ThisBitch of a life - The authorized biography of Fela Anikulapo Kuti

Carlos Moore and Fela

ThisBitch of a Life is the authorized biography of Fela Anikulapo Kuti which was first published in 1982. The new version of the book, with 350 pages, is published by Cassava Republic and includes remarkable never-before-seen content.

The author of the book, Dr Carlos Moore (a very close friend of Fela), will be touring Nigeria this October. The tour events will be the only place where the book will be available before it goes on general release in January 2011.

Tour dates when you continue...

Tour dates:

Saturday 9th October, 4pm: Centre for Contemporary Art, 9 McEwen St, Sabo, Lagos.  Featuring Special Guests. 

Sunday 10th October, 4pm: The Life House, 33 Sinari Daranijo St, off Younis Bashoroun St, off Ajose Adeogun, VI, Lagos.  Featuring Keziah Jones and Guitar Man. 

Monday 11th October, 10am: The New Africa Shrine, NERDC Road, Agidingbi, Ikeja. Lecture "Fela: Music is the Weapon" (Symposium titled The Fela Debates - part of the annual Felabration).

Wednesday 13th October, 11am: UNILAG, 4^th Floor, Faculty of Arts Boardroom (in conjunction with CBAAC). Public lecture, "What is Africa to me? Fela Kuti and the reshaping of the Pan-African Dream in the post-colonial era."

Saturday 16th October, 4pm: French Cultural Centre, 52 Libreville St, Wuse, Abuja. 

Note that for the events on the 9th, 10th and 16th October, there is a N2,000 entrance fee (which includes a copy of the book).