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ISSUE: July 2005 Ikwunga's new afrobeat genre   By  Cynthia Nakpodia-Ribeiro The underground spiritual game better know as afrobeat has a new genre and star. Beat Poetry that's what Ikwunga calls the style of his CD Calabash: Afrobeat Poems Vol. 1, a melding of spoken word poetry, brought to life on afrobeat grooves. Though performed mostly in pidgin English, Ikwunga has taken Fela Anikulapo Kuti's form of social commentary know as yabis and put a poetic tinge to it, thus pioneering a new and authentic dimension of afrobeat. RESTRICTED ACCESS TO ARTICLE In order to view the full text of this article you must be a Member . If you already are a Member then use this form to log in. Otherwise, select the link below to get more information about becoming a Member and to fill out our Member form.  User Name  Password GET FREE MEMBERSHIP or BECOME A SUBSCRIBER To get greater access to the Africanmag.com website, click the link to go to our membership and subscription page. There you will find more information on membership privileges and subscription rates. Five Star Performer A Harvest of Bones Ikwunga's new afrobeat genre OTHER ARTICLES Letter from Paris John Oko Nyaku ------------------------ WAKAWAKA The New Immigrant MOONLIGHT TALES Atani the distrustfull BOOK REVIEW Book Review FILM REVIEW Still Black, At Yale NEWS ANALYSIS Africa's Dwindling Textile Exports ------------------------

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