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The Cultural Frontline: Seun Kuti: Life, Legacy and Afrobeat

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Seun Kuti and Politics through the Power of Afrobeat

20/01/2018 GMT

Seun Kuti: Life, Legacy and Afrobeat

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The Cultural Frontline explores how memory and legacy have shaped the work of artists.

This week on The Cultural Frontline we explore how memory and legacy have shaped the work of artists. 

We hear from the musician Seun Kuti on making political music and following in the footsteps of his father, the Afrobeat pioneer and political activist Fela Kuti. 

The American filmmaker Greg Campbell shares his memories of the life and work of his friend, the celebrated photojournalist Chris Hondros.  

The Chinese writer Lijia Zhang reveals how the award winning film Angels Wear White brought back painful memories from her childhood.  

Plus the British-Nigerian poet Tolu Agbelusi shares her poem,  The Anthropology of Belonging: Start with the Self.

Presented by Tina Daheley.

(Picture: Seun Kuti performing with Egypt 80  Picture Credit: Rich Fury/Getty Images for FYF)

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