this ain't about black or white, he was being oppressed by the nigerian black government, black men threw his mother out of second story window to her death. what thisis about is confronting the oppressor white or black, brown or orange, ruling class privilege creates social unrest, wether in watts or nigeria
After so many years since his songs were sang, despite being a testament to the truth of his words, its a shame that the same things are still happening in Nigeria. Sorrow, Tears and Blood
All Black people of African Decent must UNITE!!!!!!! Stop Killing one another. The Haitian, Jamaican, African, Soulbrotha's of USA, African European, Dark latino's ALL OF US!. The black man is KING!!!!!! Stand up and stop being a sheep. Grab a your piece of the planet.
Fela, your soul, integrity, uncompromising spirit, intelligence..... invaluable for the defeat of the multinationals in Ireland. F*#! off Shell. Fela Lives, you can't kill 'The President'.
Fela and his group created something new and brilliant. They combined the wonderful African rythyms with soulful jazz and unflinching lyrics. you'd have to be a corpse to be unmoved by this music.
Check out this video "LUCCI - EGBEKEGBE" he's the NEWDAY FELA....maaadness,he speaks about the ILLUMINATI and several secret societies..spoke about gulf war hoax and poverty in africa...DOPE!!
The man Fela and the Music he gave life to are two extreme poles. Those who experienced this Enigma on stage can not but be thankful for the rare opportunity. Fela was and will always be Fela
baba fela u where send by GOD to lend nigerians out the hand of thief dat call them self our lenders, baba there is no one like u 4 us nw, may u live 4 evr and evr, i 4 one u will live in mine heart b4 i die;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;one love babe fela kuti R I P amen and amen
The police should be disbanded. Every where. They should learn to play a musical instrument to sing just to get them out of that world their living in. Great recording too.
pls let no one compare fela with God cos fela have respect for his God and his knowlage came from God fela is not an oderiy man fela sing with visions which no other person have from the whole of african for now no one is able to tell people of the world our problem true music like fela baba rest in pace you will come again to save your people african
All these johnny come lately star struck popularity mesmerized go with the flow talking Americans, shut up and listen to the message. Many are still crafted by the wave this great musician was swimming against; I bet if he settled in America he probably would have been underutilized and buried alive.
La La My People Sef Dey Fear Too Much We Fear For Thing We No See We Fear For The Air Around Us We Fear To Fight For Freedom We Fear To Fight For Liberty We Fight To Fight For Justice We Fear To Fight For Happiness We Always Get Reason To Fear We No Won Die We No Won Wound We No Won Quench, We No Won Go I Get One Child Mama Dey For House Papa Dey For House I Won Build House I Don Build House I No Won Quench, I Won Enjoy, I No Won Go So Police Man Go Slap You Face You No Go Talk
Ayo Everybody Run Run Ayo Everybody Scatter Scatter Ayo Some People Lost Somewhere Ayo Someone nearly die Ayo Some Just Die Ayo Police Dey Come Army Dey Come Ayo Confusion Everywhere Ayo eheee Seven Minutes Later All Don Cool Down Brotha Police Don Go Away, Army Don Disappear Dem Leave Sorrow Tears And Blood Dem Regular Trade Mark Dem Leave Sorrow Tears And Blood Dem Regular Trade Mark Dem Regular Trade Mark
Africa by Africa but it was those same African Leaders who participated in the Slave trade with the Spanish and Brits that ruined Africa in the 14th 15th and 16th centuries.
I'm mexican and I love this song, I hear the struggle, sorry for what happenned down in Africa, I never heard music from over there, but I would like to get this CD over here in America if I can get it!!!
The black president, Fela was something else, I like the fact that he refused colonial supremecy. He wanted Africa that is ran by Africans for Africans. Not like what we see now with this European Countries ruling us through our Black President. I like Fela's legacies. He is the greatest thing ever happened musically. He is bigger than all this American musicians our kids and some of us listen to.
FELA, even though u are gone, i see truth in what u are saying as no one wants to die. Until we have radicals to stand up to the corupt government we hv in Nigeria and all other countries nothing will change.
The problem is that everyone views both Nigeria and Jamaica as a place to go to enjoy a "cheap" experience of "rebirth"/"grounding"/"humbling" one's self. You do not have people go to New York City, London or any large, world renown metro for that. And until people realize the citizens of a country make it good or bad... nothing will change in either of your beautiful nations. Sorry.
i'm zimbabwean and i truly identify with this song."we fear the air around us".i wish your song was no longer relevant today fela but sadly its right on the money,testament to your genius and foresight.i've become so cynical that i don't think things will ever change for africa.one love fela hope the world u now reside is better than this one.
LOVELY MUSIC SO TRANQUIL,IF YOU DID NOT UNDERSTAND IT, YOU WOULD SWEAR IT WAS A LOVE SONG. BEAUTIFULLY PUT TOGETHER LOVELY BASSLINE.JAMAICA IS WORSE THAN NIGERIA IN TERMS OF VIOLENCE PER CAPTITOR.YOUR POLITICAL SYSTEM IS BAD BUT OURS IS MUCH WORSE.OUR POLICE MURDER WHOLE FAMILIES,BEING A POOR BLACK DARK SKINNED MAN IS A CRIME AND YOU COULD EASILY FALL VITCIM TO POLICE DEATH SQUADS.YOU ARE NOT THE WORST BY FAR
@jamaicangoodguy If you think Jamaica is worse than Jamaica , my friend move there. And yes I have been to Nigeria twice and I will travel there again but Jamaica cannot be compared to Nigeria. Please travel there and see for yourself.
