I dont know if youre referring to his music as "his work" - quite the opposite, we have a lot!
His family recently began releasing many albums on Bandcamp. Ive been a fan for awhile and this is likely the best collection youll find online : https://felakuti.bandcamp.com/
The Best of the Black President is a good place to start. Dive in! Fela is the godfather of Afrobeat and highlife.
> It’s sad that we don’t have recordings of his work
I am literally, while typing this reply, listening to a recording of Fela Kuti right now that I ripped myself from a CD I bought maybe 15 years ago at a physical record store.
("International Thief Thief" off of "Original Suffer Head")
He carried scars on his back from police and soldier beatings meant to silence him for speaking against the government. His houses and estate were set ablaze. His land was seized by the government and never returned.
His mother was thrown off a building by soldiers.
Yet, the very people he fought for chose to focus on his vices and mocked him for them.
If you are not familiar with Fela Kuti, he's like the James Brown of Afro-Pop. His music is super funky and amazing, and his family history is fascinating. Highly reccomended.
A local here pointed him out to me about five years ago. I looked him up, and a month later or so found and watched a documentary on Kanopy called "Finding Fela", quite interesting.
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His family recently began releasing many albums on Bandcamp. Ive been a fan for awhile and this is likely the best collection youll find online : https://felakuti.bandcamp.com/
The Best of the Black President is a good place to start. Dive in! Fela is the godfather of Afrobeat and highlife.
I am literally, while typing this reply, listening to a recording of Fela Kuti right now that I ripped myself from a CD I bought maybe 15 years ago at a physical record store.
("International Thief Thief" off of "Original Suffer Head")
https://pca.st/episode/e2940e8b-c7da-43bd-abca-8750538acf7c
If you need an introduction, the Nigeria 70 compilation is a great place to start:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upN0WEbFmUY&list=OLAK5uy_nQZ...
i discovered fela anikulapo kutis music back in the 2nd half of the 1980ties - still a big fan!! :)
cheers,
a..z
He carried scars on his back from police and soldier beatings meant to silence him for speaking against the government. His houses and estate were set ablaze. His land was seized by the government and never returned.
His mother was thrown off a building by soldiers.
Yet, the very people he fought for chose to focus on his vices and mocked him for them.
I’m glad he finally got this award.
But I can declare with 100% confidence that this song *rocks*! Go check it out.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMar0AT704Q6HKa1ACNXD...