Fela Kuti Magazine - News, Reviews, Albums and Videos
Magazine about Fela Kuti, with all the latest news, reviews, albums, videos and free mp3 playlist.
Fela Kuti: The Best of The Black President -
If there was ever a musician who lived and died for his art, it was Nigeria’s notorious Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Uncompromising, relentless, boisterous, angry, outrageousâ€"those qualities define both his music, Afrobeat, and his controversial, tortured life (among other indignities, he was arrested some 200 times for his political convictions and...
Fela Kuti - Anthology 2 -
Fela Kuti died back in 1997, and since then his popularity and reputation have grown as a new generation discovers the music of this extraordinary Nigerian musician, bandleader, composer and rebel politician. Quite right, too, for Fela was the originator of Afrobeat, the fusion of funk, jazz and Yoruba influences...
Black Man’s Cry :: The Inspiration of Fela Kuti -
If it seems the late Fela Kuti is everywhere these days it’s because he is. He’s on Broadway with the Jay-Z/Will Smith produced musical Fela!, his entire (immense) discography is being reissued in grand fashion, and most recently Now Again Records have released Black Man’s Cry: The Inspiration of Fela...
Fela Kuti, Feliciano dos Santos, Afrobeat & Western Interpretation -
Hailing from the Niassa province of Mozambique, singer-songwriter Feliciano dos Santos is little-known outside of his native country, despite receiving praise from the likes of the New York Times, PBS, the Guardian and the BBC. His band, Massuko, generally sings in three regional dialects, Yao, Nyanga and Makua, and occasionally...
Femi Kuti: Africa for Africa -
The Marley sons know a thing or two about stepping out of the shadow of a famous fatherâ€"so does Femi Kuti. Sometimes it starts with putting together your own band (in this case, The Positive Force), but it’s all rendered pointless if you don’t have a clear vision about where...
Tony Allen, Secret Agent -
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