Nigeria
- Has Africa's wealthiest self-made billionaire, Aliko Dangote, who owns about 20 billion dollars.
- Being the most populous country in Africa, Nigeria also stands as the seventh most populated country in the world.
- The official language of this nation is actually English.
- Music is an important part of not just Nigerian but overall West African culture. It has attracted many people from all over the globe to come, love, and appreciate their music.
- It is a major tourist site in Africa due to it's uniqueness with the amount of widespread cultures throughout the nation. You will definitely learn something new visiting Nigeria!
Saharatv.allAfrica. SaharaTV. Web. 24 Apr. 2014. http://allafrica.com/view/resource/main/main/id/00080851.html.
WhatThaFact.com. "10 Interesting Facts About Nigeria". Web. 24 Apr. 2014. http://whatthafact.com/interesting-facts-about-nigeria/.
Hinshaw, Drew. Pitchfork. "Killin' the Game: New Music From West Africa", 1 Feb. 2010. Web. 24 Apr. 2014. http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/7682-killin-the-game-new-music-from-the-west-african-coast/.
Nigerian Arts and Culture Directory. "The Tourism Potentials of Nigeria's Culture". 24 Apr. 2014. www.nacd.gov.ng/news_stories.php?newsid=80.
- Has Africa's wealthiest self-made billionaire, Aliko Dangote, who owns about 20 billion dollars.
- Being the most populous country in Africa, Nigeria also stands as the seventh most populated country in the world.
- The official language of this nation is actually English.
- Music is an important part of not just Nigerian but overall West African culture. It has attracted many people from all over the globe to come, love, and appreciate their music.
- It is a major tourist site in Africa due to it's uniqueness with the amount of widespread cultures throughout the nation. You will definitely learn something new visiting Nigeria!
Saharatv.allAfrica. SaharaTV. Web. 24 Apr. 2014. http://allafrica.com/view/resource/main/main/id/00080851.html.
WhatThaFact.com. "10 Interesting Facts About Nigeria". Web. 24 Apr. 2014. http://whatthafact.com/interesting-facts-about-nigeria/.
Hinshaw, Drew. Pitchfork. "Killin' the Game: New Music From West Africa", 1 Feb. 2010. Web. 24 Apr. 2014. http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/7682-killin-the-game-new-music-from-the-west-african-coast/.
Nigerian Arts and Culture Directory. "The Tourism Potentials of Nigeria's Culture". 24 Apr. 2014. www.nacd.gov.ng/news_stories.php?newsid=80.
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Chinua Achebe
- Ranking 2nd in the category of "Business and Culture" on the list of the 70 Greats of Our Times
- His novel "Things Fall Apart" would become a classic of world literature and requiring students from all over the world to read.
- Has received numerous honors, such as Honorary Fellowship of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and well over 20 honorary doctorates. He is also a recipient of the Nigerian National Merit Award, signifying high intellectual achievement that has shaped the culture of Nigeria.
- Had an early career in radio that ended abruptly in 1966, when he left his position as director of external broadcasting in Nigeria during the national upheaval that led up to the Biafram War. He was selected as the senior research fellow at the University of Nigeria.
- His collection poetry "Christmas in Biafra" and "Other Poems", created during the Biafram War, was the winner of the first Commonwealth Poetry Prize.
NVS/Agency Reports. Nigeria Village Square. "TIME Magazine Heroes List Honors Professor Chinua Achebe, Fela Kuti, Mandela", 11 Nov. 2006. Web. 24 Apr. 2014. http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/newsflash/time-heroes-professor-chinua-achebe-fela-anikulapo-kuti-mandela.html.
Kandell, Jonathan. The New York Times. "Chinua Achebe, African Literary Titan, Dies at 82", 22 Mar. 2013. Web. 24 Apr. 2014. www.nytimes.com/2013/03/23/world/africa/chinua-achebe-nigeria-writer-dies-at-82.html.
