Nigeria '70

Nigeria '70

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. Ololufe Mi - Koola Lobitos

2. Tire Loma da Nigbehin

3. Chant to Mother Earth

4. Jeun Ko Ku (Chop 'N' Quench)

5. Ifa - Peter King, Peter King

6. Ikon Allah - Tony Allen

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Disc: 2

1. Alo Mi Alo

2. Allah Wakbarr

3. Enjoy Yourself

4. Dancing Time - Funkees

5. Quest

6. Greetings - Joni Haastrup

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Disc: 3

1. Introduction/Highlife Time

2. Ginger Baker - Charlie Dark

3. Voices of the People: Socal Commentary, Critical Statement and Satire

4. Day in the Life of..... - Blo

5. Nigeria 70 Poem

Nigeria '70,Various Artists,Strut [Studio K7],Afro-Beat,Afro-Pop,DJ,Funk,Highlife,Int'l & World Music,Juju,Nigeria,Pop,Worldbeat

Live!
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not stereo if it was made in portugal

Buyer Beware!

Let us do what we came into the room to do...

Great Kicking Sounds

Powerful mix of styles

Live!
Fela Ransome-Kuti and the Africa '70 , and Ginger Baker
Manufacturer: Mca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 2001-07-17

Tracks:

Let's Start
Black Man's Cry
Ye Ye De Smell
Egbe Mi O (Carry Me I Want To Die)
Ginger Baker & Tony Allen Drum Solo (Live At The Berlin Jazz Festival 1978)

Customer Reviews:

not stereo if it was made in portugal.......2006-12-04

I have the lp, and its sounds better than the cd made in portugal( I buyed it too). Is monophonic ,only you can heard one channel, because of that you cant heard the sax solo and others.
Despite that: what a record!!!!!!!!.

Buyer Beware!.......2006-02-20

Yes this is one of the best, if not THE best, of Felas recordings. Why then have I only given it one star? For the simple reason that this Terrascape CD is, unless they have corrected their blunder, an absolute travesty. Why? Because, at least on my copy, purchased some 6 years ago, every single sax solo has been virtually eliminated from the mix. You can still here it way off in the distance but this, and I have the original vinyl to compare with, is NOT the original mix. I have played this CD on many different systems and the fault is definitely there. Be very careful before you buy this CD.

Let us do what we came into the room to do..........2005-08-24

Thus Fela introduces the opening track on this album, and from there on, it becomes exceedingly clear what he came into the room for. It was to funk you right into outerspace.

I could explain every track and all the elements and all that mess, but I'm going to keep this simple: If you want to know what funk is, Fela will show you.

Great Kicking Sounds.......2005-07-16

Ginger Baker's drumming integrates PERECTLY with the band. You would swear they've been playing together for decades. And he really does manage to display immense virtuosity (on Track 2), but in service to the groove and only in ways that make the music better.

Enough about him though, this is Fela's record. Fela and his band are in top form here. The best rhythms this side of James Brown. The msuic has a lot of drive, and a lot of heart.

Powerful mix of styles.......2005-01-12

The discussion of West African vs. "western" rhythm is interesting and I fall on the side of "it's all good." Yes, it's true that the African rhythms are more advanced in terms of layering different meters, complexity, and the feeling of being amazingly loose to the point where the drums seem like extensions of the mind and body of their players. However, there's much to be said for the spectacle of Ginger Baker pounding away with what seem to be 12 or 13 limbs, as he did on the classic live Cream album Wheels of Fire. Put the two styles together and you don't even need to strike a match, it's already on fire.
I also greatly appreciate the fact that this album is fairly crisp compared to some of Fela's more amateurish albums. Specifically, I find the out-of-tune horns that appear on about half his albums to be extremely irritating. Some may find it charming and authentic, but to me you'd have to be nearly tone deaf not to notice just how far off the tuning is on many of his recordings, which are largely carried by the incessant smokin' grooves and the delicious raspy dark double-espresso voice of Fela as he gets in the face of the world's power elites. It's hard not to like everything he has done, but I like him best when the music is played and recorded well on all levels, as it is on this album.

