Sat, 19 May 2012 08:25:16 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.afropolitan.co.za/profiles/tributes/190-fela-anikulapo-kuti-1938-1997-iconoclastic-king-of-afrobeat.html The late iconoclastic originator of Afro-beat music, Fela Kuti was the kind of artist who certainly spoke truth to power. In fact, he demonstrated it with such dramatic courage and exceptional dare-devilry that those who knew and understood the brutality of Nigeria’s military regimes would have been forgiven if they thought he was a suicidal maniac. His defiant and confrontational stance in the face of the raw power of the Nigerian police and the military confounded mere mortals.Many artists wi... Tributes Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:44:47 +0100 http://www.afropolitan.co.za/profiles/tributes/166-the-unsung-hero.html In 1925, just a year after the death of Lenin, the year when Gandhi took a break from challenging British colonial rule and started focusing on forging unity between India’s warring political parties, a revolutionary was born on South African soil. His name is Andrew Mlangeni, and he would become a member of the Young Communist League and a secretary of the Communist Party of South Africa. Raising a revolutionaryMlangeni’s revolutionary politics were forged in the crucible of township povert... Tributes Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:14:01 +0100