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Various Artists - Black Man's Cry: The Influence and Inspiration of Fela Kuti '2010

Black Man's Cry: The Influence and Inspiration of Fela Kuti
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Album name Black Man's Cry: The Influence and Inspiration of Fela Kuti
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Date 2010
GenreWorld
Play time 1:02:00
Format / Bitrate Stereo 1420 Kbps / 44.1 kHz
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Size 144; 380 MB
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       "This Fela Estate-approved anthology includes rare and previously
unreleased music from Nigeria, Ghana, Colombia, Trinidad and more. He's best
known by his first name, Fela. He's certainly Nigeria's most famous musical
export. His name itself conjures images of 70s Lagos: a metropolis awash in the
jubilation that swept in after the 1970 armistice in the civil war between the
Nigerian Army and Eastern Biafran secessionists, a capital city in the midst of
transition. This is the environment in which Fela and his Africa 70 popularized
the hybrid of highlife, jazz and James Brown style, big-band funk he invented:
Afro-Beat. In Nigeria, his countrymen knew his music like Americans know Elvis.
On foreign shores, a chosen few Westerners could claim to know the extent of
Fela's genius. As a result, while music historians have filled books with
references to the influence of Westerners on Fela's creation, little has been
said about Fela's inspiration on others. Thus, our compilation begins. Fela's
music, and that of his organization inspired musicians across the global village
when Afro-Beat was new and novel. This compilation focuses on the music Fela
inspired - whether by fellow Nigerians recording alongside him in the early 70s,
neighbors in Ghana, then-modern Colombian cumbia ensembles inspired by the man
who injected a new feel into the Yoruban rhythms that formed cumbia's base,
Trinidadian steel bands or the select few organizations left that have
maintained Fela's fury in the new millennium. This is but a cursory
investigation into those inspired by Fela Kuti's genius, but it is unique: the
first time that many of these tracks are not only offered a second chance for
worthy introspection, but, in the case of many, the first time they're being
issued full stop. Compiler Egon has written extensive liner notes and sourced
never before seen Fela photos and other ephemera."

Tracklist:
1.01 - Cumbia Moderna De Soledad - Shacalao (3:41)
1.02 - Dan Satch and His Atomic 8 Dance Band - Woman Pin Down (2:49)
1.03 - 6th Infantry Brigade Of The Nigerian Army - Black and Proud (3:30)
1.04 - Bola Johnson - Hot Pants (2:48)
1.05 - Segun Bucknor - Adebo (5:45)
1.06 - Bola Johnson - Never Trust A Woman (5:09)
1.07 - Jerry Hansen - Sisi Mi (5:25)
1.08 - Lisandro Meza - Shacalao (4:11)
1.09 - Lever Brothers Gay Flamingoes - Egbi Mi O/Black Man's Cry (Medley) (4:26)
1.10 - Mosco Tiles Fonclaire Steel Orchestra - Black Man's Cry (2:54)
1.11 - Sylvania East Side Symphony - Egbi Mi O/Black Man's Cry (Medley) (2:11)
1.12 - Phirpo Y Sus Caribes - Comencemos (9:43)
1.13 - Daktaris - Up Side Down (3:34)
1.14 - Karl Hector and The Malcouns - Toure Samar (3:16)
1.15 - Whitefield Brothers - Lullaby For Lagos (2:38)

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