can someone pleeeeze translate. Fela is unbelievable. there is so much going on instrumentally on this track, but that bass is unrelenting. The way that bass guitar fades in and out, allowing the other instruments some of the spotlight, yet it maintains throughout, as if to say "I got this, you other instruments can exhale for a bit" ....if fela doesn't make you move go have a doctor check your pulse.
with respect to vary opinions , i thank God that i am from the yoruba tribe cause it makes me feel this music in a way a non yoruba will never come close. tiwan tiwa
@MrBabaagba tiwa ni tiwa ni to to , however we must not be totally exclusive because our culture and language is rich and is blessed with so much depth and meaning not to share it with the world would be selfish so all who want to participate with love and joy are welcome, those who want to use our culture to insult us by disguising themselves in another tribes culture are a failures they all know who they are and am not taking any prisoners with them. period.
This song is really interesting because if you listen close enough, you can hear "swegbe and pako". this song might have been what he was thinking of when composing swegbe and pako.
Isn't it remarkable, Fela's gradual abandonment of Yoruba for pidgin in his vocalling? Early on, when he still saw himself as catering only to the Lagos crowd sans politics, it was Yoruba all the way, in Fela's unique blend of Egba Yoruba with smatterings of Ibadan and Eko lingo; and then boom, it was all pidgin. Politics wasn't quite the sole cause; he had begun singing in pidgin as early as 1971-73 ("Na Poi"; "Lady/Shakara". By 1974, after "Kalakuta" and politics, it was pidgin all the way.
@Outreachat well, fela was always a yoruba man he never left his soul and never sold it out either to the end of his life.. however he did expand his market and singing in pigeon english did just that after all singing in yoruba can only have meaning to yoruba speakers and those who understand the idioms of the language of which they are so many ..
@sergeigen1 saludos desde México , fela tenia el talento y sentimiento , una cosa es k lo token y otra cosa k transmitan ................ Fela es Energia , vida y talento
goosebumps
3azabb 3 weeks ago
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is it just me...has this man not produced anything even mediocre? Everything he has made is pure 'gold'.......I'm having a sensory overload
zmunshi71 7 months ago
is it just me...has this man not produced anything even mediocre? Everything he has made is pure 'gold'.......i'm having a sensory overload
zmunshi71 7 months ago 2
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3azabb 5 months ago in playlist Fela Kuti
1st time hearing this cut by Fela The Great.........Industrial-Strength Afro Funk !
techxdabruiser 9 months ago
can someone pleeeeze translate. Fela is unbelievable. there is so much going on instrumentally on this track, but that bass is unrelenting. The way that bass guitar fades in and out, allowing the other instruments some of the spotlight, yet it maintains throughout, as if to say "I got this, you other instruments can exhale for a bit" ....if fela doesn't make you move go have a doctor check your pulse.
dallascomegys 1 year ago
with respect to vary opinions , i thank God that i am from the yoruba tribe cause it makes me feel this music in a way a non yoruba will never come close. tiwan tiwa
MrBabaagba 1 year ago
@MrBabaagba tiwa ni tiwa ni to to , however we must not be totally exclusive because our culture and language is rich and is blessed with so much depth and meaning not to share it with the world would be selfish so all who want to participate with love and joy are welcome, those who want to use our culture to insult us by disguising themselves in another tribes culture are a failures they all know who they are and am not taking any prisoners with them. period.
SuperQueenofAfrica 8 months ago
Who can dislike this?
This stuff's too hot. Plus, it's Fela Kuti - if you dislike his music, he'll come from the grave and take you on a ride you will never forget.
JohnFordDanceTroupe 1 year ago
Whoo! NO DISLIKES.
The4thGuy 1 year ago
This song is TOO wicked!! Groove upon groove upon groove...Thank you for posting!
adlouxo 1 year ago
god bless mother africa. this bring tears to my eyes. beautiful upload.
MAGIQCK 1 year ago 3
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the start is like water no get enemy and it turns into suegbe and pako
gasdemup 1 year ago
the start sounds like water no get enemy and the middle like suegbe and pako
gasdemup 1 year ago
sometimes when i listen to this brother, my soul jumps off the boat and swims home
ONROPKISUM 2 years ago 32
baba lives!!! We no go forget you oo ... For Ever Loves Africa!!
bigbowldrop 2 years ago
hehe!
unique
zefouw 2 years ago
Great!
haa1975 2 years ago
Great!
haa1975 2 years ago
This song is really interesting because if you listen close enough, you can hear "swegbe and pako". this song might have been what he was thinking of when composing swegbe and pako.
ladiluck88 2 years ago
Isn't it remarkable, Fela's gradual abandonment of Yoruba for pidgin in his vocalling? Early on, when he still saw himself as catering only to the Lagos crowd sans politics, it was Yoruba all the way, in Fela's unique blend of Egba Yoruba with smatterings of Ibadan and Eko lingo; and then boom, it was all pidgin. Politics wasn't quite the sole cause; he had begun singing in pidgin as early as 1971-73 ("Na Poi"; "Lady/Shakara". By 1974, after "Kalakuta" and politics, it was pidgin all the way.
Outreachat 2 years ago 4
@Outreachat well, fela was always a yoruba man he never left his soul and never sold it out either to the end of his life.. however he did expand his market and singing in pigeon english did just that after all singing in yoruba can only have meaning to yoruba speakers and those who understand the idioms of the language of which they are so many ..
SuperQueenofAfrica 8 months ago
Fela le pone unas cachetadas a cualquier otro funkeiro por ahi, es un genio.
saludos desde Mexico.
sergeigen1 2 years ago 5
@sergeigen1 saludos desde México , fela tenia el talento y sentimiento , una cosa es k lo token y otra cosa k transmitan ................ Fela es Energia , vida y talento
tdiroial 1 year ago