Baba understood the Nigerian Psyche to perfection. If you noticed in 12.10 he was describing the ramblings of Mr. Grammar, then he ends with the word "Contract". He used the same word in The track "Authority Stealing" he used this word because he understands the insatiable appetite for Obtaining contracts from the Government of Nigeria, this in turns allows for money to be stolen without having to actually execute or honor the contract. Being Nigerian myself in many conversations everyone is looking for a contract with the government and in most cases it never happens and you are left holding the bag after actually paying bribes to obtain the fictitious contract. Baba knows what makes us tick and what words to use. Amazing.
Today in Ghana, the boss talk oyinbo pass the englisch man. Now he first write the longest letter for the biggest englisch man wey quench. But kiddies, road accidents, people dey die, the boss dey talk oyinbo.
I just read the lyrics and wow they seem deep. I feel such deep emotion of how Fela seems to think of the white man who colonised his people's land. As a white European I cannot begin to comprehend the reality of British/European colonisation of Africa. Knowing how Fela feels about 'oyinbo' (google says this refers to Europeans) it almost makes me think I shouldn't be allowed to listen to his other-worldly music. But don't get me started on the instrumental element of this song, it is incredible... and now I've discovered the meaning it makes it all even greater. Thank you Fela, you are the greatest musical discovery of my life haha
Shalom Greetings! I remember first grade in New Orleans the part where I had to remember abc 123 and this is where I should have just listened to Fela Ransome Kuti Rest In Power!
heard about him thru the "beware mr baker" doc, and i have to say i like him more than baker. so i downloaded his discography, listened to it over a time span of about a week or two. and THIS song hit me. he has a ton of classics, but i try to wake up to this one when i can. amazing stuff. its in my top 5 for Fela Kuti for sure
+noisydope - haha, i just stumbled across your comment and had to laugh - i know exactly what you´re talking about - please allow me to tell you my little story of way back in the late 70s: very late at night at our local hippie disco i talked with a guy about steelband music from trinidad - well, he said he had a record of that music and hated it, next time he would bring it and i could keep it - he had an uncle who went to sea and had brought it with him - ok, he kept his word and then i had this record - of course i was thrilled, and when i came home i put it on my record player and - what??? it sounded like it was on 45 but it wasn´t! what the f...antasy is wrong with that record? haha, it took me a while: it had absolutely nothing to do with steel band music, but was in fact "super black jive" from south africa - strictly 2 minute instrumentals with "blach" saxophone and even "blacher" akkordeon, which was even more a "non instrument" for me until then... i learned to love these instruments, and i learned to love african music - i had bought a record with african tradtional music already one or two years before on a flea market - after finding it completely alien sounding after the first hearings, i discovered one song on it, which caught me and which i like until today as one of the finest i know... in case you´re interested, i found it here on youtube: East Africa Ceremonial & Folk Music - 11.Wagogo Soothing Song (Tanzania) you can type this in and you´ll find it on the traditional music channel, which has a lot of very fine african roots music... so, that´s how i learned to love saxophone and akkordeon... cheers and greetings from germany - this world is crazy and amazing and i keep celebrating life and nice music!!!
"I will not apologize (I will not apologize) I will not apologize This is for all of my peoples who understand and truly recognize Some won't get it for that I won't (I will not apologize) I will not apologize (I will not apologize) I will not apologize This is for all of my peoples who understand and truly recognize Some won't get it for that I won't apologize"
Quando o Fela sopra, eu sinto um calor intenso/agradável. Grande músico foi este crítico Nigeriano que cedo compreendeu que os vindouros tinham tomado 'Ouro' em detrimento dos donos da terra.
Thank you for sharing!!! All these young fools don't know. Fela was a real O.G. He personified a true revolutionary. I lost this album in a move. Thank you again. It has been a pleasure.
You shouldn't have moved. When I get more time I'll be listening to a whole heap of Fela's stuff. It's more than just music; it's an experience like listening to a Miles Davis album, You have to set aside a few hours.
