Fela Kuti: Fear No Man

by Higher Ground

Category

Society & Culture

Frequency

Series

Language

English

In a world that’s on fire, what is the role of art? What can music actually…do? Can a song save a life? Change a law? Topple a president? Get you killed? In Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, Jad Abumrad—creator of Radiolab, More Perfect, and Dolly Parton's America—tells the story of one of the great political awakenings in music: how a classically trained 'colonial boy' traveled to America, in search of Africa, only to return to Nigeria and transform his sound into a battering ram against the state—creati...

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Recent Reviews

Engrossed again

artist of physical media•9/24/2026

I have been a Jad fan for more than a decade and remember clearly discovering radio Lab and feeling like the world just got better. This is another installment of his brilliant way of making a sonic journey out of the investigation of life and its intricately woven story. Ive known the name, Fela Kuti for longer than I can remember but now I am on the adventure of getting to know what that name means. Thank you!!

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Robert Olding•7/16/2026

An incredible story!

Incredible!

Renafied•6/9/2026

This series deserves awards!

An experience

Basil Leaves•6/9/2026

Wow. What a journey. The story and sound design and research were all soo good. This series talks about this human who was incredibly talented, politically powerful, and a complex man. Highly recommend.

So good

mattrhames•6/7/2026

Incredible sound design, storytelling, joy and pain.