Fela Kuti - Teacher Don't teach Me No Nonsense

[OldSchooLoverBoy]

The only one I can mention in one sentence with James Brown.

[ChidiDim]

African women are beautiful, look at how those women are dancing. I love my African women.

[1DayAsADog]

I saw Fela last night at the Ahmson theater in LA. Music was good wish I could have seen more 6/8 beats. As far as the musical, well there really wasn't a story, show felt long and repetitive.

[ajonetto]

@1DayAsADog he died in 1997!

[pmunkyandpals11]

@ajonetto He meant the broadway musical

[ChrisOfTheOC]

Did anyone else see 'Fela!' ? No? Just me?

[scrog02]

He is true black president.

[sometimes350]

One of my favs.

...my kids are diggin Fela .....they dont admit 2it ...but I be cn them slick- groovin..

u cant help but 2move when u hear Fela & Africa 70/ Egypt80.

[bn0rz]

Thumbs up if you just misspelled Flea.

[TheBabane1]

the legend.....always adore him

[Oddity4040]

ok horn section! Actually finding myself wishing I was one of them dancers around the 3:37 mark. I woulda been straight gettin it in #BACKITUPANDDROPIT

[allanfmarsden]

To be honest, I don't greatly rate the first five minutes or so, but once the horn comes in and the saxes get in to the beep-bo-boodup rhythm it really flies. Absolute disaster to cut it off at 10:00.

[nunh]

I adore his music - would slowly buy each of his reissues - he was/ is the man!

[mihaidanila]

obviously it's not just him; those saxes are played by talented peeps

[suetamluciano]

UNIVERSAL

[VoodooUprising]

Heaven within

[TheMohawkCut]

Top level. Even posseded.

[rwillliamson]

I just discovered Afro beat less than 72 hours ago,and i cannot get Enough...RESPECT!!... to all of the pioneers of the music we all know and love past and present!!!!

[suetamluciano]

que som!!!!!!

[BalkanDixie]

Fela Kuti druže stari...

[kemeticshogun1]

can u say sun ra

[NZE4USA]

just stoping by

[FloGlobal]

"This man is one of a few who have STRONGLY influenced my music" - Talonted

[DeeDeeKhan]

/watch?v=wfLVkbR35NU

best song of fela

[rantazz23]

i tried to get into fela when i was younger and i just didnt get it till now at 21...musical genuis and lyrical rebel...this is what moves people to notice the corruption and fight against it

[Bigdhara15]

Overrated!!



[mevnation]

@Bigdhara15 did you mistype that listen to yourself

[VoodooUprising]

@Bigdhara15 we got another commercial pop enthusiast up in this thread eer.............

[intercityvisionary]

this man committed no suicide..his message was too powerful..

[remainingnameless]

What IS that instrument that Fela is playing?? It sounds funkily awesome.

[lovekeyzbobo93]

@remainingnameless looks like an organ

[kelechioleka]

Thank u baba. U are my greatest

[thefirerockstar]

next to the light he was!! 

[ajonetto]

02:27 "NO AVISÉ, CASI ME CORRIÓ"

[GeneralMako]

thank you BABA 70, long live your music. African BOB MARLEY

[rewindest]

DOPE!!!!! ma parents used to jive to this song..and i still think its poppin..



[lilwave123]

Thank you so much Patrick Stump :D

[Bisayo1]

this is a classic

[easyjay82]

Teacher Don't teach Me No Nonsense .......

[chocolatebooty81]

VIVA NIGERIA

[hellokittyhawk]

i miss him

[grandtheftauto5555]

Never watched this why is it in my history.

[andnowyourott]

@grandtheftauto5555 someone in your house must have taste...

[grandtheftauto5555]

@andnowyourott Maybe its youtube promoting videos that no one cares about. XD.

[cyrenafame]

FELA LIVES.

[sairaj1]

the music is good but he needs to work on his voice a bit. or maybe it is just this song?

[honguillo]

@sairaj1 Man... you for real??

[sairaj1]

@honguillo dude dont get emotional. this is my opinion. have a good day.

[pilaman82]

@honguillo probably a shit bot

[goobajimi]

@sairaj1 lol he died 14 years ago

[sairaj1]

@goobajimi too bad gooba

[nanakos]

this is apart of Chili Pepper's Giude to Rock????? i knew i loved them for a reason! My parents like Kuti, but i Love him..

[NaijaTion]

im glad to see alot of americans appreciate fela kuti!!! love it!

[Oriedo]

This is a good video foreal.''Fela Kuti''.

[xxxsssxxxsss]

There are too many instruments playing making it sound like shit.

