Zombie - The Fela Kuti Tribute Concert 2003

[MegaEli1971]

amazingeddie.... am with you on that point... nobody can play felas songs like he did, but this guys are doing a good thing ........keep the music alive pple....

[Ptofux3]

WoW, those 2 girls got some sweet moves!!!

[grandpasun]

Good energy. 

[lazarusnosa]

this guy replicated every single phase of Fela rendition of this sone.......only in a faster pace...He is good too, very good i'd say.

[lexo30]

Seems to me that if Fela Kuti had a legacy worth passing on, it had more to do with inspiring people to think for themselves and be critical and creative, than with slavishly following every last detail of his arrangements. Sure, he was a taskmaster but he had his own vision and wanted his musicians to bring it forth. Now that he's dead, we have the records if we want to be zombies (!) and copy him - or we can pick up the ball he was forced to let drop and we can run with it.

[sylviomanouel]

Quel massacre...

comment ne rien comprendre à un morceau de Fela

you totally right amazingeddie

[cuentadefarahni]

love the dancers, and there is so much energy there!

[omoyasere]

Great, Fela is irreplaceable, but this is a good job by Dele Sosimi. Thanks for posting this vid.

[bossdope]

you're stupid

you know nothing about music

[musicolorhythm]

Musicazos

[blackspittle]

*sigh* another retarded internet tough guy....

[wigginsdesign]

Yeh I was like WHAAAAAT! This ain't Fela!

[culturesmix]

This "Guy" is Dele Sosimi friends! the keyboard master of Fela during 7 years during the EGYPT 80 band, believe me after 2 h of concert it's so hot that you need to breath! get his last album and you'll be surprised, this full artist is also the Femi Kuti musical director, you really need to get info guys !

[culturesmix]

Fela wouldn't be happy? strange dele Sosimi and him where friends for sure since the Childhood! you don't know what yoyu're talking about guys... go to sleep yes!

[Wavecurve]

The testimony to the genius of Fela is that nobody has been able to reproduce his music accurately,not even his children.

[lexo30]

@Wavecurve As if the point of music was to exactly reproduce somebody else's performance...

[Wavecurve]

@lexo30 If you must reproduce some body's music, should you not, at least, approach the quality of the original?

[lexo30]

@Wavecurve I sense that that is a rhetorical question, and that no answer I would give you would have any other effect than to make you angry, so I'm not going to rise to the bait.

[LOCAPIGA]

que viva la musica africana madre del mundo

[TrueMissRobinson]

This is the best! Fela always gave you a seed and a good time, just vibin'.

"Go, go, go!"

[tanialovesrock]

greaaat!! I can't avoid the movement of my hips

[igboamaka]

Baba.....RIP

[hayhorses000]

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[hayhorses000]

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[Buckeyecat2002]

Check out "Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra" New York City Afro Beat Band.

[rfgrass]

having seen Fela originally in Nigeria in 1976 at The Shrine, I can agree that this isn't a great performance of "Zombie"...however, Dele Sosimi played with Fela and is a very good musician...I have seen him perform Afrobeat at a high level...and it is crazy to suggest that no one should try to play Fela's music...

[limi4sure]

not bad a good try

[wachaushenzi]

Africans can understand Afro-Amero beat ,but tis ..for Afro-American to understand our beat/rhythm is a bit difficult can take about 400 years to undo....man breath

[heatmerchantz]

I understand what you are saying, but with all due respect I think it is divisive. This is exactly what the babylonians want.

[womenwineandsong]

Anyone know of a Fela Kuti tribute band that plays in South Texas? kind of a long shot, i know, but figure its worth a try.

[MrCriticize]

Culture in Texas LMFAO LOL HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA

[womenwineandsong]

you should transform yourself into mrconstructivecriticism before someone punches you in the face.

[MrCriticize]

Ok, how about doing something about it yourself, track down a tribute act and encourage them to play in your town - worth a go at least. And i was only kidding in my comment, aint my fault Americans are so highly strung, anyway, if you want it go get it.

[amazingeddie]

y'all should stop complaining... It is impossible to play Fela's music at the same level as he did... he was a spiritual presence... You can't get that sound just by being a good musician... I think people should be encouraged to make an effort to let people experience some of Fela's concept live... not in hope of being as good, but inspiring people to go out and get the original albums. Also, Fela's message was about rebellion in the face of authority, not copying people like ZOMBIES....

[hayhorses000]

thank you

[jmmatos23]

@amazingeddie You look really zombie to me...

[ZELCOMPTON]

YOU ARE OK, BUT DONT BE SO ARROGANT, SURE YOU GOT THE VIBE COS YOU WERE THERE ON STAGE, PLUS YOU GOT ALL 12,000 + viewings.

do a video of mass

[kayvisa]

this must be another remix?

[bry3921]

yeah, it's too fast, they can't get the whole lick out. I know 'cause we closed every night for two years with this anthem. I play the tenor, and it's simple but very hard to articulate. A special piece of music that takes people to another place. RIP Fela

[dexTube]

Horns came in too early, and didn't do the whole solo. But with all due respect this is a tough piece.

[seunbballoo7]

who the fuck is this? Bad tribute act!!! Femi Kuti OR Seun should have done it. The Fat Bum messed it up1!!!!

[mikeemeka1111]

Rubbish! The singers must be tone-deaf

[matycee]

yeah. it's pretty bad. they're rushing it and not even hitting the riff correctly....irregardless of who's playing it, mate, bad is bad...no getting around it.

[RWright2006]

the perfect performance for this song.

[geeday77]

mate, this is not a bastardization. That is my father and fela's protegee who grew up with fela and formed femi's band with him so shut it...

[elderbabadee]

this a bastardization of felas work. He wud be rolling in his grave if he hears ds. it is bad

[ntp1]

Dele-BIG UP BIG UP 2 U MAN. good stuff-much continued success-jeffo

[enriquevera2000]

Kamara KazhuK .. esto si ke es pura melCocha y densa MEngambrea del Jefe Fela Kuti !!!!

[oronbaba]

killer stuff!

[delsh]

Hey Buckwellm, thanx 4 postin this, Dat was a night 2 remember. A beffitin tribute 2 abami eda!!!

Havent been able to do it again due to funding scarcity. A Very expensive Hobby. Do you have d Solos of D Great Femi Elias on Bass on d night? Please please he was awesome more of that please.

Peace

Delsh