@kwacou I meant if you think Jamaica is worse than Nigeria. Jamaica's problems are very minor in comparison. While I was in Nigeria I stayed in Abuja, as well as Lagos,I also got the opportunity to stay with friends who live on Victoria Island. Many Nigerians live in Jamaica ask them if Jamaica is worse. In fact you can go to the Africa house in Kingston, which is owned by a Nigerian.
@kwacou WE DO HAVE A MUCH HIGHER MURDER RATE PER CAPITOR,WE ARE ONLY 2.7 MILLION PEOPLE,YOU ARE 150 MILLION.OFCOURSE WEALTHY NIGERIANS ARE GOING TO FIND JAMAICA SAFE.IT CAN BE COMPARED TO JAMAICA IN THAT ELECTIONS ARE VERY DANGEROUS,AND PEOPLE ARE KILLED TO ENCOURAGE BLOCK VOTES.EXTRA JUDICIAL KILLINGS ARE VERY COMMON,THE POLICE WOULD PREFER TO KILL RATHER THAN TAKE SUSPECTS TO COURT. WE ARE MORE ALIKE THAN YOU THINK, ABUJA IS A NEW CITY AND VICTORIA ISLAND IS FOR WEALTHY BUSINESS PEOPLE
@jamaicangoodguy Higher murder rate per capita does not accurately tell the story of crime.In Ja crime is concentrated and not as random.Crime in Ja is usually between individuals who know each other. Whereas in Nigeria, crime is much more random.In JA, kidnappings are rare.In Nigeria even school teachers are kidnapped for ransom, a shoe makers child is more likely to be kidnapped than a businessman,doctors or lawyers child. Imagine a minibus drivers family being held ransom for 100 dollars US.
@kwacou DONT GET ME WRONG JAMAICA DOES NOT HAVE THE CHAOS THAT NIGERIA HAS,MOST OF THE GUN CRIME IS POLITICAL,IT IS NOT JUST BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS AS MANY ARE LEAD TO BELEIVE,KILLING SOMEONE FOR THIER JOB HAS BECOME A NEW AND DESTURBING ELEMENT IN J.A. KIDNAPPINGS ARE VERY RARE IN JA.THEY WOULD NOT KIDNAP ANYONE FOR 100 US DOLLARS.THATS FOR SURE. JAMAICA'S MAIN INDUSTRY IS TOURISM AND YOUR RIGHT MOST KILLINGS ARE IN KINGSTON, VOILENCE IS NOT LIKE IN YOU COUNTRY BETWEEN MUSLIM AND CHRISTIAN
@jamaicangoodguy You got it wrong, I live in Jamaica, visited Nigeria twice. I live on the tropical paradise Jamaica in the beautiful parish of Portland at the foot of the Blue Mountains. I've spent over 25 yrs travelling around the world even spent a yr in the UK. There's nothing like Jamaica. The only other countries I would consider living in are Brasil (Rio& Bahia )& South Africa (Love Durban and Cape Town).
@kwacou JAMAICA IS A GREAT PLACE IF YOU HAVE MONEY, THEN CAN STAY AWAY FROM THE BAD GUYS, BUT IT IS VERY HARD PLACE TO BE POOR AND DARK SKINNED. JAMAICA IS BEAUTIFUL NO DOUBT BUT NOT SAFE,OK GUNMEN WONT KIDNAP YOUR FAMILY IN J.A . BUT IF YOU ARE VULNERABLE IN ANY WAY ,ITS EASY TO GET INVOLVED IN CRIME.YOU DONT NEED LOTS OF MONEY IN JAMAICA, BUT YOU DO NEED MONEY TO KEEP YOUR DIGNITY THIER.YOUHAVE BEEN LOTS OF VERY NICE PLACES, SO DONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SURVIVING EVERY DAY LIKE MOST JAMAICAN
@jamaicangoodguy I'm just an average Jamaican, grew up in a farming community in St. Elizabeth, my parents sold produce in the Santa Cruz and Black River mkts. I remember we used to wake early to take a bus to Coronation mkt to sell. Life was hard but we're a very positive family. My parents instilled in us the value of hard work, saving and education. With those tools provided I had the skills to create as well as take advantage of opportunity. Jamaica is not poor, the minds are. pt1
@kwacou pt 2 Jamaica needs a spiritual rebirth to see the wealth. We live on an Island yet we waste and destroy our environment. We rather buy imported food then grow our own. We like to wear diamonds and gold which we have none of. We do have beautiful sea shells,plants and the richness of the earth to make all our adornments but we choose not to. We (the people) make ourselves poor just as it is us who kill each other. The enemy is within.