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Powerful!!!!
Prime-Grade, Funky
Very Powerful Album
Afrobeat of the highest order
Red hot Afrobeat

Zombie
Fela Kuti & Afrika '70
Manufacturer: Mca
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Release Date: 2001-07-24

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Observation Is No Crime
Mistake (Live At The Berlin Jazz Festival 1978)

Customer Reviews:

Powerful!!!!.......2007-07-01

The title, "Zombie" is perfect medicine for any militaristic or military-ruled country. Perhaps it is the most potent military satire ever put to music. It is tempting to narrow it down to Fela's continuous feud with the Nigerian military governments in the mid to late 70s, but it is a universal antidote to the militaristic virus. The other antiauthoritarian piece here is Mr Follow Follow.

But my favorite piece on this CD is "Mistake", which was recorded live at the Berlin Jazz Festival of 1978. I had watched this on video many years ago, but now it is issued on CD. This demonstrates the prowess of Fela's large band. This particular piece is a strange and unique creature indeed. The drumming is big and expansive with the seeming chaos of an overloaded mamiwagon, seemingly untidy, but with an inner, buoying coherence that floats the listener like a boat on gentle waves. This only becomes apparent after repeated listening. You now know why Fela's master drummer at the time Tony Allen, is still considered the best drummer in popular music.

Then, there is Fela's solo lyrical saxophone evoking echoes of highlife, jazz and Lagos life. It also has the least incendiary lyrics of all the songs in the album, socially conscious but almost pleading and gentle. Although the lyrics are in pidgin, I consider this to be one of his most Yoruba pieces in its sensibility and the dignity of its flow.

It is long and leisurely- classical fela. Fela did not do short records. He wringed the music out of any tune in a pop symphonic fashion.

Prime-Grade, Funky.......2005-08-04

"Zombie" has to be one of the all-time Fela tracks, up-tempo and funky and full of chattering guitar. "Mr. Follow Follow" is a great track too, it builds up momentum in a slow snakey way and is full of rhythm. For those who want to hear Fela as a "composer", the jazzy "Observation is No Crime" provides a jazzy, angular structure with proof of ability. Great music through and through.

Very Powerful Album.......2004-04-19

When you ask someone who Fela Kuti is, a lot of people may tell you how he was a Nigerian musician who studied music in England and returned to Africa to explore and create his own style. Others might talk about how he believed A.I.D.S to be a fabricated illness that didn't really exist, and how ironic it was that he died from it. Some may talk about how he turned his house and a small area of land into his own Republic inside the nation of Nigeria.
Still, others may tell you about his music. People will tell you that he created that elastic Afro-beat style you may have heard other musicians using as an umbrella for their styles of music.
But the problem today is that we love to categorize and box things off into a corner, and while he did invent Afro-beat and he should get credit, it needs to be mentioned that there is also an intangible quality about Fela Kuti's music.

Zombie has to be one of my favorite albums of Fela so far. This album, like all of his other albums, require a lot of patience and stamina and acquired taste, but for those of you who find meaning in Jlo, Ludacris, or pretty much most things that people are told to like, then you can still appreciate Fela's music, but it will take time.
Pop music is instant gratification music, and that's why I've always hated it. Fela's music is more like real life, and that's why it conjures up more powerful images and feelings then "I'm still Jenny from the bloke."

This album is charged with political satire. The rhythms build up steam, as does the horn section, the singers, and Fela Kuti, and the songs explode into melodic progressions which are lengthy and get reapeted in a hypnotizing way. As a result, the songs can sound wistful, angry, un-well, or anything else that a human feels like. All of the songs have an urgent and agressive feel, and they can completely hypnotize you, while at the same time (and with Fela's lyrics) can heighten your awarness.

I'de write more, but I would simply advice you to get this album. In my oppinion, the best songs are the first and last--"Zombie" and "Mistake".
If you are already a Fela Kuti fan, then why haven't you bought this album yet? And if you're not, this is one of the best. Plus, the inlay has a lot of information on him. It's a good idea to read all of it before you listen to any of the songs, because then you'll have a greater understanding and a deeper appreciation for them.
Very Powerful album.

