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Article: Album Review

Bloto: Erozje

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Look closely and the sleeve art resembles a painting by Ghariokwu Lemi for one of Fela Kuti's 1970s albums with Afrika 70. In the foreground, policemen beat citizens to the ground. In the background, another policeman leads someone off to a paddy wagon. Only the policemen's mobile phones locate the scenario in more recent times. Could ...

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Article: Afrobeat Diaries

Part 23 - Ghariokwu Lemi: The Art of Afrobeat

Read "Part 23 - Ghariokwu Lemi: The Art of Afrobeat" reviewed by Chris May


Ghariokwu Lemi--"born, bred and buttered" in Lagos, Nigeria, where he continues to live--is an artist and graphic designer who created 26 of Fela Kuti's album covers, including many of his most powerful ones. Since his Kuti debut, for 1974's Alagbon Close, Lemi's art has been an integral part of Afrobeat's Pan African message, working hand in ...


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