@kwacou I THINK YOUR AN ABOVE AVERAGEJAMAICAN,MY PEOPLE ARE FROM MANDEVILLE WHICH IS ALSO ABOVE AVERAGE.MARKET SELLERS IN JAMAICA ARE VERY WELL OFF BY COMPARISON TO OTHER LOW SKILLED JAMAICANS AS THIER INCOME IS STEADY.NIGERIA IS FAR RICHER THAN JAMAICA IN MINERALS THEY HAVE ALL TYPES OF MINERALS, URAINIUM CEMENT OIL PLUS LOTS OF FOODS GROWN ON AN INDUSTRIAL SCALE. NIGERIA AND JAMAICA WERE BOTH MUCH BETTER OFF UNDER COLONIAL RULE.ITS A VERY HARD THING TO ADMIT,WE HAVE MADE BLACK LIVES CHEAP
@iayyam BOTH WERE BETTER OFF . OUR LEADERS HAVE SOLD US DOWN THE RIVER. THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THIER FORMER MASTERS WANTED. THIER IS NO RULE OF LAW IN OUR COUNTRIES. WE LACK THE AMBITION OF THE OTHER RACES. NIGERIA HAS MADE TRILLIONS SINCE IT FIRST STARTED PUMPING OIL 52 YEARS AGO. I AM ASHAMED TO SAY THE ONLY PLACE I FEEL SAFE IS IN ENGLAND, AMONGST THOSE WHO DISPISE US. THEY HAVE PURE CONTEMPT FOR OUR RACE. WE ARE NO DIFFERANT. JUST LIKE HOW FELA PUT IT IN COLONIAL MENTALITY
@jamaicangoodguy THEY THE CORRUPT AND VILLAINOUS SO CALLED LEADERS LAKE THE AMBITION OF OTHER RACES. THE PEOPLE OF BOTH NIGERIA & JAMAICA HAVE A RESILIENCE, DETERMINATION AND AMBITION AS GREAT AT THE ANY IF NOT GREATER. YOU SEE FOR THEM THE SAKES ARE HIGH THEY NEED TO SAVIVE SO THERE CHILDREN MAY ONE DAY SEE THE KIND OF CHANGE THAT IS TAKING ROOT IN EGYPET ANF THE MIDDLE EAST. WHEN THE PEOPLE HAVE THE COLLECTIVE STRENGTH TO DEMAND AND END TO THE HELL AND THE BEGINNING OF OUR BRIGHT FUTURE
@abololuca EVERYBODY IS CORRUPT, CORRUPTION IS NOT THE REAL PROBLEM. TO MY MIND THE REAL PROBLEM IS LACK OF AMBITION FROM OUR LEADERS. WE SHOULD TRY TO MAKE AFRICA A SAFE. POLITICS IS KILLING US.WE DONT HAVE MUCH PROGRESS IN TERMS OF NEW ROADS NEW INTERNET INFUSTUCTURE IS BADLY NEEDED. IT IS SO SLOW. THEY ARE MAKING HUGE PROFITS BUT NOT REINVESTING IT ON A BETTER SERVICE. EGYPT MAY NOT BE BETTER OFF WITH DEMOCRACY, IT MAY DIVIDE PEOPLE MORE THAN A BENOVELENT DICTATORSHIP UNDER MUBARAK.
i'm from the lost tribe in the wilderness, the belly of the beast called North America! Fela Kuti feeds the freedom fighters with courage, hope, and belief!!!
@ sadfuck, ur Nigerian friend is a bastard! Fela is a god in Nigeria..Tell him to submit his Nigerian passport to the closest Nigerian embassy for spewing such blasphemy on the original black president. God punish him mama!
@mrdemola "President"? No. I'd like to think Kuti would abhor the idea of any kind of "President". If he didn't, I suppose I've been listening to the wrong Kuti, who would be an ideologue eventually more harmful to his own cause than those who chose to oppress him.
I work with a nigerian chap,and upon asking him what he thought of the mighty fela.His reply surprised me to say the least.He had nothing good to say about fela.Saying many nigerians feel the same way.Is this true?
They teach Fela in high schools now adays!!!!. Grand Theft Auto brought the nerds to the yard too. Slowly the entire globe will hear about the evil governments around the world.
I loved Fela music when I went dancing being 17 years old and a white smoker of Nigerian. 51 now and finding Fela on Y.T. is just magic. I stopt smoking like 7 years now and I get high on memories like these now. Belgium used to be a great country. It changed a lot .
In April 1974, the police raided his communal household in Lagos, the Kalakuta Republic. The attack left Fela with a broken arm and with cuts that required 11 stitches. In 1977, soldiers attacked again. They burned down his home and threw his 77-year-old mother out of a second-story window. she died of her injuries the next year. On Sept. 30, 1979, the day before a civilian Government took power in Nigeria, Fela a mock coffin to the headquarters of the military Government.
First time i've heard this great musician i had 12 years so it was about 7 years ago and i fell in love with his sounds. He was one of the great man that walk this Earth
this ain't about black or white, he was being oppressed by the nigerian black government, black men threw his mother out of second story window to her death. what thisis about is confronting the oppressor white or black, brown or orange, ruling class privilege creates social unrest, wether in watts or nigeria
savesthedayfan 19 hours ago
hhmmmmmm, hmmm, hmmmm, hmmmm, hmmm. That corruption stinks like corpse.
yomiab 1 week ago
ALL HAIL....FELA!!!. All he left behind are prophesies........may he rest in perfect peace!!!
tonyajayi 1 week ago
Great man!
semxelrick 2 weeks ago
one race one earth one love fuck the system
cliefclinton 2 weeks ago
After so many years since his songs were sang, despite being a testament to the truth of his words, its a shame that the same things are still happening in Nigeria. Sorrow, Tears and Blood
cyril4real 4 weeks ago
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Fela, truly a great individual. He will always be remembered.
cyril4real 4 weeks ago
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cyril4real 4 weeks ago
6 DISLIKES= these most be THE RACIST DEVILS who r DESTROYING africa. n trying 2 EXTERMINATE all the black ppl there.
e35554r 1 month ago 4
@e35554r certainly people with no f*cking taste!
