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Fela Kuti fearlessly proved the human spirit is stronger than any government | Remi Adekoya

4257 days ago
Guardian MusicKuti may have died 15 years ago today, but his fight against corruption and colonialism is still an inspiration for NigeriansToday makes it 15 years since the death of one of the greatest men ever to come out of Africa. Fela Kuti invented a new music... more info

Soundtrack sommeliers

4280 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaWould you like some Fela Kuti with those stinging nettles? Restaurateurs are increasingly turning to DJs and audio-branding experts to curate one-of-a-kind dining soundtracks. Here's to Phish with your fish. more info

The A-Z of pop in 2012

4291 days ago
Guardian MusicDon't know your Afrobeats from your Europop? Find your way through the changing pop landscape with our handy A-Z guideListen to our Spotify playlist or watch on YouTubePop. Indie. Electronica. Soul. Do these words mean anything any more? Switch on th... more info

Scene report: German music now

4294 days ago
Guardian MusicFollowing our potted history of German pop, our journey through the sounds of Europe continues as Wyndham Wallace introduces the acts making waves in his adopted countryReading this on a mobile? Click here to view videoGermany is the world's third bi... more info

Fela Kuti In Performance / Ginger Baker Footage (1971)

4295 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardNetflix is currently streaming Ginger Baker In Africa, an incredibly loose documentary surrounding the British percussion wizard’s trip from Algeria to Lagos, Nigeria in November of 1971. And by ‘loose’ I mean 53 minutes of (ostensibly) amateur... more info

William Boyd: Why I love Keane

4306 days ago
Guardian MusicThe bestselling author was entranced the first time he heard them. This passion was reciprocated when Keane wrote a song inspired by his novel Any Human Heart. Here he talks about their relationship and the short story, The Sovereign Light Cafe, that... more info

tUnE-yArDs, Micachu & the Shapes, and Delicate Steve played Terminal 5; Merrill Garbus on new Fela Kuti tribute

4316 days ago
Brooklyn Veganphotos by Amanda Hatfield tUnE-yArDs at Terminal 5 - 6/1/12 Over a year after the release of her album w h o k i l l, tUnE-yArDs still seems to be going strong, playing her biggest paid show yet at... more info

Fela Kuti: Live in Detroit, 1986 - review

4348 days ago
Guardian Music(Strut)For Fela Kuti, 1986 was a crucial year. In April, he was finally released from prison in Nigeria after serving nearly two years for currency trafficking, after Amnesty International had declared the outspoken musical rebel to be a political de... more info

This much I know: Baaba Maal

4353 days ago
Guardian MusicThe musician, 58, on Senegal, smoking and following your dreamMy mother was a wise woman. She used to tell me to wake up every morning unafraid of life – she told me that life can be hard but goodness always prevails.I realised I had a voice at 10.... more info

Afrika Bambaataa Q&A

4368 days ago
Guardian MusicThe electro hip-hop godhead and Zulu Nation founder empties the contents of his psychic record bagThe track I'll be opening my next DJ set with Anything by James Brown Every James Brown cut makes a party get crazy. He's the god of all music. I always... more info

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