Click here to listen to my Podcast of the music and politics of Nigerian music legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti (1938-1997). The undisputed father of Afrobeat, Fela Kuti was raised in a middle class family with international socialist connections. His parents expected him to become a doctor, but he decided to pursue music instead, becoming a prolific composer, singer, lyricist, keyboardist, saxophonist, and trumpeter. A trip to the United States in 1969 introduced him to the American civil rights movement, Black Power, free love, and James Brown.
In this inaugural Podcast, I spin four of Fela’s grooviest beats and three lesser-known sides from James Brown, who was a huge influence on Fela’s music.
(For the time being, this show is being hosted on Portland Indymedia Web Radio’s website as a streaming file only. As soon as possible, it will be migrated over to Odeo.com as a true Podcast which can be downloaded and played at the time and place of your choosing.)
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