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Home » Fela

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Posted inMusic

Nigerian juju and Afrobeat veteran Kaleta brings the groove with Super Yamba Band

by Salem Collo-Julin June 20, 2019August 18, 2021

Leon “Kaleta” Ligan-Majek came into his talents in the early 80s—at exactly the right time to bridge two disparate genres of Nigerian music. Kaleta’s family relocated to Lagos from his […]

Posted inMusic

Via Rosa of Drama on an Egyptian hit that transcends language barriers

by Leor Galil January 24, 2018August 18, 2021

Current musical obsessions of AMFM gallery founder Ciera Mckissick, Drama singer Via Rosa, and Reader writer Leor Galil

Posted inBlogs

A haiku on Cadre and Fela!, two shows that hit Chicago almost simultaneously

by Tony Adler March 1, 2013August 19, 2021

A South African play and a show about a Nigerian icon had brief, overlapping runs here.

Posted inBlogs

12 O’Clock Track: Melt Yourself Down, “We Are Enough”

by Kevin Warwick October 1, 2012August 19, 2021

Today’s 12 O’Clock Track is “We Are Enough” by Melt Yourself Down

Posted inBest of Chicago

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by Chicago Reader June 20, 2012August 19, 2021

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