Plasticsoul 3 weeks ago
one love
fash525 1 month ago
long live baba, no one like u. i hail.........oo
KrisColombo 1 month ago
I am pround to be a Nigerian..Baba la ye ni...
noah7500 1 month ago
Was lester bowie really on this record?
Mr1x43 1 month ago
Used for Darcus Howe Channel 4 Television programme `Devil's Advocate`.
tekpic04 2 months ago
Werd altijd in 't Okshoofd gedraaid in de 80's! Toptijd toen alles nog cool was!
MarcusMaximus1969 2 months ago
5 are from cia
woland64 2 months ago
Baba fela; de eva living....
ighorich 2 months ago
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those who dislike this will go to hell !!
LiqwedShine 2 months ago
All Black people of African Decent must UNITE!!!!!!! Stop Killing one another. The Haitian, Jamaican, African, Soulbrotha's of USA, African European, Dark latino's ALL OF US!. The black man is KING!!!!!! Stand up and stop being a sheep. Grab a your piece of the planet.
numba1soulbrotha 2 months ago in playlist More videos from unmadetech 8
@numba1soulbrotha Yes, yes. And the black woman is Queen (:
Black unity <3
BroqenHart 2 weeks ago
@BroqenHart luv me sum white woman srry..!!! oh im black too ;-)
triohenderson 4 days ago
@triohenderson I'm sure you're doing black women a favor by dating white women (:
BroqenHart 4 days ago
@BroqenHart lol that was a JOKE sweetheart..!!! nice response though ;-)
triohenderson 4 days ago
@triohenderson LOL thank goodness & thank you (:
BroqenHart 4 days ago
WHERE CAN I DOWNLOAD OR BUY THIS!!!
xoxbl3ssin 3 months ago
B r r r r i l l i a n t ! ! !
TheMatanmi 3 months ago
Fela Kuti...your words are still on point today...which is very sad because that means we as huemans have not evolved much...
intercityvisionary 3 months ago
so much soul and emotion
Fela really was the man
fat8622 3 months ago
Fela was a proud Yoruba man. He makes me proud to be Yoruba. God Bless Nigeria. Gos Bless The World.
IfImBeingHonest 3 months ago 2
@IfImBeingHonest REAL TALK!
SuperHtownswag 3 months ago
naija
blademanx 3 months ago
Just realized, X Clan sampled the chant in the background of this song in their song Grand Verbalizer.
joecairo1 3 months ago
LONG LIVE THE BLACK PRESIDENT.
knucklebutty 4 months ago
the black van morrison,one with natural talent.
JemUKMusic 4 months ago
the black van morrison
JemUKMusic 4 months ago
best musicians from those countries!! I barely know something about their ways but think they're great
moonraker2k 4 months ago
Fela, your soul, integrity, uncompromising spirit, intelligence..... invaluable for the defeat of the multinationals in Ireland. F*#! off Shell. Fela Lives, you can't kill 'The President'.
Gombeenie 4 months ago
may your soul rest in peace baba fela
easyjay82 4 months ago
Fela and his group created something new and brilliant. They combined the wonderful African rythyms with soulful jazz and unflinching lyrics. you'd have to be a corpse to be unmoved by this music.
Happysundaze 4 months ago
Te mooi
lliaantjee1 4 months ago
Abami eda may your soul rest in peace
bolababy002 4 months ago
it is ok. i guess i am not used to it, but i am always open to knowing and understanding more. always.
sairaj1 4 months ago
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Check out this video "LUCCI - EGBEKEGBE" he's the NEWDAY FELA....maaadness,he speaks about the ILLUMINATI and several secret societies..spoke about gulf war hoax and poverty in africa...DOPE!!
lasgidiryder 4 months ago
The man Fela and the Music he gave life to are two extreme poles. Those who experienced this Enigma on stage can not but be thankful for the rare opportunity. Fela was and will always be Fela
davaigbe 5 months ago
i love this guy
mryomius 5 months ago
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Fela Kuti!!!!!!!!!1 Love!
Dearbaddguy 5 months ago
Fela Kuti!!!!!!!!!11
Dearbaddguy 5 months ago
Trance-like!
sinplicity0 5 months ago
Great man, Love from the Ivory Coast
slydeky 5 months ago
To didaress
Well said !!!!!!
kathleencarson 5 months ago
Ah! Just enjoy the music like i'm doing> Fella Kuti left it with us for that reason. Thankyou FELA!!!!!!!!
kathleencarson 5 months ago
My new favorite song!!!
AmericanLad46 5 months ago
this track is dedicated to the uprisng riots in london xxx
didaress 5 months ago
X-Clan-Grand Verbalizer
MrTobinorris 6 months ago in playlist grooving
学生の頃、この曲が入った日本フィリップス盤「ブラック・プレジデント」はよく聴いた。
ochihiro 6 months ago
baba fela u where send by GOD to lend nigerians out the hand of thief dat call them self our lenders, baba there is no one like u 4 us nw, may u live 4 evr and evr, i 4 one u will live in mine heart b4 i die;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;one love babe fela kuti R I P amen and amen
sexy999171 6 months ago
The police should be disbanded. Every where. They should learn to play a musical instrument to sing just to get them out of that world their living in. Great recording too.
dublen 7 months ago
how una dey?
check out dis blog: YOU DEY THINK AM?