Jimmie My thoughts too................these idiots singing about love and money and branded clothes BS?...........imagine, Fela was using Range Rover as rubbish conveying car, these fools are singing about cars etc, i doubt our society will ever move forward, we've been thoroughly brainwashed, by the white man and their Jesus invented by Rome, in 325 AD.
God made dirt and dirt don’t hurt. It is too much bleach, soap, neatness, “cleanless” that is the problem. The fonk will save us, not the sanitizers and deodorants.
Mr grammerticology is critic song fela did about his cousin Prof wole soyinka and most goverment officials who embrace foreign way of communicating to the masses
My favourite Fela song. The bass is hypnotic and the lyrics are powerfully African revolutionary
This guy is the best arranger of music and best composers as far as I know, Genius
Baba understood the Nigerian Psyche to perfection. If you noticed in 12.10 he was describing the ramblings of Mr. Grammar, then he ends with the word "Contract". He used the same word in The track
"Authority Stealing" he used this word because he understands the insatiable appetite for Obtaining contracts from the Government of Nigeria, this in turns allows for money to be stolen without having to actually execute or honor the contract.
Being Nigerian myself in many conversations everyone is looking for a contract with the government and in most cases it never happens and you are left holding the bag after actually paying bribes to obtain the fictitious contract.
Baba knows what makes us tick and what words to use. Amazing.
Today in Ghana, the boss talk oyinbo pass the englisch man. Now he first write the longest letter for the biggest englisch man wey quench. But kiddies, road accidents, people dey die, the boss dey talk oyinbo.
I just read the lyrics and wow they seem deep. I feel such deep emotion of how Fela seems to think of the white man who colonised his people's land. As a white European I cannot begin to comprehend the reality of British/European colonisation of Africa. Knowing how Fela feels about 'oyinbo' (google says this refers to Europeans) it almost makes me think I shouldn't be allowed to listen to his other-worldly music.
But don't get me started on the instrumental element of this song, it is incredible... and now I've discovered the meaning it makes it all even greater.
Thank you Fela, you are the greatest musical discovery of my life haha
You're a bright person if you listening to Fela even if Your e oyinbo man
This guy is a gift for Africa, See groove
Afro Beat is music for the soul!
THIS SOUND AND RHYTHM TOUCHED MY SOUL, DEEP INSIDE BRILLIANT MUSICIAN HE IS
Shalom Greetings! I remember first grade in New Orleans the part where I had to remember abc 123 and this is where I should have just listened to Fela Ransome Kuti Rest In Power!
Surely one the best performer of the last century. He was also a true rasta
heard about him thru the "beware mr baker" doc, and i have to say i like him more than baker. so i downloaded his discography, listened to it over a time span of about a week or two. and THIS song hit me. he has a ton of classics, but i try to wake up to this one when i can. amazing stuff. its in my top 5 for Fela Kuti for sure
+noisydope sidenote, i never appreciated the saxophone until i heard his band play it. so much soul.
+noisydope - haha, i just stumbled across your comment and had to laugh - i know exactly what you´re talking about - please allow me to tell you my little story of way back in the late 70s:
very late at night at our local hippie disco i talked with a guy about steelband music from trinidad - well, he said he had a record of that music and hated it, next time he would bring it and i could keep it - he had an uncle who went to sea and had brought it with him - ok, he kept his word and then i had this record - of course i was thrilled, and when i came home i put it on my record player and - what??? it sounded like it was on 45 but it wasn´t! what the f...antasy is wrong with that record? haha, it took me a while: it had absolutely nothing to do with steel band music, but was in fact "super black jive" from south africa - strictly 2 minute instrumentals with "blach" saxophone and even "blacher" akkordeon, which was even more a "non instrument" for me until then...
i learned to love these instruments, and i learned to love african music - i had bought a record with african tradtional music already one or two years before on a flea market - after finding it completely alien sounding after the first hearings, i discovered one song on it, which caught me and which i like until today as one of the finest i know...
in case you´re interested, i found it here on youtube:
East Africa Ceremonial & Folk Music - 11.Wagogo Soothing Song (Tanzania)
you can type this in and you´ll find it on the traditional music channel, which has a lot of very fine african roots music...
so, that´s how i learned to love saxophone and akkordeon...
cheers and greetings from germany - this world is crazy and amazing and i keep celebrating life and nice music!!!
