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Afrika Bambaataa Q&A

4396 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

New band of the day: Seye (No 1,237)

4414 days ago
Guardian MusicEyes down for another strand of the 80s revival – this time, it's the sound of Sledgehammer-era Peter Gabriel courtesy of a talented Bromley boyHometown: Bromley.The lineup: Seye Adelekan (vocals, guitar).The background: Seye, like the excellent Kw... more info

Rocket Juice & the Moon: Rocket Juice & the Moon – review

4418 days ago
Guardian MusicHonest Jon's RecordsDamon Albarn does supergroups as regularly as other people do the washing up. This year's ensemble includes Tony Allen, Flea, Erykah Badu, Fatoumata Diawara and the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. Allen is the centre of the group: from t... more info

Fela Kuti :: Spotify – Twenty Tracks

4437 days ago
Aquarium DrunkardAs part of my ongoing weekly contribution to Rhino’s ‘rhinofy’ project, this week I put together a twenty track Fela playlist. You can hit it up, here. The playlist was (partly) inspired by Kuti’s 1980 collaboration with Roy Ayers – Music o... more info

November 1986 Fela Kuti performance at Fox Theatre to be released this spring

4441 days ago
Detroit Free PressA musical treat is on the way this spring for Detroit fans of Fela Kuti. A recording of a show Kuti performed at the Fox Theatre in November 1986 will be released May 8 by Knitting Factory Records. It's the first new material from the late Nigeri... more info

Introducing: Algiers – Atlanta doom soul trio

4443 days ago
Nialler9An experimental gospel no wave soul pulp band, slurping Francophilia – Gainsbourg and Dutronc, Saint Just and Fanon, Badiou and Baurdillard – Black Power – Nina Simone, Public Enemy, James Baldwin, Fred Hampton, DJ Premier, and Fela Kuti – an... more info

Brazilian rapper Criolo sings the street story of São Paulo

4450 days ago
Guardian MusicCriolo, aka Kleber Gomes, the megastar of the megacities, lends voice to millions struggling in the favela and beyondKleber Gomes was 10 when he penned his first song about São Paulo. The year: 1985. The 1985 track: a punk rock tune about his home o... more info

The Lijadu Sisters: Afro-Beat Soul Sisters – review

4454 days ago
Guardian MusicIt's about time the Lijadu Sisters' unique, punkish slant on 1970s funk, soul and disco got its rightful duesPerhaps it's not surprising that the Lijadu Sisters have spent the last 30 years languishing in obscurity. Life as a female artist in the 1... more info

Review: 'Fela!' musical deserves its !

4454 days ago
Detroit Free PressThat exclamation point in the title of "Fela!" is not an exaggeration. The 2009 Broadway musical about Nigerian musician and political activist Fela Kuti is the kind of show whose praises you want to shout from the rooftops. more info

'Fela!' explores the turbulent life of Nigerian musician and activist

4458 days ago
Detroit Free PressFela Kuti has long been an African icon, but icon status elsewhere has eluded the Nigerian musician and political activist, who died in 1997. In music circles today, he's remembered for the Afrobeat sound he helped create in the 1970s, but even ... more info

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