It is very cool.
Mr198100able 7 months ago
pls let no one compare fela with God cos fela have respect for his God and his knowlage came from God fela is not an oderiy man fela sing with visions which no other person have from the whole of african for now no one is able to tell people of the world our problem true music like fela baba rest in pace you will come again to save your people african
happyman2know 7 months ago
fela kuti is a mad person because he had 27 wives
NeroFlyFly 7 months ago
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All these johnny come lately star struck popularity mesmerized go with the flow talking Americans, shut up and listen to the message. Many are still crafted by the wave this great musician was swimming against; I bet if he settled in America he probably would have been underutilized and buried alive.
leonpera 7 months ago
I don't there was ever a man that fought a dictatorship with music and won. Until Fela Kuti came along.
Renagade70 7 months ago
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guskowatts97 7 months ago
@guskowatts97 Although his was extra ordinary , his is not at any point compare to God, God is the almighty.
EKPEYE1 7 months ago
i respect fela kuti,R.I.P
bengo736 7 months ago
4 people are part of the regular trademark
3bl4ck 8 months ago
4 MORONS DISLIKE THIS SONG!
Ogbeni 8 months ago
May 1, 2011
TabeKat12 9 months ago
@TabeKat12 .... And? Do you fear 2012 or somthing?
GlennFalconiVEVO 8 months ago
@GlennFalconiVEVO No Man Fela Kuti is still alife!
TabeKat12 7 months ago
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ch ch ch ahh
tzouras 9 months ago
bolajiisolo 9 months ago 3
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bolajiisolo 9 months ago
bolajiisolo 9 months ago 7
my search for the Golden Tune is finally over...
riamina1 9 months ago
What fantastic music, I love the rhythm. It really invokes bodily movement and is almost hypnotic.
OzzieJohnFerguson 9 months ago
I like that short guitar riff.
ROCKNROLLFAN 9 months ago
Hey! Timbaland sampled the beginning of this! OH Shit!
iYEMTheGreatest 9 months ago
@iYEMTheGreatest What song was that again?
GlennFalconiVEVO 8 months ago
@GlennFalconiVEVO "I TOLD YA'LL"-PETEY PABLO ;)
iYEMTheGreatest 8 months ago
@iYEMTheGreatest "No" by Kiley Dean (produced by Timbo) =)
Phabil2007 8 months ago
@Phabil2007 You got me =). I messed up. You're right.
iYEMTheGreatest 8 months ago
musical GENIOUS.....! WITHOUT QUESTION. I LISTEN TO ALL FELA MUSIC WITH AS HE CONVEYS......ABSOLUTE CONVICTION.....BROTHERS OF ALL IN AFRICA HEED!!!!
MrOsiris1965 9 months ago
Fuck america. Acting like they're doing somthing... Oh yeah! Praying!
GlennFalconiVEVO 9 months ago
Abami eda,u'll live 4 eva..
Youubeian 9 months ago
Music Is The Weapon!
diegobrillembourg 10 months ago
Africa by Africa but it was those same African Leaders who participated in the Slave trade with the Spanish and Brits that ruined Africa in the 14th 15th and 16th centuries.
The4one4you4slept4on 11 months ago
dem leave sorrow tears and blood, dem regular trademark... FELA!
omoibile 11 months ago 2
I'm mexican and I love this song, I hear the struggle, sorry for what happenned down in Africa, I never heard music from over there, but I would like to get this CD over here in America if I can get it!!!
FactOfOpinion 11 months ago 2
@FactOfOpinion you can find the Fela's CDs on amazon
Orkaambe 6 months ago
every nice to listen to, o se baba mi.
oyeruf 11 months ago
The black president, Fela was something else, I like the fact that he refused colonial supremecy. He wanted Africa that is ran by Africans for Africans. Not like what we see now with this European Countries ruling us through our Black President. I like Fela's legacies. He is the greatest thing ever happened musically. He is bigger than all this American musicians our kids and some of us listen to.
joecossa 11 months ago
@joecossa : WELL SAID!
omoibile 11 months ago
GTA4
CheckThisSaw 11 months ago
FELA, even though u are gone, i see truth in what u are saying as no one wants to die. Until we have radicals to stand up to the corupt government we hv in Nigeria and all other countries nothing will change.
princessadekunbi1 1 year ago
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princessadekunbi1 1 year ago
this was my jam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
iayyam 1 year ago
Baba 90 lives on
mrhandsome10able 1 year ago
Baba 90 lives on
mrhandsome10able 1 year ago
THERE'S ONLY ONE "ABAMI EDA"
EkereGbe 1 year ago
With or without people we live in paradise.As my brothers would say ` live your life`
ishalucy 1 year ago
black president fela......u gone but ur regime still got us here leaving comments to ur music
knite7 1 year ago
@kwacou @jamaicangoodguy
The problem is that everyone views both Nigeria and Jamaica as a place to go to enjoy a "cheap" experience of "rebirth"/"grounding"/"humbling" one's self. You do not have people go to New York City, London or any large, world renown metro for that. And until people realize the citizens of a country make it good or bad... nothing will change in either of your beautiful nations. Sorry.
rgupta47 1 year ago 7
@rgupta47 suburban knight maroon.
sweetsticky 1 year ago
@sweetsticky what???
rgupta47 9 months ago
one love man...
sedaification 1 year ago
feeeeeelaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
stoinge 1 year ago
...ogogoro President, abeg help me tell them.
