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 »



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Mark 'Bam Bam' McConnell Dead: Former Sebastian Bach Drummer Passes Away

