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Posts tagged Felakuti

Source Outing: Mali's Amadou & Mariam Are Ready to Rock

Wondering how Mali's Amadou & Mariam will fare in front of "rock" crowds when opening some of ... Read More »

Promise Fulfilled in the Musical Land of K'naan

Some artists' stories overshadow their art. K'naan Warsame knows that some may think that's the case ... Read More »

A Year of Revelations and Elations Around the World

Looking for the album, song or even trend that sums up the past year from a global music ... Read More »

Femi Kuti Trumpets a New Era for Afrobeat

Femi Kuti is dragging a bit, recovering from an illness that marred his otherwise triumphant ... Read More »

Nomo Under Siege - But Not for Its 'Ghost Rock' Afrobeat Experiments

The Orange County, Calif., Sheriff's Department and pioneering electronic musician-composer Morton ... Read More »

Prodigal Seun: A Second Heir to Fela Kuti's Afrobeat Crown Arrives

Seun Anikulapo Kuti is looking a bit professorial in his black and white dashiki and black-rimmed ... Read More »

Jazz Drummer Steve Reid's Spontaneous Return to Africa

When Steve Reid first went to Senegal in 1966 -- by container ship in a journey meant as a reverse ... Read More »

San Francisco's Aphrodesia Pick Up a Busload of Beats in Africa

We all know how great an Internet cafe is for travelers trying to make or change plans on the go. ... Read More »

Wanna Be a Global Music Mogul? Try Kiva

There are more ways to support music from developing countries than buying CDs. How about investing ... Read More »

Count Five: Antibalas' Favorite World Music Albums

The dozen or so members of the Brooklyn-based ensemble Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, as you may ... Read More »

Brass in Pocket: The Gangbe's All Here

Among the things Industrial Era colonialists left as their empires shrank around the globe are ... Read More »

Free MP3: 'Chicago Falcon' by the Budos Band

Artist: The Budos Band Song: 'Chicago Falcon' Album: 'Budos Band II' Sounds Like: James Brown, ... Read More »

Who Is That Fela Fella? A Guide to the Father of Afrobeat

The Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra pay musical homage to him. Musiq Soulchild has been talking him up ... Read More »

They Will Rock You: Antibalas (No. 5)

Artist No. 5: Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra The Deal: Take two parts African funk, add a dollop of ... Read More »

Free MP3: 'I.C.E.' by Antibalas

Song: 'I.C.E.' Artist: Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra Album: 'Security' (March 6, 2007) Label: Anti- ... Read More »

New Music: The Good, the Bad and the Queen

What do you get when you put together Damon Albarn, drummer Tony Allen (from Fela Kuti's band), ... Read More »