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Fela Kuti "Gentleman" (1973)
From his 1973 album "Gentleman". The late great Fela Anikulapo Kuti, (15 October 1938 - 2 ...
published: 16 Apr 2013
Fela Kuti "Gentleman" (1973)
From his 1973 album "Gentleman". The late great Fela Anikulapo Kuti, (15 October 1938 - 2 August 1997), real name Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, the pioneer of Afrobeat music. A Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, human rights activist, and political maverick.
Regarding his name change. He was known as Fela Ransome-Kuti until about 1978, when he renamed himself Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the middle name meaning 'he who carries death in his pouch'. He was a human-rights revolutionary who started his own political party, Movement Of The People, to protest the kleptocracy in Nigeria. He had his own compound called the Kalakuta Republic, in Lagos, which he declared independent from Nigeria, where he and his uncountable number of wives lived, and were constantly terrorized by the government. His influence on funk and African music is unsurpassed with approximately 77 albums.
The musical style performed by Fela Kuti is called Afrobeat, which is essentially a fusion of jazz, funk, psychedelic rock, and traditional African chants and rhythms. It is characterized by having African-style percussion, vocals, and musical structure, along with jazzy, funky horn sections. The endless groove is also used, in which a base rhythm of drums, shekere, muted guitar, and bass guitar are repeated throughout the song. His band was notable for featuring two baritone saxophones, whereas most groups using this instrument only use one. This is a common technique in African and African-influenced musical styles, and can be seen in funk and hip-hop. Some elements often present in Felas music are the call-and-response within the chorus and figurative but simple lyrics. Felas songs were almost always over 10 minutes in length, some reaching the 20- or even 30-minute marks, while some unreleased tracks would last up to 45 minutes when performed live. This was one of many reasons that his music never reached a substantial degree of popularity outside of Africa. His songs were mostly sung in Nigerian pidgin, although he also performed a few songs in the Yoruba language. Felas main instruments were the saxophone and the keyboards, but he also played the trumpet, guitar, and took the occasional drum solo. Fela refused to perform songs again after he had already recorded them, which also hindered his popularity outside Africa. Fela was known for his showmanship, and his concerts were often quite outlandish and wild. He referred to his stage act as the Underground Spiritual Game.
His album output slowed in the 1990s, and eventually he stopped releasing albums altogether. The battle against military corruption in Nigeria was taking its toll, especially during the rise of dictator Sani Abacha. Rumors were also spreading that he was suffering from an illness for which he was refusing treatment. On 3 August 1997, Olikoye Ransome-Kuti, already a prominent AIDS activist and former Minister of Health, stunned the nation by announcing his younger brothers death a day earlier from Kaposis sarcoma brought on by AIDS. (Their younger brother Beko was in jail at this time at the hand of Abacha for political activity). More than a million people attended Felas funeral at the site of the old Shrine compound. A new Africa Shrine has opened since Felas death in a different section of Lagos under the supervision of his son Femi Kuti.
- published: 16 Apr 2013
10 min 59 sec
Fela Kuti "Water No Get Enemy" (1975)
Taken from his 1975 album "Exspensive Shit"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti
Exp...
published: 16 Apr 2013
Fela Kuti "Water No Get Enemy" (1975)
Taken from his 1975 album "Exspensive Shit"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti
Expensive Shit is his twelfth full-length album. It is considered to be one of his best albums, and was ranked #78 on Pitchfork Media's "Top 100 Albums of the 1970s". The title of the album refers to an incident in which the Nigerian police tried to arrest Kuti by planting a joint on him. Kuti managed to eat the joint which prompted the police to bring him into custody and try to wait for him to produce the excrement. According to legend he managed to use another inmate's feces and was eventually released.
- published: 16 Apr 2013
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FELA ANIKULAPO RANSOM KUTI NON STOP MIX (15 October 1938 — 2 August 1997) MIX BY DJ CITY
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FELA ANIKULAPO RANSOM KUTI NON STOP MIX (15 October 1938 — 2 August 1997) MIX BY DJ CITY
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Fela Kuti in 1970
Background information
Birth name Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti
Also known as Fela Anikulapo Kuti
Fela Ransome-Kuti
Born 15 October 1938
Abeokuta, Nigeria
Died 2 August 1997 (aged 58)
Genres Afrobeat, Highlife
Occupations Singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, activist
Instruments Saxophone, vocals, keyboards, trumpet, guitar, drums
Years active 1958--1997
Labels Barclay/PolyGram, MCA/Universal, Celluloid, EMI Nigeria, JVC, Wrasse, Shanachie, Knitting Factory
Associated acts Africa '70, Egypt '80, Koola Lobitos, Nigeria '70, Hugh Masekela, Ginger Baker, Tony Allen, Femi Kuti, Seun Kuti, Roy Ayers, Lester Bowie
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7 min 45 sec
Fela in performance (1971)
rare early footage (shot by Ginger Baker) featuring Fela & Afrika 70 performing in the rai...
