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Tag: Afrobeat

Cover of the album The Best of Fela Kuti
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Kuti According to Fela

Dave Atkin February 23, 2005 AfrobeatFela KutiNigerian music

Fela Anikulapo Kuti – The Best of Fela Kuti, 2CD & DVD Box (Wrasse Records WRASS132) It’s hard to think of anything to say about…

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Following in the Footsteps of Fela

Tom Orr December 8, 2004 AfrobeatAkoya Afrobeat Ensemble

Akoya – Introducing the Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble (Afrobomb Music [no number], 2004) Afrobeat, the percolating, politicized style constructed from some of the rougher edges of…

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Cover of the album Underground Spiritual Game by Fela Kuti
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Fela Kuti : The Underground Spiritual Game To Be Released September 7th

Angel Romero August 4, 2004 AfrobeatFela KutiNigerian musicworld music

New York, NY, USA – Legendary musical revolutionary Fela Kuti’s work will be released on Quannum on September 7th. Crafted by mixmaster Chief Xcel of…

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Shacking Up

Tom Orr May 21, 2004 AfrobeatAphrodesiaworld fusionworld music

Aphrodesia – Shackrobeat Vol. 1 (Flatbed Lamborgini Records FLR808, 2003) Though they’ve been pegged as part of the current Afrobeat revival, San Francisco’s Aphrodesia go beyond that.…

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