B'mac Art

 Often times, we pour ourselves into endeavors we hoped would be of benefit to our life's path. After a while, we then realize things aren't what they seem; just a placebo.  The past few weeks gave me more insight to what this work is saying to me personally. For years, we ate the apple lies. We gladly embraced the drops of oil from the fruit. Enticing it seemed. With our eyes closed in belief we felt our lives would be better afterwards. Unknowing to us, it's just a facade. The apple giver who happens to be the government, have no interest in our development. They have weaponized poverty so they can keep feeding us with apple lies. The drops of oil ain't drops of oil. They become water as they touch our skins; a mirage. Enough is enough. The change is here. The apple signifies temptation; an attraction; a trap. The hand holding the apple is faceless. Little wonder we don't really get to know people for who they are before we allow them influence us as long as they ...

This piece aims to resurrect and illuminate the core values and fundamental elements of the life Fela Anikulapo-Kuti lived and displayed. Fela still lives and it's important we come in unison with these values he left behind. The conversation of racism, ethnicity, bad governance, police brutality, lack of identity as a race still remain conspicuous in our daily living—painfully so, hence the need for increasing our perception of the path Fela laid on these dynamics.  There are three fundamentals to Fela. Fela the Creative. Fela the Activist/leader/rebel. Fela the Priest. Fela the creative. To have formed the genre of music called 'Afro beats' alongside Tony Allen is genius. Today, it is one of the defining African sound embellishing the globe. Fela had his style of fashion. He was always depicting his love for the African culture in his appearance. He had an excellent work ethics. One of his band members said Fela rehearsed all the time. He ensured his band rehearse 2 to 3 ...