"Chinua Achebe's Biography and Style". Web. 24 Apr. 2014.
http://www.unc.edu/~hhalpin/ThingsFallApart/achebebio.html.
Okri, Ben. UniVerse: A United Nations of Poetry. "Chinua Achebe". Web. 24 Apr. 2014. http://www.universeofpoetry.org/nigeria_p2.shtml.
- Ranking 2nd in the category of "Business and Culture" on the list of the 70 Greats of Our Times
- His novel "Things Fall Apart" would become a classic of world literature and requiring students from all over the world to read.
- Has received numerous honors, such as Honorary Fellowship of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and well over 20 honorary doctorates. He is also a recipient of the Nigerian National Merit Award, signifying high intellectual achievement that has shaped the culture of Nigeria.
- Had an early career in radio that ended abruptly in 1966, when he left his position as director of external broadcasting in Nigeria during the national upheaval that led up to the Biafram War. He was selected as the senior research fellow at the University of Nigeria.
- His collection poetry "Christmas in Biafra" and "Other Poems", created during the Biafram War, was the winner of the first Commonwealth Poetry Prize.
NVS/Agency Reports. Nigeria Village Square. "TIME Magazine Heroes List Honors Professor Chinua Achebe, Fela Kuti, Mandela", 11 Nov. 2006. Web. 24 Apr. 2014. http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/newsflash/time-heroes-professor-chinua-achebe-fela-anikulapo-kuti-mandela.html.
Kandell, Jonathan. The New York Times. "Chinua Achebe, African Literary Titan, Dies at 82", 22 Mar. 2013. Web. 24 Apr. 2014. www.nytimes.com/2013/03/23/world/africa/chinua-achebe-nigeria-writer-dies-at-82.html.
"Chinua Achebe's Biography and Style". Web. 24 Apr. 2014.
http://www.unc.edu/~hhalpin/ThingsFallApart/achebebio.html.
Okri, Ben. UniVerse: A United Nations of Poetry. "Chinua Achebe". Web. 24 Apr. 2014. http://www.universeofpoetry.org/nigeria_p2.shtml.
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Fela Kuti
- Ranking 4th in the category of "Business and Culture" on the list of the 70 Greats of Our Times
- Was a producer, arranger, musician, political radical, and outlaw as well as showman par excellence, inventor of Afro-beat, a sexist, and a person of great hunger for power.
- Died due to AIDS and his death deeply affected musicians and fans internationally, as a musical and sociopolitical voice on a par with Bob Marley.
- Early in life, he experienced politics and music in a seamless combination. His parents, however, were more interested in his becoming a doctor. Instead, Fela decided to attend at Trinity College's school of music.
- He founded a studio and rehearsal space he called the Kolakuta Republic, and a nightclub, the Shrine. It was during this time that he dropped his given middle name of "Ransome" which he said was a slave name, and took the name "Anikulapo" (meaning "he who carries death in his pocket").
NVS/Agency Reports. Nigeria Village Square. "TIME Magazine Heroes List Honors Professor Chinua Achebe, Fela Kuti, Mandela", 11 Nov. 2006. Web. 24 Apr. 2014. http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/newsflash/time-heroes-professor-chinua-achebe-fela-anikulapo-kuti-mandela.html.
Dougan, John. The Shrine. "Biography of Fela Anikulapo Kuti (1938-1997)". Web. 24 Apr. 2014. http://www.afrobeatmusic.net/html/fela_bio.html
- Ranking 4th in the category of "Business and Culture" on the list of the 70 Greats of Our Times
- Was a producer, arranger, musician, political radical, and outlaw as well as showman par excellence, inventor of Afro-beat, a sexist, and a person of great hunger for power.
- Died due to AIDS and his death deeply affected musicians and fans internationally, as a musical and sociopolitical voice on a par with Bob Marley.
- Early in life, he experienced politics and music in a seamless combination. His parents, however, were more interested in his becoming a doctor. Instead, Fela decided to attend at Trinity College's school of music.