BabaStiletto 1 year ago
the man of freedom and liberty
owensbreed 1 year ago
i'm zimbabwean and i truly identify with this song."we fear the air around us".i wish your song was no longer relevant today fela but sadly its right on the money,testament to your genius and foresight.i've become so cynical that i don't think things will ever change for africa.one love fela hope the world u now reside is better than this one.
washie3 1 year ago 10
finally the long version!! geezz! i love this song too! i'm half african so its spritually with me!
sexualchocolate1985 1 year ago
@sexualchocolate1985 Fela lives on in the spirit of all who respect human dignity and question authority.
p1nkfl0yd 8 months ago
i'm white as ivory but love this guy for his music for his lyrics!!
he's as big as bob marley to me
never forget fela anikolapu kuti, africa!
butobuto1 1 year ago 4
LOVELY MUSIC SO TRANQUIL,IF YOU DID NOT UNDERSTAND IT, YOU WOULD SWEAR IT WAS A LOVE SONG. BEAUTIFULLY PUT TOGETHER LOVELY BASSLINE.JAMAICA IS WORSE THAN NIGERIA IN TERMS OF VIOLENCE PER CAPTITOR.YOUR POLITICAL SYSTEM IS BAD BUT OURS IS MUCH WORSE.OUR POLICE MURDER WHOLE FAMILIES,BEING A POOR BLACK DARK SKINNED MAN IS A CRIME AND YOU COULD EASILY FALL VITCIM TO POLICE DEATH SQUADS.YOU ARE NOT THE WORST BY FAR
jamaicangoodguy 1 year ago
@jamaicangoodguy If you think Jamaica is worse than Jamaica , my friend move there. And yes I have been to Nigeria twice and I will travel there again but Jamaica cannot be compared to Nigeria. Please travel there and see for yourself.
kwacou 1 year ago
@kwacou I meant if you think Jamaica is worse than Nigeria. Jamaica's problems are very minor in comparison. While I was in Nigeria I stayed in Abuja, as well as Lagos,I also got the opportunity to stay with friends who live on Victoria Island. Many Nigerians live in Jamaica ask them if Jamaica is worse. In fact you can go to the Africa house in Kingston, which is owned by a Nigerian.
kwacou 1 year ago
@kwacou WE DO HAVE A MUCH HIGHER MURDER RATE PER CAPITOR,WE ARE ONLY 2.7 MILLION PEOPLE,YOU ARE 150 MILLION.OFCOURSE WEALTHY NIGERIANS ARE GOING TO FIND JAMAICA SAFE.IT CAN BE COMPARED TO JAMAICA IN THAT ELECTIONS ARE VERY DANGEROUS,AND PEOPLE ARE KILLED TO ENCOURAGE BLOCK VOTES.EXTRA JUDICIAL KILLINGS ARE VERY COMMON,THE POLICE WOULD PREFER TO KILL RATHER THAN TAKE SUSPECTS TO COURT. WE ARE MORE ALIKE THAN YOU THINK, ABUJA IS A NEW CITY AND VICTORIA ISLAND IS FOR WEALTHY BUSINESS PEOPLE
jamaicangoodguy 1 year ago
@jamaicangoodguy Higher murder rate per capita does not accurately tell the story of crime.In Ja crime is concentrated and not as random.Crime in Ja is usually between individuals who know each other. Whereas in Nigeria, crime is much more random.In JA, kidnappings are rare.In Nigeria even school teachers are kidnapped for ransom, a shoe makers child is more likely to be kidnapped than a businessman,doctors or lawyers child. Imagine a minibus drivers family being held ransom for 100 dollars US.
kwacou 1 year ago
@kwacou DONT GET ME WRONG JAMAICA DOES NOT HAVE THE CHAOS THAT NIGERIA HAS,MOST OF THE GUN CRIME IS POLITICAL,IT IS NOT JUST BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS AS MANY ARE LEAD TO BELEIVE,KILLING SOMEONE FOR THIER JOB HAS BECOME A NEW AND DESTURBING ELEMENT IN J.A. KIDNAPPINGS ARE VERY RARE IN JA.THEY WOULD NOT KIDNAP ANYONE FOR 100 US DOLLARS.THATS FOR SURE. JAMAICA'S MAIN INDUSTRY IS TOURISM AND YOUR RIGHT MOST KILLINGS ARE IN KINGSTON, VOILENCE IS NOT LIKE IN YOU COUNTRY BETWEEN MUSLIM AND CHRISTIAN
jamaicangoodguy 1 year ago
@jamaicangoodguy You got it wrong, I live in Jamaica, visited Nigeria twice. I live on the tropical paradise Jamaica in the beautiful parish of Portland at the foot of the Blue Mountains. I've spent over 25 yrs travelling around the world even spent a yr in the UK. There's nothing like Jamaica. The only other countries I would consider living in are Brasil (Rio& Bahia )& South Africa (Love Durban and Cape Town).
