man, i wouldn't be surprised at all. very interested to see if anybody else
heard this. i saw a biography about him about a year ago and couldnt help
but question whether or not Fela was murdered. but then, i'm one who always
sees a conspiracy.
beau j. young
>From: pauljackson <paul.jackson4@sympatico.ca>
>Reply-To: paul.jackson4@sympatico.ca
>To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
>Subject: fela's death
>Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 01:48:12 -0500
>
>This is a call on the collective knowledge out there...
>
>(and maybe this has been discussed before)
>
>From my understanding Fela was supposed to have died from an AIDS
>related causes, however I have just heard otherwise.
>
>The source is someone who grew up in Nigeria and was there when he died.
>
>She says that Fela was murdered for political reasons. The AIDS story
>was created -- possibly by his brother -- to stop the investigation
>into his death.
>
>Can anyone back this up?
>Completely shoot it down?
>Is that part of mythologizing the mighty fela?
>
>
>_paul
>
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