Quote by Fela Kuti: “They use school to teach you what they want you to know.”

Fela believed that the education system often serves to control people's minds by only teaching what those in power want them to learn. He encouraged critical thinking and questioning the official narratives.

In post-independence Nigeria, educational institutions often continued colonial curricula, which Fela believed served to control minds and maintain existing power structures. He challenged this system, advocating for an education that fostered critical thinking and African self-awareness.

Nigerian musician, composer, and political activist who created Afrobeat, a fusion of jazz, funk, and traditional Yoruba music. His songs directly confronted the Nigerian military government, and his communal compound Afrika Shrine became a center of resistance in Lagos in the 1970s and 1980s.