Re: fela's death

From: Olaf Molenveld (olaf@interactivelink.nl)
Date: Fri May 04 2001 - 10:33:53 CEST

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    the effects of to much X-files and area51 ;)

    Olaf

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Beau Young <bjy07@hotmail.com>
    To: <paul.jackson4@sympatico.ca>
    Cc: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
    Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 4:01 AM
    Subject: Re: fela's death

    > 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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