Music of many colours is a joint album between roy ayers and fela kuti, recorded after a three week tour of nigerias major cities in 1979, during which roy ayers performed as the opening act for fela s band. In reflection i see brilliant flashes all of the amazing artists whose sweat blood and prowess made this show what it is. Named after fela kuti s song yellow fever in which he critiqued the use of bleaching products by nigerian women, i made this film to look at how. Fela anikulapo kuti, also professionally known as fela kuti, or simply fela, was a nigerian multiinstrumentalist, musician, composer, pioneer of the afrobeat music genre and human rights activist. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. This is a discography for fela anikulapo kuti, or simply fela, a nigerian multi instrumentalist.
By prof adekeye adebajo this month marks the 20th anniversary of the death of legendary afrobeat superstar fela anikulapo kuti. Between 15 october 1938, when he was born olufela olusegun oludotun ransome kuti in abeokuta, nigeria to an educationist father rev. Plus a 16x24 poster designed by nigerian artist lemi ghariokwu, the creative force behind 26 of fela kuti s album covers, as well as a 20page booklet featuring essays written by erykah badu, seven indepth commentaries by veteran music journalist and afrobeat historian chris may, song lyrics, and never before published photos of fela kuti. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Following previous fela kuti assemblages by questlove, ginger baker and brian eno, this fourth set of seven lps was curated by erykah badu, ranging from 1976s yellow fever. We have a local selection of products that ship direct from rough trade nyc. Zombie was the most popular and impacting record that fela anikulopo kuti and africa 70 would record it ignited the nation to follow fela s lead and antagonize the military zombies that had the population by the throat. See more ideas about beyonce run the world, fela kuti and destinys child.
Kuti has been a vocal advocate of hivaids prevention since 1997, when his father, fela anikulapo kuti, founder of afrobeat music, died of the disease. At the height of his popularity, he was referred to as one of africas most challenging and charismatic music performers. I recall convincing the producer to put an exclamation point at the end of fela s name so that people might pronounce it right. Femi kuti first became associated with unicef when he contributed an essay to the progress of nations, a unicef publication, describing what becomes possible when nations invest in children. Zombie is a studio album by nigerian afrobeat musician fela kuti. Underground system starts off with rhythms that are far faster and more urgent than those on most of fela s characteristically lengthy tracks.
This is a discography for fela anikulapo kuti, or simply fela, a nigerian multiinstrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of afrobeat music, human rights activist, and political maverick. Buy fela kuti s album titled yellow fever to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to. It was a subject fela returned to on 1976s yellow fever, whose title track attacked the craze for skin whitening creams among african women, and 1977s johnny just drop, whose title track lampooned the social pretensions of africans returning home after working or studying abroad. Knitting factory records reissue music of many colours on black 140g vinyl with digital download code. See more ideas about fela kuti, black presidents, african music. Check out yellow fever by fela kuti on amazon music. New afrika shrine the venue which was opened by felas children femi and.
Buy yellow fever 1976 by fela kuti on partisan records store. The spiritualism and political philosophy of fela kuti. Fela was an institution in nigerias social and political life, creating local idioms that have become very much part of the local vernacular writes professor adekeye adebajo, director of the institute for panafrican thought and conversation ipatc. Ngendo named after fela kutis song yellow fever in. I go someplace i see the place i sing this i sing alako eh alako o them vex, them pain dem say i sing this song i sing calacuta show ooo calacuta show i sing zombie i sing no bread i sing monkey dey walk baboon dey chop i sing song before i jump like monkey give me banana yes sir before i jump like monkey yes sire give me banana yes sir. Fela anikulapo kuti 15 october 1938 2 august 1997, also professionally known as fela kuti, or simply fela, was a nigerian multiinstrumentalist, musician, composer, pioneer of the afrobeat music genre and human rights activist. Reply notify me helpful monzisez april 24, 2016 report.
Yellow fever, released in 1976, sits right up there with no agreement 1977 and confusion 1975 both in terms of quality of the groove and fela s tact in putting out his message. Different different fever na him dey different different fever na him dey different differ. Afrobeat, his gift to the world, is now an international staple on his own uncompromising terms, social content intact. Fela kuti was born on october 15, 1938 in abeokuta, nigeria as olufela olusegum oludotun ransome kuti. Smooth, slowburning yellow fever to start, followed by a heavyhitting synthfueled concoction driven by fela s classic political witticisms on na poi 75. Download yellow fever song on and listen fela anikulapo kuti vol 5. Create a custom radio station from your favorite songs by fela kuti on iheartradio. Yellow fever 1976 by fela kuti, released 11 may 2010 1. Over a decade after his death, vindication has come to fela kuti, africas musical genius. Yellow fever was the nickname lagosians gave to traffic wardens, and kuti. Underground system was among the better recordings of fela s late career, comprised of two extended tracks, the title cut and pansa pansa. Fela kuti the best of the black president 2 20, cd.
Whether he was drumming for hours at fela s allnight shows at his club, the shrine, or performing on africa 70s stream of classic albums, including roforofo fight, yellow fever and kalakuta. This particular album is a good place to start if you lean more towards james brown style groove. Knitting factorys comprehensive, multiformat, fela kuti reissue program. Nigerian icon and afrobeat originator fela kuti passed away 15 years ago but to. Previously only available as part of the box set series, the reissue features original album artwork designed by lemi ghariokwu, who created the cover art for around half of fela s albums.
Olufela olusegun oludotun ransome kuti 15 october 1938 2 august 1997. Zombie mil fela kuti free internet radio slacker radio. If that sounds like a marginal quality upon which to judge a song as a standout, well, something. The best of the black president 2 out now world music. Yellow fever was originally released in 1976, during fela s. Nigerian singer who was a key figure in the development of afrobeat, blending agitprop lyrics and dance rhythms as a medium for social protest. One of fela s finest tracks 1976 with africa 70 the groove on yellow fever is so tight, builds up very nicely like all fela tracks the laidback guitar riffthe drums, the horns, the female vocal layers but below that infectious groove there is a deeper message na poi 75 on the flip. Tony allen is one of the best dummers in any genre. Knitting factory records reissue fela kuti s yellow fever on vinyl, previously only available as part of the box set series. Yellow fever mp3 song download fela anikulapo kuti vol 5. Fela kuti s oeuvre is so uniquely suited to the vinyl box set that, had the format not already existed, his music might very well have forced us. It was released in nigeria by coconut records in 1976, and in the united kingdom by creole records in 1976. Pdf social messaging is the use of music as a channel to persuade, control or advance social causes. The insights of fela s children femi, yeni, and seun are particularly interesting as their father treated them like other members of his commune, insisting they call him fela, not.
Listen free to fela kuti yellow fever yellow fever, na poi 1975 version. Yellow fever fela kuti to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Yellow fever opens with a couple of measures of guitar and bass interplay that sets up the standard funkjazz vamp. Yellow fever 1976 fela kuti from the lp yellow fever cd release 1997. Knitting factory records is proud to reissue fela kuti s yellow fever on vinyl. Yellow fever mp3 song by fela kuti from the album fela anikulapo kuti vol 5. The entire mid70s found fela kuti and his afrika 70 really honing in on their signature sound. One of the most powerful and influential stars in african music, fela kuti was a human rights campaigner and political activist as well as an.
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