Fela Kuti - Monkey Bananna

Hutzbordello · #1 08-07-2011, 09:33 PM

Only heard the first song but as blooown away.

I remember seeing a tv special about this guy but never got into his music. SOOO when I heard it for the first time tonight it opened up all those african bass doors Ive been hearing about.

wow this stuff is amazing!

any other Fela fans!?

4Mal · #2 08-07-2011, 10:21 PM

Oh yeah... And Manu DiBango ..and from LA in the 80's The BoneDaddies. And Bathiki Kumalo and... anything afro cuban ... Or latin in general...

T. Alan Smith · #3 08-08-2011, 03:03 PM

A buddy of mine opened me to his world. Amazing stuff.

domjohnson · #4 08-08-2011, 03:11 PM

I love African music. Have done before I started playing bass, but there is a lot of it in there. Also some pretty good bass in Gogol Bordello, but I see the OP is already familiar with that

Rojo Grande · #5 08-08-2011, 03:12 PM

Check out his son Femi to. I saw him play a few times on the east coast many years back. Powerful stuff....

HolmeBass · #6 08-08-2011, 03:17 PM

I just saw his son Seun Kuti, who is touring with Fela's old band Egypt 80. Amazing show! Surprisingly pretty different from Fela though. Mostly all faster, up-tempo versions of the songs, a more dance-oriented experience, as in "Euro-techno dance beats" tempos and feels. BUT - still it was pure Afrobeat. Fela's recordings are just hard to top.

Also check out Antibalas and Budos Band, Americans carrying the Afrobeat torch, and really good stuff.

And I highly recommend the "Fela!" musical, which crushed on Broadway and has been touring successfully. It's a great testament to the man and his music, and it explains his life's story beautifully.

1Drop · #7 08-15-2011, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Rojo Grande

Check out his son Femi to. I saw him play a few times on the east coast many years back. Powerful stuff....

Did you know Pino Palladino played on a few tunes off "Fight To Win"? That guy can do it all!!!