Fela Kuti is, perhaps, one of the greatest musicians to have come of out of Africa. While he may not have been popular in the Western world during his lifetime, Fela was a hero at home. Fela believed that music was a tool of social engineering, so he used his music to fight the oppressive governments at the time.
Music cannot be for enjoyment in Africa, it has to be for revolution. Fela Kuti
In his remarkable track, Authority Stealing, Fela exposes the hypocrisy of a laughable system which jails and punishes petty thieves but frees white collar criminals like politicians. Fela tells his audience that while a petty criminal may, at best, only succeed in stealing a few thousands, white collar criminals may steal billions through manipulation of figures. Fela then concludes that the pen is deadlier than the gun.
Fela, therefore, calls on the society to have a rethink, to equally punish white collar criminals the same way petty thieves are being punished. However, beyond Fela's message, this track is held together with delicate, blending beats which delivers a delicious melody.
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