Friday, May 19, 2006

Bird Flu Dance

War, disease, etc., etc., etc.

I like the idea of chasing away fear with dance, in this case, the bird flu dance.

I haven't seen the dance, of course, but the story reminds me of a few musical/social change heros who protest through art. They can be angry, not too moralizing, and enjoy themselves immensely. I admire that!

I have read that even the police used to love Fela Kuti's diatribe against the police and military in Nigeria, Zombie.

Zombie no go go, unless you tell [him] to go
Zombie no go stop, unless you tell [him] to stop
Zombie no go turn, unless you tell [him] to turn
Zombie no go think, unless you tell [him] to think
...
No brains, no job, no sense

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