a fully comprehensive book on the life, music, and times of Nigeria's outstanding pop star, one which brings this complicated and controversial man back to life. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in Fela." —Dr.

John Collins, Professor of Music at University of Ghana, Legon, and author of Musicmakers of West Africa and West African