Fela Kuti

Beyonce Recorded A Whole Fela-Inspired Album Before ‘4,’ According To The-Dream

Mike Wass | March 18, 2015 12:10 pm
Mike Wass | March 18, 2015 12:10 pm

The-Dream dropped a bombshell when he left an annotation on Genius.com revealing that he recorded an entire Fela-inspired album with Beyonce prior to 4. More »


Just In Case You Missed It

Michaelangelo Matos | November 5, 2008 8:30 am
Michaelangelo Matos | November 5, 2008 8:30 am

A little tribute to the 44th President of the… More »


Fela In The Footlights?

Dan Gibson | September 5, 2008 10:30 am
Dan Gibson | September 5, 2008 10:30 am

As someone who spent a few years deeply obsessed with Fela’s catalog (the vinyl reissues came with trading cards of his wives!), the idea of an off-Broadway musical based on his life threw me for a loop, even with prominent Afrobeat soundalikes Antibalas as the house band. More »



Fela Kuti’s Birthday, Or “A Flimsy Excuse To Write About Afrobeat”

dangibs | October 15, 2007 1:00 am
dangibs | October 15, 2007 1:00 am

fela.jpgIn a morning where I’ve posted about Razorlight and Celine Dion before noon Mountain Standard Time, it feels good to post about something slightly more awesome: Fela Kuti, who would have turned 69 today.

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Kalakuta Show

jharv | September 10, 2007 3:15 am
jharv | September 10, 2007 3:15 am

Hey everybody! There’s nothing going on! I feel nothing but guilt and disgust over the near-abusive Britney Spears debacle and never want to read another word about her! Here is some pretty great footage of Fela Kuti live in 1971! More »


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