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Fela in performance (1971)
rare early footage (shot by Ginger Baker) featuring Fela & Afrika 70 performing in the rainy southeastern town of Calabar, shortly after the the Nigerian civil war
- published: 16 Apr 2013
39 min 21 sec
Fela Kuti & Egypt 80 - Beasts Of No Nation (1989) Full Album
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Fela Kuti & Egypt 80 - Beasts Of No Nation (1989) Full Album
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Fela Kuti & Egypt '80 - Beasts Of No Nation (1989)
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Track Listing
01 00:00 "Beasts Of No Nation"
02 16:20 "Just Like That"
All Music Review (Rating: 4/5)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRKd4CM6Flk
Wiki (Fela Kuti)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fela_Kuti
RateYourMusic (Rating: 3.88/5)
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10 min 14 sec
Fela Kuti "Expensive Shit" (1975)
Fela Anikulapo Kuti (15 October 1938 2 August 1997), or simply Fela, was a Nigerian multi...
published: 16 Apr 2013
Fela Kuti "Expensive Shit" (1975)
Fela Anikulapo Kuti (15 October 1938 2 August 1997), or simply Fela, was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of Afrobeat music, human rights activist, and political maverick.
Expensive Shit is the twelfth full-length album by Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. It is considered to be one of his best albums, and was ranked #78 on Pitchfork Media's "Top 100 Albums of the 1970s". The title of the album refers to an incident in which the Nigerian police tried to arrest Kuti by planting a joint on him. Kuti managed to eat the joint which prompted the police to bring him into custody and try to wait for him to produce the excrement. According to legend he managed to use another inmate's feces and was eventually released.
The musical style performed by Fela Kuti is called Afrobeat, which is essentially a fusion of jazz, funk, psychedelic rock, and traditional African chants and rhythms. It is characterized by having African-style percussion, vocals, and musical structure, along with jazzy, funky horn sections. The endless groove is also used, in which a base rhythm of drums, shekere, muted guitar, and bass guitar are repeated throughout the song. His band was notable for featuring two baritone saxophones, whereas most groups using this instrument only use one. This is a common technique in African and African-influenced musical styles, and can be seen in funk and hip-hop. Some elements often present in Felas music are the call-and-response within the chorus and figurative but simple lyrics. Felas songs were almost always over 10 minutes in length, some reaching the 20- or even 30-minute marks, while some unreleased tracks would last up to 45 minutes when performed live. This was one of many reasons that his music never reached a substantial degree of popularity outside of Africa. His songs were mostly sung in Nigerian pidgin, although he also performed a few songs in the Yoruba language. Felas main instruments were the saxophone and the keyboards, but he also played the trumpet, guitar, and took the occasional drum solo. Fela refused to perform songs again after he had already recorded them, which also hindered his popularity outside Africa. Fela was known for his showmanship, and his concerts were often quite outlandish and wild. He referred to his stage act as the Underground Spiritual Game.
- published: 16 Apr 2013
14 min 42 sec
Fela Kuti - Gentleman (1973)
Fela Kuti chanteur, saxophoniste, chef d'orchestre; parmi les inventeurs de l'afrobeat, fu...
published: 16 Apr 2013
Fela Kuti - Gentleman (1973)
Fela Kuti chanteur, saxophoniste, chef d'orchestre; parmi les inventeurs de l'afrobeat, fusion des éléments afro-américains du funk, du jazz, de la musique d'Afrique occidentale, de la musique traditionnelle nigériane et des rythmes yorubas.
Album: Gentleman (1973)
Lyrics:
I no be gentleman at all
I no be gentleman at all
I no be gentleman at all o
I no be gentleman at all, at all
[Chorus]
I no be gentleman at all o!
I be Africa man original
I be Africa man original
Them call you, make you come chop
You chop small, you say you belly full
You say you be gentleman
You go hungry
You go suffer
You go quench
Me I no be gentleman like that
[Chorus]
I no be gentleman at all o!
I be Africa man original
I be Africa man original
I be Africa man original
You dey go your way, the jeje way
Somebody come bring original trouble
You no talk, you no act
You say you be gentleman
You go suffer
You go tire
You go quench
Me I no be gentleman like that
[Chorus]
I no be gentleman at all o!
I be Africa man original
I be Africa man original
Africa hot, I like am so
I know what to wear but my friends don't know
Him put him socks, him put him shoe
Him put him pant, him put him singlet
Him put him trouser, him put him shirt
Him put him tie, him put him coat
Him come cover all with him hat
Him be gentleman
Him go sweat all over
Him go faint right down
Him go smell like shit
Him go piss for body, him no go know
Me I no be gentleman like that
[Chorus]
I no be gentleman at all o!
I be Africa man original
I be Africa man original
I no be gentleman at all, at all
I be Africa man original
I be Africa man original
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