Afrobeat of the highest order.......2003-07-29

My seven year old son who is heavily into monsters etc. is absolutely obsessed with this record. He tells me it's because the big Fela is singing about zombies. What really hooked him in though, is the phat grooves laid down by Afrika '70 on this superb platter. The relentless funk delivered here is very much five-star Afrobeat. Others may point to the big mans purple patch in the early '70s as the place to start.Yet the commitment to the material from Fela and co. lifts it up there with the likes of Confusion and Shakara. If you like having your booty moved whilst raising your consciousness then snap up this lil' treasure. It's an excellent place to board the Afrobeat boat.

Red hot Afrobeat.......2003-07-28

My seven year old son who is deeply into monsters etc. is completely obsessed with this recording. That's because the big Fela is singing about zombies. What I think really pulled him in though, is the astonishing grooves laid down on this five star platter. Boiling beats just keep it surging along, like a powerful funk tank that cannot be stopped. Even just a basic grasp of Fela's commitment to political change will tell you that this was one album where he really NEEDED to shake up his people. Don't miss the Afrobeat boat, this is a terrific place to board it.

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Fela's Rhythmic Backbone

Jealousy/Progress
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Drummer Tony Allen was the rhythmic force behind Fela Kuti's influential Afro-beat ensemble of the 1970s. Though Allen's own recordings expanded and elaborated on the formula they co-created, his early LPs remained out of print for years. Now the long-lost treasures are back as double-CD releases, and they still move and groove with the same force as three decades ago. Imagine a Nigerian version of James Brown's band with Art Blakey's finesse and Max Roach's jazzy complexity and you'll understand the groove signature of the extended tracks. With Allen's drumming driving the gut-level bass lines, down-home horns, spacy keyboards, and spicy vocals, cuts like the nearly 12-minute "Jealousy" and "Afro Disco Beat" will drive today's kids into Afro-diasporic dervishes that only a groove master like Tony Allen can conjure. --Eugene Holley, Jr.

Customer Reviews:

Fela's Rhythmic Backbone.......2005-05-07

Tony Allen is without question of the world's greatest drummers. As the rhythmic backbone of Fela Kuti's legendary Afrika 70 group, Allen's contribution to Afrobeat, and music in general, was essential. He was to Fela what Elvin Jones was to John Coltrane! His pivotal drumming style combined elements of traditional African, R&B/funk, and jazz polyrhythms to forge a truly revolutionary and distinctive sound. As a long time member of Fela's group, he was also high profile enough to make his own albums as a leader with Afrika 70, two of which are included here. "Jealousy," with its B-side "Hustler," and "Progress," with its B-side "Afro Disco Beat," have all the trademarks of classic Afrobeat -- pulsating march-like grooves, layered percussion, and great, catchy horn riffs. The only thing missing is Fela's booming baritone vocals. With facsimiles of the original cover art and an essay by esteemed Fela biographer Michael Veal, this is a most necessary purchase for Fela devotees. If you picked up all the Fela MCA reissues as I have (if you haven't, hurry up they are starting to go OOP), and you can't get enough Afrika 70, then this disc is for you.

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even includes rare tracks
The best overall complilation
Good place to start with Fela. Great sound!

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even includes rare tracks.......2007-03-21

This release is great. Granted I have purchased it merely for the fact that it has perambulator and just like that included in it. These two tracks have not been released otherwise. Great afrobeat from the king himself.

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The best overall complilation.......1999-12-21

This was the first Fela album I bought and it got me to purchase anything I could get my hands on. Probably the best overall sampling of his work on any compilation.

Good place to start with Fela. Great sound!.......1999-08-20

One CD is his jazz side, and one disc is his dance side, though both are jazzy, dance-y, funky and heavy. Good production values, song selection and sequencing make this collection a joy to listen to. Thankfully, these discs are not weighed down with stale political anthems or waterdowned afro-pop.