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BGOL Fam: What do y'all think of Fela Anikulapo Kuti?

man this dude's life was NUTS. theres a new book out about him, I forget the title but I heard the author interviewed. he was not conscious until one of his females a white chick asked him to read the autobiography of malcolm X when he was in the US. he broke down crying after reading that shit and became a revolutionary. dude had 27 wives...he used to stand up to the thug politicians, they raped his wives and threw his moms out a window, crazy shit. I been meaning to cop that book.

BTW I caught Femi Kuti this year his son in concert. dudes backup dancers were BANANAS :eek: super thick and shook their ass like some of A-town's finest strippers :dance::dance::dance:
 
Acur said:
Why I didn't feel like scrolling back up. It is what is it sir ENJOY IT. As an American,I don't classify myself I don't believe in that. Africa has taught you to do classify yourself oNe.
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What is Africa? Sir! "As an American, i don't classify myself" like hell this is true, yet you have been functioning like a white or non white male all your life. Sir, you don't have nobody fooled. Now fall back before the don comes out to get you. Dude had you shook.
 
easily one of the greatest musicians of ALL time

the depth and meaning to each of his song was legendary
 
kefta said:
What does that have to do with the message in his music?
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Everything!! He was extremely sexist in his lyics. His militancy didn't extend to freedom and respect for women, obviously. A typical super-macho contradiction. No wonder rap fans have fallen under his spell. (And no small irony that he succumbed to a virus that was likely sexually-transmitted, in one way or another.)
 
Blunt said:
Everything!! He was extremely sexist in his lyics. His militancy didn't extend to freedom and respect for women, obviously. A typical super-macho contradiction. No wonder rap fans have fallen under his spell. (And no small irony that he succumbed to a sexually-transmitted disease.)
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Pls do me a favour and post some of those lyrics, And yeah, don't translate them into what we would call "American English" or "British English". I want you to break down their meaning without misinterpreting them and i hope that you will be able to point to the "sexism" that you Sir are refereeing to. In fact take sometime out and read Micheal Bradley's "the Iceman Inheritance : Prehistoric Sources of Western Man's Racism, Sexism and Aggression." Black people have never been "sexist", only until the emergence of the global, national and local system of racism/white supremacy. oNe!!!
 
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* Due to a number of requests, I have Re-Upped (mp3 (320 kBit/s) links) the first page of the Fela Anikulapo Kuti [Official discography] Thread that is located in the Music and Entertainment Forum. Page 2 will also be Re-Upped as soon as possible. *

oNe!!!​
 


* I have Re-Upped all the mp3 (320 kBit/s) links on page 2 of this thread. *

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And yeah, HANstarBANDIT aka one star bandit...:thefinger:
 
I was exposed/introduced to Fela's music through the Broadway play FELA! which I got to see every night for 4 1/2 months. The music is addicting and powerful as well as contagious. I have a greater appreciation for the music as I learned the motivation and inspiration behind the lyrics of many of his songs by watching the telling of his life story in the play. IMO, knowing the story behind the music allows the music to have more meaning and the lyrics to make more sense, thus having a greater impact on the listener. Fela remains in regular rotation in my music collection, and his music has introduced me to other Afrobeat artists. Fela's music is awesome IMO.

:yes::yes::yes:
 
Baba 70 4 Life!!!

I thank the one above, and my uncle, that I had the privilege to see him perform during my lifetime. :D

Nothing like watching Fela perform!!!
 
rahlo215 said:
I was exposed/introduced to Fela's music through the Broadway play FELA! which I got to see every night for 4 1/2 months. The music is addicting and powerful as well as contagious. I have a greater appreciation for the music as I learned the motivation and inspiration behind the lyrics of many of his songs by watching the telling of his life story in the play. IMO, knowing the story behind the music allows the music to have more meaning and the lyrics to make more sense, thus having a greater impact on the listener. Fela remains in regular rotation in my music collection, and his music has introduced me to other Afrobeat artists. Fela's music is awesome IMO.

:yes::yes::yes:
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It is even better when you lived in the situations he sings about. :yes:

I was introduced to Fela in the 80's. I remember it like yesterday: It was on the evening news that Fela was getting out of jail, and a lot of hoopla about the whole shit. I asked my moms and pops "Who is Fela?" I got a little history that night, and pops bought a couple of his albums/tapes the next day. :D The rest is history!!!