- He founded a studio and rehearsal space he called the Kolakuta Republic, and a nightclub, the Shrine. It was during this time that he dropped his given middle name of "Ransome" which he said was a slave name, and took the name "Anikulapo" (meaning "he who carries death in his pocket").
NVS/Agency Reports. Nigeria Village Square. "TIME Magazine Heroes List Honors Professor Chinua Achebe, Fela Kuti, Mandela", 11 Nov. 2006. Web. 24 Apr. 2014. http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/newsflash/time-heroes-professor-chinua-achebe-fela-anikulapo-kuti-mandela.html.
Dougan, John. The Shrine. "Biography of Fela Anikulapo Kuti (1938-1997)". Web. 24 Apr. 2014. http://www.afrobeatmusic.net/html/fela_bio.html
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Wole Soyinka
- Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986.
- During the six years he spent in England, he was a dramaturgist at the Royal Court Theatre in London. In 1960, he was awarded a Rockefeller bursary and returned to Nigeria to study African drama.
- During the civil war in Nigeria, Soyinka appealed in an article for cease-fire. For this he was arrested in 1967, accused of conspiring with the Biafra rebels, and was held as a political prisoner for 27 months.
- Following his imprisonment, he went into voluntary exile and soon after entered a second period of creativity. Soyinka delivered lectures and wrote essays that discussed the nature of his art, traced its roots in Yoruba tradition, and compared his aesthetic principles and practice to those of other writes, both African and European.
- In his novels, Soyinka contrasts with the neocolonial practices that black Africa absorbed from European imperialism. He believes organic revolution is a process of communal renewal reached in moments of shared cultural self-apprehension. "Such revolution is inherently local and cyclical, qualities more appropriate to African culture, Soyinka argues, than the global technologies of either Marxist communism or capitalist nationalism. Soyinka's mode of liberation ultimately displaces the logic of Western politics with the rhythms of native ritual" (McPheron).
"The Nobel Prize in Literature 1986". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2013. Web. 24 Apr. 2014. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1986/
"Wole Soyinka - Biographical". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2013. Web. 24 Apr. 2014. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1986/soyinka-bio.html
McPheron, William. Stanford Presidential Lectures in the Humanities and Arts. "Wole Soyinka". Web. 24 Apr. 2014. http://prelectur.stanford.edu/lecturers/soyinka/
- Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986.
- During the six years he spent in England, he was a dramaturgist at the Royal Court Theatre in London. In 1960, he was awarded a Rockefeller bursary and returned to Nigeria to study African drama.
- During the civil war in Nigeria, Soyinka appealed in an article for cease-fire. For this he was arrested in 1967, accused of conspiring with the Biafra rebels, and was held as a political prisoner for 27 months.
- Following his imprisonment, he went into voluntary exile and soon after entered a second period of creativity. Soyinka delivered lectures and wrote essays that discussed the nature of his art, traced its roots in Yoruba tradition, and compared his aesthetic principles and practice to those of other writes, both African and European.
- In his novels, Soyinka contrasts with the neocolonial practices that black Africa absorbed from European imperialism. He believes organic revolution is a process of communal renewal reached in moments of shared cultural self-apprehension. "Such revolution is inherently local and cyclical, qualities more appropriate to African culture, Soyinka argues, than the global technologies of either Marxist communism or capitalist nationalism. Soyinka's mode of liberation ultimately displaces the logic of Western politics with the rhythms of native ritual" (McPheron).
"The Nobel Prize in Literature 1986". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2013. Web. 24 Apr. 2014. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1986/
"Wole Soyinka - Biographical". Nobelprize.org. Nobel Media AB 2013. Web. 24 Apr. 2014. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1986/soyinka-bio.html
McPheron, William. Stanford Presidential Lectures in the Humanities and Arts. "Wole Soyinka". Web. 24 Apr. 2014. http://prelectur.stanford.edu/lecturers/soyinka/