kwacou 1 year ago
@kwacou JAMAICA IS A GREAT PLACE IF YOU HAVE MONEY, THEN CAN STAY AWAY FROM THE BAD GUYS, BUT IT IS VERY HARD PLACE TO BE POOR AND DARK SKINNED. JAMAICA IS BEAUTIFUL NO DOUBT BUT NOT SAFE,OK GUNMEN WONT KIDNAP YOUR FAMILY IN J.A . BUT IF YOU ARE VULNERABLE IN ANY WAY ,ITS EASY TO GET INVOLVED IN CRIME.YOU DONT NEED LOTS OF MONEY IN JAMAICA, BUT YOU DO NEED MONEY TO KEEP YOUR DIGNITY THIER.YOUHAVE BEEN LOTS OF VERY NICE PLACES, SO DONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SURVIVING EVERY DAY LIKE MOST JAMAICAN
jamaicangoodguy 1 year ago
@jamaicangoodguy I'm just an average Jamaican, grew up in a farming community in St. Elizabeth, my parents sold produce in the Santa Cruz and Black River mkts. I remember we used to wake early to take a bus to Coronation mkt to sell. Life was hard but we're a very positive family. My parents instilled in us the value of hard work, saving and education. With those tools provided I had the skills to create as well as take advantage of opportunity. Jamaica is not poor, the minds are. pt1
kwacou 1 year ago
@kwacou pt 2 Jamaica needs a spiritual rebirth to see the wealth. We live on an Island yet we waste and destroy our environment. We rather buy imported food then grow our own. We like to wear diamonds and gold which we have none of. We do have beautiful sea shells,plants and the richness of the earth to make all our adornments but we choose not to. We (the people) make ourselves poor just as it is us who kill each other. The enemy is within.
kwacou 1 year ago 3
@kwacou I THINK YOUR AN ABOVE AVERAGEJAMAICAN,MY PEOPLE ARE FROM MANDEVILLE WHICH IS ALSO ABOVE AVERAGE.MARKET SELLERS IN JAMAICA ARE VERY WELL OFF BY COMPARISON TO OTHER LOW SKILLED JAMAICANS AS THIER INCOME IS STEADY.NIGERIA IS FAR RICHER THAN JAMAICA IN MINERALS THEY HAVE ALL TYPES OF MINERALS, URAINIUM CEMENT OIL PLUS LOTS OF FOODS GROWN ON AN INDUSTRIAL SCALE. NIGERIA AND JAMAICA WERE BOTH MUCH BETTER OFF UNDER COLONIAL RULE.ITS A VERY HARD THING TO ADMIT,WE HAVE MADE BLACK LIVES CHEAP
jamaicangoodguy 1 year ago
@jamaicangoodguy "better under colonial rule" for whom? Native Nigerian and Jamaicans?
iayyam 1 year ago
@iayyam BOTH WERE BETTER OFF . OUR LEADERS HAVE SOLD US DOWN THE RIVER. THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THIER FORMER MASTERS WANTED. THIER IS NO RULE OF LAW IN OUR COUNTRIES. WE LACK THE AMBITION OF THE OTHER RACES. NIGERIA HAS MADE TRILLIONS SINCE IT FIRST STARTED PUMPING OIL 52 YEARS AGO. I AM ASHAMED TO SAY THE ONLY PLACE I FEEL SAFE IS IN ENGLAND, AMONGST THOSE WHO DISPISE US. THEY HAVE PURE CONTEMPT FOR OUR RACE. WE ARE NO DIFFERANT. JUST LIKE HOW FELA PUT IT IN COLONIAL MENTALITY
jamaicangoodguy 1 year ago
@jamaicangoodguy THEY THE CORRUPT AND VILLAINOUS SO CALLED LEADERS LAKE THE AMBITION OF OTHER RACES. THE PEOPLE OF BOTH NIGERIA & JAMAICA HAVE A RESILIENCE, DETERMINATION AND AMBITION AS GREAT AT THE ANY IF NOT GREATER. YOU SEE FOR THEM THE SAKES ARE HIGH THEY NEED TO SAVIVE SO THERE CHILDREN MAY ONE DAY SEE THE KIND OF CHANGE THAT IS TAKING ROOT IN EGYPET ANF THE MIDDLE EAST. WHEN THE PEOPLE HAVE THE COLLECTIVE STRENGTH TO DEMAND AND END TO THE HELL AND THE BEGINNING OF OUR BRIGHT FUTURE
abololuca 11 months ago
@abololuca EVERYBODY IS CORRUPT, CORRUPTION IS NOT THE REAL PROBLEM. TO MY MIND THE REAL PROBLEM IS LACK OF AMBITION FROM OUR LEADERS. WE SHOULD TRY TO MAKE AFRICA A SAFE. POLITICS IS KILLING US.WE DONT HAVE MUCH PROGRESS IN TERMS OF NEW ROADS NEW INTERNET INFUSTUCTURE IS BADLY NEEDED. IT IS SO SLOW. THEY ARE MAKING HUGE PROFITS BUT NOT REINVESTING IT ON A BETTER SERVICE. EGYPT MAY NOT BE BETTER OFF WITH DEMOCRACY, IT MAY DIVIDE PEOPLE MORE THAN A BENOVELENT DICTATORSHIP UNDER MUBARAK.
jamaicangoodguy 11 months ago
@kwacou suburban knight maroon.
sweetsticky 1 year ago
@jamaicangoodguy sorry for the voting down , just punched the wrong button mistakenly . your words are tru and sincere .
