Africa Quote by Fela Kuti

Music in Africa is perceived so differently than Western classical music - it's language and storytelling.

— Ludwig Goransson

I got recognized on the subway in South Africa because of 'Big Bang.'

— John Ross Bowie

Africa has become the big game of the nation hunters. Today, Africa looms as the greatest commercial, industrial and political prize in the world.

— Marcus Garvey

So much music in Africa was created for specific moments, written for rituals or for a funeral or for challenges, thousands of years ago,…

— Ludwig Goransson

My step dad's from Nigeria, so he listened to Highlife music from Africa. He was also into hip-hop and R&B, and from that, I…

— Jax Jones

If you don't trust the roots of the modern music in Africa, then there's hope for that music at all.

— Angelique Kidjo

Music in Africa often contains messages. Music in Senegal, and Africa, is never music for music's sake or solely for entertainment. It's always a…

— Youssou N'Dour

I delighted in the music of Africa, the earliest of the slave plantation songs, the transformation into Christianity and all that Christianity brought to…

— Harry Belafonte

99.9% of the information you get about Africa is wrong

— Fela Kuti

“For their never-ending endeavours to obtain or retain wealth, countries desperately need companies, because they—unlike most human beings—have the means of production, and human…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Undeniably, character does count for our citizens, out communities, and our Nation, and this week we celebrate the importance of character in our individual…

— William J. Clinton

South Africa needs a second liberation.

— Robert Mugabe

I'm in 'Madagascar 2.' I'm Testy the Lion. The franchise moves to Africa, and Bernie Mac is also in the film. I loved working…

— Tom Lister, Jr

Africa, being the major target of colonial plunder, therefore becomes a major source of conflict.

— Gerald Horne

“We ought to know the history of our ancient ancestors.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita