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The Funky African: Questlove on Fela

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Uploaded by on Feb 24, 2010

?uestlove from The Roots, now an associate producer on the hit musical Fela! on Broadway, talks about when he first discovered Fela Kuti's music, and walks us through Fela's influence in yesterday and today's hip-hop -- including works by Mos Def, Macy Gray, D'Angelo, X-Clan, and Leader of the New School.

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  • Real talk!!!!

  • Excellent video! lovin' the vibe..take care!

  • He looks cool here,

  • In the future there better NOT be one mothafuckin dislike here!!

  • the track 'Zombie' (starts 0:40) is one of the most hypnotising tracks there is...

  • Classic... 

  • he who wears death in his pouch can never truly die

  • so glad this video is on here

  • quest speaks truth

  • afrobeat rules ;D

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