ABOUT THIS ITEM

Wax Poetics kick off the new decade with an issue celebrating African music. It features an excerpt from 'Fela: This Bitch of a Life' by Carlos Moore, plus articles on / interviews with drummer Tony Allen, who helped Fela create a musical phenomenon that shook a continent. Singer Vincent Ahehehinnou who brought the funk to Benin’s Orchestre Poly-Rythmo. Pax Nicholas broke free from Fela’s grip to create his own hard-hitting Afrobeat masterpiece. Artist Ghariokwu Lemi handcrafted classic Fela album covers. The Rail Band shot to stardom by fusing modernism with Mali’s rich folkloric tradition Orchestra Baobab embraced Cuban rhythms but shines in many styles.