How Did Fela Kuti Use The Power Of Music?

Fela Kuti was famous a Nigerian musician and politician activist. Fela used the power of music to convey the corruption and atrocity of the Nigerian regime. He became an influential and inspirational role model to the people Nigeria. Fela is known for his courage and outspokenness against the Nigerian dictatorship, attracted the admiration of most young Nigerians citizens at that time that were living in fear of the Nigerian regime. Fela used his music to convey the struggles and hardship he had faced while he was trying to speak out about his views, he wanted to inspire the Nigerian citizens to free themselves from the fear of the Nigerian government. Although the Nigerian government tried to silence Fela by imprisoning and beating him, however, this kind of treatment from the government did not sway him down instead he made it his mission to speak up for those people who cannot voice their own opinion. Fela courage and rebels against the Nigerian government led him to become one of the most famous and influential men of his day.
Fela Kuti was born
His band toured around the united states playing jazz and highlife. During his tour, he met powerfull “Black Power militants and became increasing politized” (4) later on he moved to nigeria and renamed his band, and that is when he career peaked high while he started to expose the hypocrisy diplomats of Nigeria.
One of several events that caused Fela;s distraction was when his mother got sick, as he said in his word “I became so very sad, I’d never felt that sadness before, so I’ll have to spend all my life with that [his mothers sickness and inability to communicate].that sadness killed everything I had .“(5) Meaning his mother sickness immobilized emotionally and mentally, that is when his motivation and intuition to stand up for the people peaked at his highest. He wanted to continue the work of his mother in a way to