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New Afrika Shrine, Nigeria
Kuti's dancers
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With steamy dancers, Afrobeat, and revolutionary politics, there's nothing like the
New Afrika Shrine (
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in Lagos. Literally a shrine, this night club is dedicated to
the legacy of Africa's musical genius, the founder of Afrobeat, the oft-imprisoned revolu-
tionary, and Nigeria's conscience, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. He never stopped fighting the
powers of imperialism, colonialism and racism with music as his weapon. Now his sons
perform with a force and style of their own, blowing minds politically and musically.
