Fela Kuti - Monkey Bananna

[Hutzbordello]

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]

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]

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

 

[domjohnson]

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]

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

 

[HolmeBass]

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]

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!!!