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1 juil. 2024 · Fela Kuti's albums are not just collections of songs but rather sonic narratives etching profound impacts on the music industry and indeed, his own extraordinary career. His discography transcends the barriers of language and culture and resonates with the rhythmic heart of Africa.
18 juil. 2024 · A cette base, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, de retour d’une tournée américaine avec son premier groupe, les Koola Lobitos, va ajouter des influences de jazz et de funk tout en se rapprochant un peu...
Il y a 3 jours · Fela Aníkúlápó Kútì (born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti; 15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997) was a Nigerian musician and political activist. He is regarded as the principal innovator of Afrobeat, a Nigerian music genre that combines West African music with American funk and jazz. [1] At the height of his popularity, he was ...
Il y a 5 jours · In 1969, Fela brought Koola Lobitos to Los Angeles to tour and record. They toured America for about eight months using Los Angeles as a home base. It was while in L.A. that Fela hooked up with a friend, Sandra Isidore, who introduced him to the writings and politics of Malcolm X, Eldridge Cleaver (and by extension the Black Panthers), and ...
16 juil. 2024 · While he spent much of the '60s producing a jazzy style of highlife (an uptempo style that first surfaced in Ghana) with his group Koola Lobitos, a stay in Los Angeles near the end of the...
11 juil. 2024 · Fela Kuti & His Koola Lobitos Band in the 1960s
Il y a 5 jours · Thus Allen became an original member of Kuti's "Koola Lobitos" highlife-jazz band. In 1969, following a turbulent and educational trip to the United States, Allen served as the musical director of Fela's band, Africa '70, [8] which developed a new militant African sound, mixing the heavy groove and universal appeal of soul with jazz, highlife ...
