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Seun Kuti - Musician and political activist

Stephen Sackur speaks to the musician and activist Seun Kuti, who like his father Fela Kuti sees music and politics as intertwined. Is Nigeria ready for radical change?

Nigerians are grimly familiar with political instability and state repression of protest, but the convulsion which swept the country this autumn was different. Fury at state violence was stoked by social media and energised by youth. The government disbanded the police unit accused of systemic abuse, but the status quo remains fragile. Stephen Sackur speaks to the musician and activist Seun Kuti, who like his father Fela Kuti sees music and politics as intertwined. Is Nigeria ready for radical change?

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Presenter Stephen Sackur