[goobajimi]

@xxxsssxxxsss You apparently know nothing about jazz, musical arrangement or harmony. You can now go back to listening to your Lady Gaga and Waka Flocka. Peace...

[KINGBA84]

old doesnt always mean classic... good in its category

[kalxite]

This is what the Pharaohs listened to when they were chilling in the pyramids

[southoreast]

@kalxite Lol! Nice!

[mihaidanila]

fuckin A

[countregula1]

@kalxite

By "chilling in the pyramids" you mean "embalmed and entombed," right?

[mantara100]

@kalxite aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhaha fuck that killed me.... lmao nice one

[SSM905]

@kalxite Def King Music...

[nesnejls]

This cat is the Don.

[Raymon791]

No one like you, great africa legend... Baba 70 u're 2much.

[Felipevaskez1]

@mballom3 idiot



[juanem3]

LIKE if RHCP brought you here!

[Dearbaddguy]

"Teacher don't teach me No nosense...!" Yes, I can feel it! True, globally what he expresses.. Blessin be upon 'em! 1 love roots!!!!!!!!!

[emilysdigital]

nn

[BaahFuckOff]

that sound alot like something The Doors would do!! i love it

[Stellarkyle]

O_o

[StanHowser]

Is this african alternative rock?

[nattygirldred]

@StanHowser Afro-Funk

[Meta5917]

wtf

[SuperGeorga]

Fantastic, thanks for sharing....great musician, philosopher, socialist and independent man...

[slydeky]

African genuis, Love from The Ivory Coast.

[mballom3]

3:09 to 3:28 is unbeleivable! This guy plays more than 8 simultaneous notes and is still able to look behind at orchestra to give instructions....Not even Mozart can do that!

[ScheichVomDeich]

@mballom3 it's not THAT special... any good piano/organ player should be able to play a few seconds without looking at the keys... so mozart could probably do that, too. lol

[SlauterHouZe101]

@mballom3 there are blind people who play the piano...that's a lot of notes without looking

[ArisProducer]

Fela Kuti inspires me to live a life of freedom in the face of oppression.

[MrKapsou]

tro danzérééé!!ma pik 1 tantine pendant toute morso la!!!mé c le morso la mark a mwen le plis

[Okykyhorlar]

Thumbs up! Nice solo by Baba YS Akinibosun!...

[Grobert8701]

Mos def baba... RESPECT !

[D3FitnessTraining]

wow

[akinolo1]

All time great Musician , omo iya aje.

[StanleyPacion]

ROUGH DRAFT Those nights we were hang'n. Fela Kuti, Yellow Man, those horn, the drums, That music was strong, And though we never had to pass through metal detectors, Respect brought us to South of the border, Yeah there was snow, Snow on the tables, And Rabbi was dancing, he was dancing, We were all dancing, And the smoke was passing, between Between us all, one love, One night, it wa love, oh irie, Irie, love, Love between us all.

[Ey3shi3ld]

he dont play music he just feel it and give other this feeling's sens

[remainingnameless]

This shit's so good it should be outlawed!

[brigey]

That is the definition of BLACK

[olanitemi2011]

Baba 70 is the best music in naija nah true talk he dey sing the thing wey dey happen in Africa........

[clarkewi]

Ginger Baker "discovered" Fela in the late 1960's early 1970's in his sojourns to Africa.

[bklmsoul]

@clarkewi ??? how myopic...

[thesensualinc]

@clarkewi uhhm 'discovered'?? no one discovered pls get ur facts right

[kostasmaiden13]

the visitor xd

[EDOS1001]

BABA FELA

[trichomepanther]

Im glad so many people watch this... hes one of my favorites i gotta get to Africa please

[diisopropylamine]

man i just dont think people even play horns like this anymore...just ripping it

[amirper2000]

If you love good music from all over the world type United Throw Music on Facebook!! You are all welcome!!

[hadaftimo1]

first time i saw his video clip i was young, i says to my mum, "mum there is this crazy african guy on T.V" my mum nd my sister came into the living room runing, when they saw it was fela, my sis says "ohh its fela kuti"... from there i never forget his name nd my favourite song shakara

[Mr198100able]

how una dey?

check out dis blog: YOU DEY THINK AM?

It is very cool.

[zmunshi71]

One of the luckiest accidents of my life...discovering Fela Kuti....words fail....

[MrNaturalsex]

The Pan Africanist,.......Himself !

The Spiritual One,........Himself !

The Abami Eda,........... Himself !

The Traditional One,... Himself !

The Fealess One,........Himself !

The Baba 70,................Himself !

