Simon A. Akindes

is an Associate Professor in the department of Politics, Philosophy and Law at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, USA. He is interested in music as a place of political contestation.

Singing Against Corruption

By Simon A. Akindes on March 31, 2017

By Simon A. Akindes on 31 March 2017 in STORIES

When African musicians denounce corruption in music videos, they often focus on its pettiness. Seun Kuti and Fiesta Black are two examples of artists who also tackle international, corporate-based corruption.

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