Fela Poems

Spoken Word Poetry: Jazzed Up Afrobeat

...Spoken Word Poetry: Jazzed Up Afrobeat
 Without jazz, Life would be a mistake— A symphony of silence, an empty canvas, where melodies fade and dreams escape/
 But then, oh! We jazz it up, Afrobeats...

Let me cry

...Let lines be drawn
Beyond my nerves
Make it unclear to the deaf-blind
This journey of slavery
And undue enrichment
This society and nature
Have yoked us with.

Should I, should I not
Is the ...

Thensing Tongue

...those of them consorted to
divide the two
they sought telling stories
they found opportunities
to take.
seizing days for tomorrow
to undermine the means of existence,
thus making different wha...

Bogolo

...Ngwaga e be ele e se me ka geke ipona tlhakatlhakanong
Kgwedi txe mmalwa fela gore ke fetse atla tse pedi
Maahlo a be a bona fela tsa mono kgabagareng
Kgopolo ere nna ke sa nkga mekgatho
Efela pe...

Musical Love

...Musical love

Our love forged on the Mount Fuji
Dining, wining and dancing to the beats of Garbage Fuji
Many times shot were we with the film Fuji…

We sit crooning to the songs of apala
Where...

Beware of Dogs

...No Fela and son could tell of
this present roaring Government.
We would soon forget this forgery pain
upon the odours the land created.
Empty bellies shall revive casualties 
to beckon the sprin...

Beautiful

...BEAUTIFUL

Isn't life beautiful?
The rich get richer
The poor get poorer
Isn't Nigeria Wonderful?
Over N200 billion to conduct election 
For citizens that aren't up to a billion
So tell me?
...

Quaint Inanity

...Quaint Inanity. 

Sometimes ago I'd thought of the idiosyncratic Shenanigans our politicians  employed  in declaring their manifesto. They're  quite rapscallions. 

Exhibiting hoity-toities durin...

Purpose Is Defeated

...*PURPOSE IS DEFEATED*

Long time ago, they left the  boundaries 
Like an eagle from afar, they sight our mysteries 
In the system, they saw mismanagement within 
They robbed their way in
They k...

If You Die Before Me

...create a golden route for a poet like me,
let the embodiment of song carved itself
in the palms of the world beyond till lyrics
of faith light to ease the thought of my mind.
If you die before me...

African Woman

...African woman, I have heard so much about you
I have heard that you are caring, that you are loving , that your kindness is incomparable. I have heard that your beauty needs no special powders and c...

My Poem, Our Poems

...When the sky shall cry soon,
your head shall be the dwelling place
of its tears of shame and lame.
I will help to sing this cracking song,
an unbelievable old fashioned tone,
a jazz tone of Fela...

Adieu Elechi Amadi

...With the voice of Niyi Osundare,
I will sing a beautiful song to your
Departing spirit until my voice ache,
A brave saint you are cracking every
nut that refuse to put on a smile on face.


Yo...

Nigeria Has Gone Mad Again

...The nuts had been cracked, all nuggetting towards the street,
Many women are seen fighting in the market place,
1983 history repeating itself in a bloody combat.
All the alliances loosed at the si...

The Rhythm of Africa, Collabo With Mo Marugu

...Unsung on the world stage
Heroes of the African continent
Diverse lingo, diverse souls
Capture minds capture hearts
Most unappreciated
Their rhythm echoes
Their wisdom ancient
Music unconv...

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