I've been a fan ever since. In my teenage years, apart from listening to a heavy dose of hip hop, my friends and I will get our parents old Fela records, and zone out to that shit.

Great memories, especially watching him perform several times at the annual Lekki Beach Music Festival. Fela shut that shit down :yes: Insulting the cops and army men in the crowd, who actually chilled and smoked as Fela performed. :yes:

It was nostalgic watching the play FELA! as the cast did a great job portraying him, and those times!!!

I am glad that both Femi, and Seun are carrying on the tradition!!!
 
Nothing short of LEGENDARY. . . in the truest since of the word.


That band, that rhythm section . . . My goodness their sound is MEAN!


Rich Medina and Bobbito use to kill Kuti joints at APT and S.O.B's. Damn, days gone by!



JG
 
John_Gault said:
Nothing short of LEGENDARY. . . in the truest since of the word.


That band, that rhythm section . . . My goodness their sound is MEAN!


Rich Medina and Bobbito use to kill Kuti joints at APT and S.O.B's. Damn, days gone by!



JG
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Rich Medina does a good job.

A couple of years ago at some event in ATL, DJ Kemit was rocking some Fela shit on the 1's and 2's.

My brother and I lost it, not giving a single fuck and took over the dance floor.

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
 
Wow.... talk about being on the same wavelength. I was just listening to and posted a Fela Kuti classic.

Great post! :yes:
 
kefta said:
:hmm::hmm::hmm: I would like to see your top 25 list. Thanks alot for the link on Sun Ra. oNe!!!
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i would too. there arent 25 others u can put on a list ahead of him if we're talking bout influence ortalent or mass appeal...without lookin crazy.
 
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This post brings back good memories of "Shrine" back in the day, enjoying Baba....

The music, the crowd, the women... Heaven on earth for an impressionable teen like me

I remember the vendors selling cold ices outside shrine in the early hours of the morning saying "step down with cold yoghurt" cracked me up as I was probably high as a kite....

I cried the first time I watched "Fela" over whelmed with all the memories

Thanks for making the Monday much more bearable:)
 
gogolplex12 said:
This post brings back good memories of "Shrine" back in the day, enjoying Baba....

The music, the crowd, the women... Heaven on earth for an impressionable teen like me

I remember the vendors selling cold ices outside shrine in the early hours of the morning saying "step down with cold yoghurt" cracked me up as I was probably high as a kite....

I cried the first time I watched "Fela" over whelmed with all the memories

Thanks for making the Monday much more bearable:)
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Wish I was old enough to go to the Shrine back then :yes:

When I went to Naija in 2002, I went to The Shrine to see Femi perform :yes:

Baba 70 4 Life!!!
 
MadWun said:
It is even better when you lived in the situations he sings about. :yes:

I was introduced to Fela in the 80's. I remember it like yesterday: It was on the evening news that Fela was getting out of jail, and a lot of hoopla about the whole shit. I asked my moms and pops "Who is Fela?" I got a little history that night, and pops bought a couple of his albums/tapes the next day. :D The rest is history!!!

I've been a fan ever since. In my teenage years, apart from listening to a heavy dose of hip hop, my friends and I will get our parents old Fela records, and zone out to that shit.

Great memories, especially watching him perform several times at the annual Lekki Beach Music Festival. Fela shut that shit down :yes: Insulting the cops and army men in the crowd, who actually chilled and smoked as Fela performed. :yes:

It was nostalgic watching the play FELA! as the cast did a great job portraying him, and those times!!!

I am glad that both Femi, and Seun are carrying on the tradition!!!
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:yes::yes:
 
gogolplex12 said:
This post brings back good memories of "Shrine" back in the day, enjoying Baba....

The music, the crowd, the women... Heaven on earth for an impressionable teen like me

I remember the vendors selling cold ices outside shrine in the early hours of the morning saying "step down with cold yoghurt" cracked me up as I was probably high as a kite....

I cried the first time I watched "Fela" over whelmed with all the memories

Thanks for making the Monday much more bearable:)
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:yes: :cool: Respect!
 

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