freezing good music ...( 1 month ago by thomasmatus)
freezing good music! Now, putting on my college-prof-musicologist hat, I say: Here's a sample of cultural reabsorption from USA to culture of origin, in which the borrowing is reappropriated with a transcendent quality of... Enough! Am speechless with awe. Coltrane & Kenton, yes, but this is more...!
This is so fucking ...( 1 month ago by tsunami11)
This is so fucking refreshing...
wonder how many ...( 1 month ago by Artcarnie)
wonder how many kids he has?
Are you saying (or ...( 1 month ago by 7olusegun)
Are you saying (or agreeing) that your life is a fucked up one?
Fela; with this ...( 1 month ago by 7olusegun)
Fela; with this type of lifestyle of fucking different women like drinking water, why wont this fucking man@Fela have "adisa"?
I agree with what ...( 4 weeks ago by Authenticnaija)
I agree with what your saying, the west are by far more comfortable with the carribean than with Africa. Its ignorant for anyone to argue with that fact.
Your argument ...( 3 weeks ago by kemicon)
Your argument should really be about Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. They were in the same band, made the same type of music. Peter Tosh would even agree with you if you said Bob Marley was so popular because he was half white. Peter was always a difficult dude though, sad that he's barely listened to in Jamaica anymore. I agree with the other guy that it was Fela's 20 minute songs that kept him from being more popular.
The notes, sound, ...( 3 weeks ago by willlugo)
The notes, sound, scales, technique, textures, theories and improvisations are written on the soul of every "negro." Readsorbtion?.......... it has always been there.......this music is completely and solely spiritual and specific.
FELA IS D BEST EVER( 3 weeks ago by mjdghost)
FELA IS D BEST EVER
I agree with Barak ...( 3 weeks ago by thomasmatus)
I agree with Barak Obama (for whom I mean to vote come November) that walls cannot stand between nations and cultures. West African music flowed into North America and give the world a new music, which then flowed back into Africa. Fela Kuti is an example of universal music in every human soul. Others also compared Fela Kuti to Coltrane, and I add Kenton to praise Fela Kuti's powerful big-band orchestration. I did not use the word "negro" - was any racial slur intended or implied, do you think?
It existed before ...( 3 weeks ago by willlugo)
It existed before there was a North aMerica! Seens like everything, in order for it to exist - or be valid(wouldnt you agree?) must come to North aMerica. "negro" is not a slur, it is a word. The reason why the word negro is a slur is because North americans made it soe. Thats why i used quotation marks. Satisfied?
ok everyone and ...( 3 weeks ago by oyo90)
ok everyone and anyone that has something bad to say about BABA need to keep it to themself,you dont see am talking shit about Dr. king or X,so for those of you who dont know,it is true about all the girl and weed BABA smoke,but he was the only one that was letting the ppl of Nigeria and ppl of west african know what was happening in the world,and after the english ppl turn over the country to us,dont 4get that BABA70 was the only one telling us to be africans not englishs
Fele did die of Aids( 3 weeks ago by dddevin69)
Fele did die of Aids
Everyone actually ...( 2 weeks ago by 7olusegun)
Everyone actually knows that(especially when his senior brother announced it). This makes Fela an irresponsible man as he actively tried to deny AIDS's existence (influencing other people to believe it aint exist and saying it's American Idea to Discourage Sex (A.I.D.S.), encouraging its spread and perishing from the disease he purported did not exist despite him claiming to be fighting for the mases; what a damn FOOL!
UNFORGETABLE, ...( 2 weeks ago by antjuanoden)
UNFORGETABLE, UNTOUCHABLE
Good memories here ...( 2 weeks ago by pmctosh)
Good memories here with Fela. Many nights spent sitting smoking and talking. Thank you Fela for befriending this white boy.
Fela is a man that ...( 2 weeks ago by gabejnr)
Fela is a man that stood up to the Nigerian govt in a time NO ONE would, he paid for it dearly with ass whoppings "literally" and the death of his mum. Whats even amazing is he fought a whole govt and and institution with music. Thats how powerful his music was and is. As a Nigerian iam proud of what he stood for.
As for the numerous women he dealt with, number 1 thats none of your concern and 2 if its consentual who the hell cares. RIP BABA FELA
That is truly ...( 2 weeks ago by Renagade70)
That is truly amazing. Fela took on a dictatorship all by himself and sadly he didn't see his victory. This is a powerful story unto itself. Thank you, Gabejnir for enlighten me on your comment. I was thinking about that.
his mother died, ...( 1 week ago by p3kuliar)
his mother died, when they threw her out of a window , is this right?
she died shortly ...( 1 week ago by hykaybee)
she died shortly after that,who knows,it be as an aftermath of the incident
ahhhhhh fela kicks ...( 1 week ago by bolillo239)
ahhhhhh fela kicks ass!...the james brown of africa. i love james brown backing band the jb's, but they really don't have anything on fela and his band, and i thought peter tosh was a badass!
chris
goofywhitebastard!
dallas, texas
no probs bro( 1 week ago by gabejnr)
no probs bro
God bless the ...( 1 day ago by WizKid5)
God bless the Motherland and the people that spring forth from it.
And God bless any man that can wear those pants and not only be cool but be hot!
One Love
As for the numerous women he dealt with, number 1 thats none of your concern and 2 if its consentual who the hell cares. RIP BABA FELA
chris goofywhitebastard! dallas, texas