AfricaNow! October 25, 2023 Music’s Messages and Stories

Topic and Guests: Connecting with the theme of WPFW’s Fall Fund Drive—Music Is The Weapon Of The Future...—today AfricaNow! features “Music’s Messages and Stories” with clips of musician-activists-storytellers that have been on the show.   We begin with Femi Kuti speaking about his legendary father Fela Kuti’s activism through music and his foundation of African spirituality on “Fela Kuti Use of Culture As Critical Consciousness” AfricaNow! Aug. 13, 2014. Then Hugh Masekela touches on the role of the artist and the whole community in fighting injustice on “Musician-Activists Salif Keita and Hugh Masekela” AfricaNow! Jan. 4, 2023. That is followed by Cheik Hamala Diabaté discussing the cultural importance of the music festival in the desert in Mali featured in the film “The Last Dance Before the War” AfricaNow! Aug. 21, 2013. Selmor Mtukudzi discusses the use of her music in efforts of empowering women and tackling poverty on “Fighting Poverty by Empowering Women” AfricaNow! Nov. 4, 2015. Followed by Salif Keita who talks about using his platform in raising awareness about the plight of persons with albinism on “Musician-Activists Salif Keita and Hugh Masekela” AfricaNow! Jan. 4, 2023.  Performing artists Dorothy Masuku and Abigail Kubeka discuss their activism with music in the anti-apartheid struggle in exile and in South Africa on “Trib. To Dorothy Masuku” AfricaNow! Mar. 13, 2019.  

Next Thiat of the hip-hop group Keurgui! and the Y'en a Marre ("Fed Up"/“Enough”) movement in Senegal discusses the use of hip-hop for movement mobilization and political activism on “Y'en A Marre Movement in Senegal” AfricaNow! Apr. 10, 2013.  This followed by Janka Nabay of Sierra Leone and Almeida of Niger of the Janka Nabay and The Bubu Gang, and Tal National respectively discuss liberation music, music against wars and more on “Janka Nabay and The Bubu Gang, and Tal National” AfricaNow! Oct. 16, 2013.  We close with Black Nature (Alhaji Jeffrey Kamara) of Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, discussing their message in their music as former refugees that war is not the answer on “Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars” AfricaNow! May 22, 2013.  

MUSIC ON THE SHOW: intro--“RACA (HASA) (RACE)” BY MILTON NASCIMENTO commemorating his birthday (October 26, 1942—); sign-off and closing song--“TRENCHTOWN ROCK” BY BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS.
MUSIC UNDERNEATH CONVERSATIONS: “WATER NO GET ENEMY” BY FELA KUTI; "MAYIBUYE" BY HUGH MASEKELA; “CLER ACHEL” BY TINARIWEN; “KURIMA” BY CHIWONISO MARAIRE, “M’BEMBA” BY SALIF KEITA; “KALI” BY SIERRA LEONE’S REFUGEE ALL STARS.

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AfricaNow! Oct. 25, 2023 Music’s Messages and Stories

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AfricaNow! Oct. 25, 2023 Music’s Messages and Stories

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