Fela & Roy Ayers (Music of Many Colours) (1980): Africa Centre Of The World is Fela s contribution to the joint album with Roy Ayers called: Music Of Many Colours. It is a song about Africa- the cradle of civilization. 2000 Blacks Got To Be Free is a musical collaboration between the African American vibraphone and Fela. In this song Roy says he has a vision coupled with a dream that says: ...by the year 2000 comes around Africa would be united and free.