The Roots sampled this song in "Apologize." Check it out.
noisydope1138 check out maceo parker’s work with james brown if you want to appreciate the saxophone
A top 5 is so very hard to nail down...
"I will not apologize
(I will not apologize) I will not apologize
This is for all of my peoples who understand and truly recognize
Some won't get it for that I won't
(I will not apologize) I will not apologize
(I will not apologize) I will not apologize
This is for all of my peoples who understand and truly recognize
Some won't get it for that I won't apologize"
This is the definition of greatness.
this has me in a trance
Quando o Fela sopra, eu sinto um calor intenso/agradável. Grande músico foi este crítico Nigeriano que cedo compreendeu que os vindouros tinham tomado 'Ouro' em detrimento dos donos da terra.
Thanks for sharing. Certainly one of Fela's all time best!
Thank you for sharing!!! All these young fools don't know. Fela was a real O.G. He personified a true revolutionary. I lost this album in a move. Thank you again. It has been a pleasure.
You shouldn't have moved. When I get more time I'll be listening to a whole heap of Fela's stuff. It's more than just music; it's an experience like listening to a Miles Davis album, You have to set aside a few hours.
This God is God, I love you FELA
Jimmie
My thoughts too................these idiots singing about love and money and branded clothes BS?...........imagine, Fela was using Range Rover as rubbish conveying car, these fools are singing about cars etc, i doubt our society will ever move forward, we've been thoroughly brainwashed, by the white man and their Jesus invented by Rome, in 325 AD.
"My name is Fela Anikulapo Kuti, I can't die, I have death In my pouch". I believe Fela, I believe, still very much alive
So clean, this world is too dirty for this to be inhabited on it.
God made dirt and dirt don’t hurt. It is too much bleach, soap, neatness, “cleanless” that is the problem. The fonk will save us, not the sanitizers and deodorants.
Clean
3rd october 2022 still listening to Mr. Grammarticalogylisationalism Is the Boss❣️❣️🙌, Fela lives on , evergreen
To God I love everything about fela kuti
totally lovin this BUT NEVER HEARD till recently, been in2 Fela since 96 when m8 who been working out there brought bac 2000 Black Album
This has NO soul. In fact, it resembles a million souls, all of humanity on just one song, all grooving at the same groove
My Brother 🎉🙏💖💙👂☔🎧🎷🎺🎹📯🎙
Baba Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's music/songs: RELEVANCE, anyday, anytime and anywhere!
As far bass lines go not many can top this. If any.
its out of this world
one of the dopest beats ever...
English is not my language, I be Nigeria man, original yoruba man
abi o sir!
Ijesha to be exact. In case anyone was wondering 😔
This is ridiculously smooth
best song ever
Mr grammerticology is critic song fela did about his cousin Prof wole soyinka and most goverment officials who embrace foreign way of communicating to the masses
Shalom
Baba 70. Pure genius. Quality music.
Baba 70 is the best and uncomparable musician we have ever had
I call this a musical expression of a mode in a language delivery.English!!!
The Roots
Canibus - Poet Laureate 2 !!!!
Did stoup enemy of mankind sample this for canibus?
@@henrycarlton1649 Yes. This sample plays around the 5:10 mark of poet laureate 2
Respect
17 oyinbo
inspiration for mario sound effects?
C'est magnifique
The man is fela !
my new religion
Nice one
grammatical grammatology
Amazing experience..., mystic.
♥♥♥
You are alive all the time fela ever leaves Africa
Inam,here for @11:11 part 😂😁 and 12:10
FOREVER xx
What is grammarticalogylisatitionalism? Is it the concept of the study of the state of the result of the character of the grammar. Thank me later.
Poet Laureate 2
eleniyan no1
gretoceolibolwasiengcushiman!
I'd love to be able to understand his lyrics, it would be very overpowering
English or French is not my language.
Me Be Subgroup of Ashanti called Abron from Côté d’ivoire . Me born on Wednesday. Me Cousins are in 🇬🇭