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FELA: KALAKUTA NOTES and Dr Willie Anku of the University of Ghana, who has transcribed several of Fela’s songs. I would also like to thank the following for keeping me up-to-date on the current Nigerian popular music and international Afro-beat music scene: Sola Olorunyomi (Ibadan University), Lemi Ghariokwu (artist), Pascal Ott (French Embassy Nigeria/Ghana), Jahman Anikulapo (Nigerian Guardian newspaper), Austin Emielu (Ilorin University), Dapo Adeniyi (Lagos Glendora Art Magazine), Kole Israel Payne (Nigerian music distributor), Fidelis Akpom(Nigerian music promoter), Orlando Julius (Nigerian Afro-soul pioneer), Panji Anoff, (Ghanaian Pidgin Studio music producer), Wolfgang Koenig (German Multi-Cult Radio), Robert Urbanus (Sterns Records UK), Jesse Shipley (American music scholar), Stan Rijven (Dutch World Music journalist), Peter King (Nigerian trumpeter), Bas Springer (Boudisque Amsterdam), Rita Ray (Afrika Shrine UK), Charles Eassmon
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(Afro-Caribbean Circuit UK). Thanks for assistance with initial editing and formatting to Ronnie Graham, Roger Thomas and Julian Hynes. Thanks for the discographical assistance (Chapter 16) from Ronnie Graham, Rikki Stein, Toshiya Endo and Michael Veal. Photos credits Thierry Secretan/Cosmos, Jak Mushin Kilby, Creole Records, the John Collins/BAPMAF music archives in Accra, Yemo Nunu, Lemi Ghariokwu, www.worldbeat.canada.com, Cary Sullivan, Sir ‘Afro’ Fifi, Mac Tontoh, Bugs Steffen/Ade Bantu, Victor Uwaifo, Strut of London, and Kip Consult and the Evergreen Musical Company of Lagos. Finally, I would like to acknowledge the research and travel expenses given me in 2002/3 from the West African Research Centre in Dakar, Senegal. I have also included abbreviated transcriptions of many of Fela’s lyrics, where ■■■ they are relevant to the story. RICO D’ROZARIO