The Afro Beat Creator..Himself !

The Iconic Fela...The Legendary Fela..The Greatest Musician To Come Out Of Beautiful Continent Africa !!!

[SuperQueenofAfrica]

@MrNaturalsex glad you appreciate !

[MrNaturalsex]

@SuperQueenofAfrica...Thats wuzz up!

Thanks for commenting, your majesty, "Super Queen Of Africa"

God Bless Your Reign.

[SuperQueenofAfrica]

@MrNaturalsex hahha! 

[jamhal73]

M.U.S.I.C. CLASSICK. The best thing in africa since the discovery of petrol

[emmambk9]

teacher please O..dont teach me nonsense at all

[dalucas]

SO much to learn!!!!!!! thx!!

[ingle16wpnz]

AFRO - BEATS!

[operariocultural]

Muito bom!

Salve Fela Kuti, Ogum, Mutalambô, Nzazi , Malcom X, Luther King, Gandhy e outros importantes guerreiros!

[alpuba64]

it sounds like acid jazz with afrika roots... I like it...

[asheyblack]

i wonder if pink floyd influence this or vice versa

[7Beyonder]

The horns, the voices, the dancers, the rhythms...I always feel something so ancient, so natural to me when I listen to Fela's music.

No software can create this hypnotic rhythm. Its like James Brown, Sun Ra and

Duke Ellington jammin at Congo Square

[WhiteBoiOwnedYou]

I had to pause my porn to watch this...EARGASM!!!!!

[newleafproject]

@WhiteBoiOwnedYou that is real commitment , lol

[Okykyhorlar]

@WhiteBoiOwnedYou ... honestly it is worth the while bro...

[jakandjakesjams]

@WhiteBoiOwnedYou haha, you watch porn to FK, winning! right on.

[evad6832]

Are people really comparing Fela Kuti and Michael Jackson. REALLY?!

[SW4TR3PP1N]

@evad6832 lol not sure why but I enjoy both their music.

[anismehic]

He will never die!



[nwaocha1]

@evad6832 the ideal term here would be duh-uh. and b4 u flare up listen actually listen to what d dude is sayin. BTW, I am a die-hard Michael Jackson fan so no beef!

[Machook1]

@evad6832 don't worry; we are in the age of the anti-intellectual!.... (NOTHING & NO-ONE like FELA!)

[SuperQueenofAfrica]

@evad6832 who should be offended here fela or micheal jackson ?

[HuggumsMcgehee]

@evad6832 You know, it's not even that I think that one is deficient when compared to the other. It's just...wha-HUH?! How did that even get started?

[Wildwoodflowerify]

@evad6832 i don't think so really

[chibichichio]

@evad6832 I hope you mean Fela is on a far higher level.

[devohnfilmmaker92]

@evad6832 WHATS WRONG WITH THAt?

[tehpurplepills]

@evad6832 heeeheee shhimonayy!

lol mjs reel cool......

[RightoJoe]

wow... that's some powerful shit right there...

[wwefanatic662]

I'm 16 years old,and i can say i got the utmost respect for Fela.I see the comments below about how he's better than michael jackson to me which is irrelevent since they are nothing alike.

[Stevethesnowtiger]

@wwefanatic662 - I agree, nothing like, so irrelevant. This is great though, scary brilliant.

[501sabu501]

Bob Marley is Jamaica's Fela Kuti.

[tweepixie]

@501sabu501 Chico Science is Brazil´s Fela Kuti

[controll27]

41 people have been taught nonsense about music, when they hear good music they click dislike

[bateradenitera]

They both paint their faces white

[BeigeFunk]

Simply awesome. I'm astounded by the stupidity of some comments trying to compare Fela and Michael Jackson. Two entirely different music styles, themes, and messages. As far as Fela is concerned, he is incomparable. Only his son Femi can do him justice.

[tenpa520]

天国見えました。

[cjgofs]

thumbs up if datarock brought you here!

[BillionGODSun]

Pow Wuuuuur!!! 

[johnshay1017]

comparing Fela to michael jackson is like comparing the best sex you ever had to contracting smallpox. Michael Jackson was irrelevant past 1989. Fela is still relevant.

[CoutureSista]

@johnshay1017 retarded!

[johnshay1017]

@CoutureSista also, michael jackson drugged and raped kids, soooooo...he can go fuck himself.

[BroqenHart]

@johnshay1017 Ignorance is really bliss, huh? Educate yourself...it doesn't take a genius to figure out that he was lied on for money, The court ruling that there was no evidence to back up the allegations should have been enough to prove that. Stop feeding into the bullshit that the media throws at you, sheep...