TheKemdi 1 year ago
#99,801 & counting... LISTEN!
tHeEnGiNeErRr 1 year ago
Fela is the voice of the people.
emobsta10 1 year ago 2
everybody run, run, run everybody scatta, scatta
BishopsJazz 1 year ago
i'm from the lost tribe in the wilderness, the belly of the beast called North America! Fela Kuti feeds the freedom fighters with courage, hope, and belief!!!
blkstarsapient 1 year ago 4
@ sadfuck, ur Nigerian friend is a bastard! Fela is a god in Nigeria..Tell him to submit his Nigerian passport to the closest Nigerian embassy for spewing such blasphemy on the original black president. God punish him mama!
mrdemola 1 year ago 21
@mrdemola "President"? No. I'd like to think Kuti would abhor the idea of any kind of "President". If he didn't, I suppose I've been listening to the wrong Kuti, who would be an ideologue eventually more harmful to his own cause than those who chose to oppress him.
HisW1tness 10 months ago
@HisW1tness Fela actually tried to run for president in Nigeria and was refused.
moonveil111 10 months ago
I work with a nigerian chap,and upon asking him what he thought of the mighty fela.His reply surprised me to say the least.He had nothing good to say about fela.Saying many nigerians feel the same way.Is this true?
sadfuk 1 year ago
a song can"t get anymore politically charged than this! truly a masterpiece.
egypt80 1 year ago
FELA IS THE SHIT
otgproductions 1 year ago
We've got to fight for freedom, we've got to fight for freedom, we've got to fight for justice, we've got to fight for happiness.
Well spoken Mr. Kuti, well spoken indeed.
Lordmaster36 1 year ago
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RockyDawuniMusic 1 year ago
god bless FELA KUTI
etsihnzoi 1 year ago
Fela was and is an icon from my part of the world.
kenzedng 1 year ago
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Fela is Nigeria and Nigeria is Fela
gehanjawdat 1 year ago
Fela is Nigeria and Nigeria is Fela !!
gehanjawdat 1 year ago
ONE of THE BEST SONGS EVER
Fela fan for 15 years now......
OctavePussYoTube 1 year ago
There was this idiot trying to make a racist video using this song. Ignorance is everywhere.
Duvali 1 year ago
its too bad that brainwashed people don't see that its only the helpless,poor and women that dies in all these stupid retrogressing wars!
bbrytt 1 year ago
Sorrow, tears and blood -- their regular trade mark. Thanks for posting this.
Aiden057 1 year ago
This song sums up how I feel about the whole G20 mess in Toronto, and how the cops acted towards everybody-great song!
Neville6000 1 year ago
I just shat myself. Love Fela Man!
santafecard 1 year ago
RIP Baba. Abami Eda
kayustic 1 year ago
what an incredible piece of music.
HolyFerdinand 1 year ago
too bad i don't know much about him.. sad!!
oroki1 1 year ago
Hey Fela....africa.....africa....peace
ZJProz 1 year ago
The King of Music to me.
fkgodfrey 1 year ago
fELA VS NIGERIA...
Xkape83 1 year ago
They teach Fela in high schools now adays!!!!. Grand Theft Auto brought the nerds to the yard too. Slowly the entire globe will hear about the evil governments around the world.
ballymo85 1 year ago
Fela may you leave forever in our hearts, may your sole rest in peace
patlynw 1 year ago 3
KALAKUTAAAAA||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MrSOoOaPp 1 year ago
mi ricorda il cosmic haa giovinezza siro
trabicoi 1 year ago
genie absolu tout simplement
jimbomania001 1 year ago
LEGEND!!
Joklotus 1 year ago 2
"what does dis tune mean or whos he refereng to, wen he says dem??"
He was referring to the corrupt Military dictators that ruled Nigeria at the time
They were brytal and left sorrow tears and blood in their wake
paddyllo 1 year ago
I loved Fela music when I went dancing being 17 years old and a white smoker of Nigerian. 51 now and finding Fela on Y.T. is just magic. I stopt smoking like 7 years now and I get high on memories like these now. Belgium used to be a great country. It changed a lot .
isleofyew1 1 year ago
FYI:
FELA = spread or enjoy your wealth with envy
Anikulapo = he who has death in his pouch or pocket
Kuti = he that dies not, or dies hard
medbuk80 1 year ago
In April 1974, the police raided his communal household in Lagos, the Kalakuta Republic. The attack left Fela with a broken arm and with cuts that required 11 stitches. In 1977, soldiers attacked again. They burned down his home and threw his 77-year-old mother out of a second-story window. she died of her injuries the next year. On Sept. 30, 1979, the day before a civilian Government took power in Nigeria, Fela a mock coffin to the headquarters of the military Government.
GeneralTrousers 1 year ago
@GeneralTrousers lool what a name u got there...i must say he was a brave man nd thanx alot 4 de explanation much apreciated.
koketsoxx 1 year ago
what does dis tune mean or whos he refereng to, wen he says dem??
koketsoxx 1 year ago
The beat/style of music is afrobeat.
dem means they (often referring to the government & police)
tosyn33 1 year ago
First time i've heard this great musician i had 12 years so it was about 7 years ago and i fell in love with his sounds. He was one of the great man that walk this Earth
Rprista 1 year ago
Thank you for your music. You will be remembered in our hearts!
mystrider008 1 year ago
R.I.P. Our Brother.
IPrinceMajestic 1 year ago
Baba!!!
Tampinu 2 years ago 2
Fela,Deine Saat trägt schon Früchte!
Unvergessen und unsterblich
Scubatour1 2 years ago 4
fight for happiness
thaGmusic 2 years ago 3
eh yaa!
Nabiyabian 2 years ago
fight for freedom
eggmotion 2 years ago 31