50 years on, Fela’s legendary ‘Zombie’ album still resonates in Nigeria

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — When in 1976 teenager Yunusa Yau and his friends grew tired of Nigerian soldiers’ high-handedness in their school, they turned to a satirical song — “Zombie,” by Fela Kuti, the title track of his album released that year. By then, the military had been in power for a decade, f...

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