Firstly I should like to apologise sincerely for my lack of posting ere these last four weeks. My life has become rather hectic with a combination of wedding planning, Christmas holiday, bereavement and changes at work. I have not had the time which I would have liked to have to dedicate to this blog. However, I shall make an effort to return to normal scheduled programming.
The album cover of the month is Gentleman by Fela Kuti. I have mentioned this before in Five Favourites, but it struck me today as uniquely funny. The track Gentleman is about a local in Nigeria going to the west, becoming Westernised (the opposite experience which Fela had) and coming back home. This man has come back and is dressing inappropriately for the climate, in western gear, sweating and making a fool of himself in order to appear cultured. Fela ridicules this idea. The cover explains his views far better than any explanation can. This is why it is the album cover of the month!
