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Fela Kuti honoured in Lagos – video

4207 days ago
Guardian Music — Family and friends of Africa's most famous musician talk about what made Fela Kuti and his music so specialMonica Mark more info
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Nigeria sings new tune with opening of Fela Kuti museum

4207 days ago
Guardian Music — Authorities with whom Afrobeat creator so often tangled in his lifetime turn his Kalakuta commune in Lagos into a heritage siteIn the 1970s, Fela Kuti's Afrobeat music became the anti-establishment soundtrack of Africa, an anthem for those railing ag... more info
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Fela Kuti's Childhood Home Converted Into Museum

4209 days ago
ContactMusic — Tragic musician and activist Fela Kuti's childhood home in Nigeria has been converted into a museum.Family members recently announced plans to create... more info
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New band of the day – Goat (No 1,361)

4227 days ago
Guardian Music — These Swedish space cadets sound like a Womad wig-out involving Faust, Funkadelic, Fairport Convention and Fela KutiHometown: Korpolombolo, Sweden.The lineup: Christian Johansson and a cast of seven.The background: Goat may not be the G.O.A.T., but t... more info
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Africa Express – review

4250 days ago
Guardian Music — The Ritz, ManchesterBy the time the train arrived in Manchester at 5.50pm on Wednesday – a collective of more than 80 musicians on board their own specially chartered vehicle – one anxiety was that the evening's show would be too slick an affair.... more info
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Kano: 'Africa Express is random and surreal. Wicked, though'

4261 days ago
Guardian Music — The London MC and actor on this year's Africa Express, which features 80 musicians on one train as it makes a string of stops across the UKBorn Kane Robinson in Newham, east London, Kano is a grime MC and actor. His fifth solo album is out this year.... more info
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Acrassicauda, Anvil, Bob Dylan, Fela Kuti, Hole, Minutemen, Roky Erickson, Sonic Youth: Seattle Weekly Lists 10 "Grittiest" Rock Docs On Netflix

4262 days ago
Prefix — If you're a music fan with access to Netflix streaming, chances are you've already queued up a few rock documentaries ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/seattle-weekly-lists-10-grittiest-rock-docs-on-net/68318/ more info
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Review: A superb turn by Antibalas at the Echoplex

4271 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The Brooklyn-based Afro-beat band, taking its cues from Fela Kuti, whips a sweltering L.A. audience into a frenzy with its hypnotic rhythms and formidable lyrics.At certain moments in Antibalas' superb Tuesday night show at the Echoplex, it was as if... more info
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Arthur Russell tribute album to feature Robyn, Hot Chip and Scissor Sisters

4277 days ago
Guardian Music — This Is How We Walk on the Moon will raise funds for HIV/Aids charity the Red Hot OrganizationRobyn, Hot Chip, Scissor Sisters and Devendra Banhart will cover songs by Arthur Russell for a forthcoming benefit album. This Is How We Walk on the Moon wi... more info
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Six Songs of Me: Matt Temple of Electric Jive

4279 days ago
Guardian Music — The music blogger picks the songs that mean the most to him as part of our Six Songs of Me projectMatt Temple runs Electric Jive, a blog about "lost" South African music of the 60s, 70s and 80s. Here are his six choices.What was the first song you ev... more info
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