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<p>Writer, composer, and Peabody Award-winning podcaster Jad Abumrad joins Kirk to talk about <i>Fela Kuti: Fear No Man</i>, his new 12-part series on the life, music, and legacy of Afrobeat superstar Fela Kuti.</p><p><strong>DISCUSSED/REFERENCED:</strong></p><ul><li>“Miryea’s Death” by Jack Nitzche from <i>Revenge</i>, 1990</li><li>“Prologue” by Alexandre Desplat from <i>Birth</i>, 2004</li><li>Excerpt from Port(al), music by Paola Prestini and Jad Abumrad, performed by the Brooklyn Youth Chorus</li><li>“It’s Highlife Time” and “Amaechi’s Blues” by Fela Kuti and his Koola Lobitos, ca. 1963-69</li><li>“Jeun Ko Ku,” “Eko Ile,” and “Je’nwi Temi” by Fela Kuti from <i>Afrodesiac</i>, 1973</li><li>“Zombie” by Fela Kuti from <i>Zombie</i>, 1976</li><li>“The Great Curve” by Talking Heads from <i>Remain in Light</i>, 1980</li><li>“Life During Wartime” and “Once in a Lifetime” by Talking Heads from <i>Stop Making Sense</i>, 1984</li><li>“The Prince We Never Knew“ - Sasha Weiss’ <a href="https:/...