The Nigerian establishment labeled Fela’s Kalakuta Republic inhabitants as hooligans, hemp smokers, etc. Noise For Vendor Mouth is Fela’s indifference to that name calling. He saw them as hard working citizens, trying to survive in a society riddled with corruption and mismanagement. The real hooligans were those in authority who resorted to political gangsterism, and sometimes military coups, in order to resolve constitutional issues. He considered their criticisms as nothing but the noise made by street vendors to sell their wares.

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