Sunday, November 21, 2010
Fela Kuti Documentary (1982)
Fela Kuti - Music Is The Weapon from Green Grin on Vimeo.
An excellent 53 minute documentary about the force of nature that was Fela Kuti.
I think I might post some of his music too as I'm getting Fela on the brain over here, the idea of making a tribute compilation is pretty daunting though, with 30 years of music to chose from and so many amazing yet really long tracks. Anyone have a favourite Fela album?
Be warned by the way, there are some pretty graphic and disturbing images of the violent and turbulent times Fela lived in, folk getting shot etc.
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Do it! I have the same problem with getting into Fela that you mention with thinking about making a compilation: where to start. Whatever you came up with would be a push in the right direction.
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