Dr Carlos Moore was born and raised in Cuba but banished for three decades from his native land as a result of his opposition to the racial policies of the Castro regime. He holds two PhDs in Human Sciences and Ethnology from the University of Paris-7, France. He is an honorary Research Fellow in the School for Graduate Studies and Research at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Kingston, Jamaica.

Fela: This Bitch of a Life

The authorised biography of Africa's greatest ever musician. First published in 1982, the new version published by Cassava Republic contains the mystical Afa Ojo sections as well as a moving epilogue by Carlos Moore. Read more.

Carlos Moore online

Carlos Moore's website

Carlos Moore remembering Fela (YouTube clip)

Images from the Nigeria tour (October 2010)