[BroqenHart]

@johnshay1017 LOL irrelevant past 1989? I guess that's why his 1991 album sold over 32 million copies, huh... and why the album he released in 1995 sold over 20 million =)

GTFO my friend. You might wanna do a little research next time you try to talk down on such a legend.

You don't have to tear down one to recognize the other. They were both incredible.

[MrFatimo1]

Their is no sense in making comparison btwn Fela & micheal, they are both great & legends, they were both music icons but their music is far different from each other. Fela can be likened to a prophet, but his way of life was was an opposite side, however he did a great job that 'll benefit even the generations yet unborn.

[VIRTLANTIS]

LOVE it!...^^

[theonlyaisha]

why compare fela to michael? the connection is unclear and the conversation is a time waster. even now, i am wasting time...

[sammydee2g]

FELA to me, is by farrrrrrr GREATER than Michael Jackson [ NO DISRESPECT ] Fela sang and played instruments with ease like he was born to do them. SIMPLE AND END OF STORIES

[Emelda02charles]

@sammydee2g U wish

[sammydee2g]

FELA to me, is by farrrrrrr GREATER than Michael Jackson [ NO DISRESPECT ] Fela sang and played instruments with ease like he was born to do them. SIMPLE AND END OF STORIES

[Theblonko]

@ babatunde,kpoa kpoa,totology.

[Garcian]

kuti would repel the corrupt area boys. if he was alive now he would scythe them down with music

[alearda]

Grande!!!!!!

[69thecrank]

@magicmanny. fela is dead in 97 but his music is alive, listen "tears and bloods' one of the best music of fela, africa lost one of his best soon but he gave us a lot of memories with almost 80 albums!!!!

[69thecrank]

@magicmanny. fela is dead in 97 but his music is alive, listen "tears and bloods' one of the best music of fela, africa lost one of his best soon but he gave us a lot of memories with almost 80 albums!!!!

[Magicmanny]

Can anyone answer me? Is Fela dead or still alive?

[olat2000]

Like to Add to what Babatundey said. I if you no know Fela went to music school in England. So you need to say what you know about Fela. He his Africa Michael Jackson.

[newfomat]

ibaree baba fela

4mat

[brennanmh]

Damn. This is as good as it gets. Fela, we miss you.

[cefi90]

serbia loves our brother fela

[ericjay71]

thank you baba for all the wonderful music. your music waters my eyes on every listen. we hear you baba and we carry your message. RIP, long live baba!

[sadesfg]

CANT WAIT FOR BEYONCE'S ALBUM

[RomanRoyale]

@sadesfg I know!!have you seen the AMAZING play put on by JayZ and WillSmith about this man?OMG loved it.ANd the fact that she said his music inspired her a lot for her next album it should be something so out the box then

[sadesfg]

@RomanRoyale i think there alot of live instruments in the album ;)

[KingCrimson776]

He plays keys, sings, even conducts his funky orchestra... this guy might well be the most underrated musician of all time.

[AngelnBlaque]

He shakes my soul. Thank you so much for this video. I love him and I'm glad that I can tune into him and tune out the garbage that is KKKillmerican mu shit today.

[bumisworld]

for all who dont know about congo music is the best african music, please u tube fally ipupa-his music is amazing. im not even congolese but i love their music

[FGOC]

I just don't get how people dislike this kind of stuff.It's way above me. I just don't get it.

[nickelwindow53]

Fela Kuti influenced Beyonce heavenly on this up and coming 4th album so I am sure we will here alot of his samples on her songs! I cant wait.

[matthy4real]

FELA KUTI ... TEACHER DO NOT TEACH ME NONSENSE!

[getmax2]

Incredible. Great sound, too. Does anyone know when this was recorded?

[PeekaPeep]

The REAL Black President. Barack "who"???

>;-)

[pinahl]

@akinolo1 - Bob Marley came from Jamaica, the son of a black Jamaican woman and a white Englishman...

Based on your reasoning, I too came from Africa... I'm Puertorican.

[orgnice]

@pinahl You most certainly did Pinahl ppl indigenous to that port(rich) are an amalgamation of the indigenous Taino Indians and Africans slaves and Spanish conquerers that came there

[orgnice]

@pinahl You most certainly did Pinahl ppl indigenous to that port(rich) are an amalgamation of the indigenous Taino Indians and Africans slaves and Spanish conquerers that came there dont let the labels fool you jamaica puerto rico etc.. thats what keeps us powerless and divided

[akinolo1]

The greatest one , to come out of Africa next to Bob Marley.