{"id":63030,"date":"2018-07-16T15:46:48","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T14:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=63030"},"modified":"2018-07-16T15:46:48","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T14:46:48","slug":"president-macron-a-validation-of-felas-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/articles-opinions\/president-macron-a-validation-of-felas-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"President Macron: a validation of Fela\u2019s legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nBy Tochukwu Ezukanma<\/p>\n

It seemed inconceivable that thePresident of France will visit the
\ncitadel of Afro Beat iconoclasm andactivism, the New Afrikan Shrine. After
\nall, the Shrine is a tin-pan, a boisterous,corybantic spot, frequented by
\nbohemians and oddballs. What then was the presidentof one of the most
\nimportant countries of the world seeking at the Shrine? Evidently,there is
\nmore to the Shrine that readily meets the eyes. Beneath the fa\u00e7ade
\nofclamorous licentiousness and hedonism that the Shrine connotes, it
\nrepresents somethingmore profound.<\/p>\n

It is the bastion of FelaAnikulapo-Kuti\u2019s legacy. President Macron
\nrevealed that he visited the Shrinebecause, in an earlier visit, its verve
\nand energy struck a memorable chord inhis then youthful mind. And that the
\nShrine is a \u201csymbol and hub of Africanculture\u201d. It is \u201can iconic place for
\na lot of African people and Africanculture\u201d. Just as the Shrine embodies
\nmore than is readily obvious, Fela representedmore than was plainly
\nevident. He was more than just a dissolute, marijuana-smoking,eccentric
\nconsort of twenty eight wives. He was a trailblazing musician: a
\nversatile,multi-talented maestro, yet unsurpassed in Africa. With the
\nexceeding excellenceof his music and the stunning splendor of his stage
\nwork, he took music andentertainment in Nigeria to new heights. He was
\nalso a brilliant, well-readsocial crusader. He had the learning and
\nversatility of a professor, oratoricalflourishes of a preacher, and the
\ndeep insight of a philosopher.<\/p>\n

Macron\u2019s visit to the New AfricanShrine was poignant and instructive. The
\nvisit was an emotional high-point formany Fela fans. They were thrilled by
\nthe recognition and reverence Macron\u2019svisit bestowed on the phenomenon,
\nFela: his life, works and legacy. The visit alsotaught us that truly great
\nmen are neither stuck-up nor puffed-up. And, assuch, the snobbery of the
\nNigerian political elite and the distance they deliberatelymaintain
\nbetween themselves and the masses are the stuff for petty minds and
\npanjandrums.Nigerians were pleasantly surprised by the humility and
\naccessibility of theFrench president. In shirt sleeves, he mingled with
\npeople; talking to ordinaryNigerians and shaking hands with them.<\/p>\n

It would have been unimaginable forthe president of Nigeria to freely
\nsocialize with ordinary Nigerians as theFrench president did. Unlike the
\nNigerian president, he was not shielded fromthe people by a phalanx of
\nsecurity men. The Nigerian political elite are so conceited,and scornful
\nof the people they supposedly serve. Therefore, they insist oncopious
\nbuffers, between them and the masses, maintained by hard-eyed,stoned-faced
\nand vicious-looking security men brandishing automatic rifles, andready to
\npunch and kick to pulp any one that breached security protocol.
\nNigerianpresidents, governors, and legislators behave as though they
\nrepresent anoccupying power, and are therefore not only afraid of the
\ncitizens of the occupiedcountry but also need to intimidate and repress
\nthem.<\/p>\n

Fela\u2019s global acclaim was inescapablebecause he possessed that very rare
\nquality among Nigerians, courage. ToWinston Churchill, \u201ccourage is the
\nmost important of all human qualitiesbecause it is the human quality that
\nguarantees all others\u201d. Fela\u2019s courage,for the most part, defined his
\nlife. It endeared him to many in Nigeria, Africaand beyond but also
\nbrought him the cudgel of different Nigerian governments. Hispersecution
\nby different Nigerian governments culminated to the burning of hishouse
\nand the killing of his mother by soldiers, and a judicial burlesque
\nthatsentenced him to four years imprisonment. Still, he did not flinch; he
\nremainedresolute in his stance against social injustice and the excesses
\nof power. Manyyears after his death, his message remains uncannily, some
\nsay prophetically,relevant to the Nigerian reality.<\/p>\n

The father of modern Zionism,Theodore Herzl, once wrote that, \u201chistory is
\nnothing but noise, noise of armsand noise of advancing ideas\u201d. Fela\u2019s
\nnoise was that of advancing ideas. Headvanced the ideals of freedom,
\nsocial justice and good governance with thepower of music. His musical
\ngenre, Afro Beat, was a fusion of traditionalNigerian percussions,
\nwell-defined lead guitar of Highlife music and pronouncedbase-line of
\nRhythm and Blues, interlaced with delicately beautiful arrangementof horns
\n(saxophone, trumpet and trombone) and exquisite piano play ofAfro-American
\nJazz.<\/p>\n

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Nigerianpopular music was under the
\npowerful influence of Western, especially, Americanmusic. Then, Nigerian
\nmusicians copied the music and vocals of James Brown,Otis Redding, the
\nRolling Stones, etc. Unlike the velvety singing of Highlife,and feigned
\nAmerican accent vocals of Nigerian Pop musicians, the vocalism ofAfro Beat
\nwas loud and coarse. In its further deviation from orthodoxy, the lyricsof
\nAfro Beat did not praise and ingratiate the rich and mouth
\nromanticplatitudes. It was fashioned as a tool for mass enlightenment,
\ncrusading against social injustices and denouncing abuse of power.Withhis
\npoignant and defiant lyrics, Fela brayedagainst social injustice, official
\ncorruption, mass poverty, police brutality,gutlessness of Nigerians, etc.
\nHis music captured the hearts and minds of the Nigerianmasses because it
\nexpressed their moods and sentiments, and hopes andaspirations.<\/p>\n

Lamentably, in spite of theexorbitant price Fela paid for his crusading
\nfervor, the same evils he foughtwith his music continue to define the
\nNigerian society. Does that mean that laboredin vain? No, because it is
\nfrom such \u201cacts of courage and convictions thathuman history is shaped\u201d.
\nFor example, Theodore Herzl\u2019s campaign for a Jewishhomeland in Palestine
\nwas dismissed by many as the prattling of a starry-eyed idealist.But then,
\nit sowed the seed of modern Zionism, a seed that sprouted, and, manyyears
\nlater, bloomed to the creation of Israel in Palestine. And driven by
\nhisrevulsion for slavery, Jim Brown set out, on his own, to overthrow
\ntheinstitution of slavery in the American South. He was captured and
\nlynched by aWhite mob. But the ripple effects of his failed assault on
\nslavery later ramified,and through its many branches advanced racial
\nequality and justice.<\/p>\n

More thantwenty years after Fela\u2019s death, his music continues to resonate
\nbecause of the\u00a0matchless splendor of its melody, andthe incontrovertible
\npertinence of its message. Its message remains a source ofinspiration to
\nthe Nigerian masses in the continued struggle for social justice,public
\naccountability and elevated standards of politicalmorality.<\/p>\n

TochukwuEzukanma writes from Lagos, Nigeria<\/p>\n

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