Fela Kuti - Roforofo Fight (LP)
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- Опубліковано 12 жов 2015
- Roforofo Fight (LP) (1972) Fela Kuti
Songs include Roforofo Fight / Question Jam Answer / Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am / Go Slow
fela.net/discography/
This video is part of a series of songs being posted on Fela's official UA-cam channel ( / fela ) each featuring, alongside the music, an informative commentary by Afrobeat Historian, Chris May.
The entire catalogue, released on Kntting Factory Records, is available on the Fela website (fela.net/), along with documentaries and recorded concerts, CDs and vinyl, tee shirts, posters and many other items.
I am 67yrs young .I was a teenager DJ when I bought this álbum. This is music. Jah Bless. Great. Pump it up.
I'm writing this comment with an immense weight over my chest. Listening to this album was a spiritual experience for me. The Fela I knew before through his music was a rebel; a non-conformist from a distance. But today he spoke to me up close, almost infused. He connected with the depths of my soul and was communicating something to me. His meaningless humms evoked something historical; the remnants of pain of a body and mind oppressed for generations by systems of power. The world around me started to lose its shape. A century earlier, there would have been no way a person from remote Nigeria could have communicated with someone in the future from remote southern India. The intermediate structures appear before me now; his message travelled through electricity, electromagnetism, LP, digitisation, UA-cam, and then one fine morning at 5am when I was struggling to sleep I decided to hear Fela, and then it reached me, after passing through a series of conduits. This is a universal moment for me. I stare at the Neem tree outside my house right now, and there is a line of ants climbing up. Fela once breathed on this Earth like this Neem tree, like these ants, like me, and he reached me across the barriers of time and space. I am just sad how many of such messages were lost forever to humanity because it couldn't be recorded. As I finished listening and was in utter shock at the witnessing of present, past and future intertwining before me, my father came to me with a cup of honey water. I looked at him and he had grey hair. The last time I seriously looked at him like that, he was younger. Live the moments people, please live it. We are drowned by technologies and structures that many times we miss to see what is in front of our eyes. 100 years later someone would feel the same way for something else that is unrecordable now, but recordable then. Our every breath is precious people. I see you Fela, I see you from 5,000 miles apart, from 50 years away. I see you up close. I feel you. And I thank you.
This is from a deep place. I was drawn to him first by what I read in the media about his eccentricity and what some people chose to call madness. Roforofo Fight happens to have been my first listen.
Having grown up in the gritty world of hardcore hip hop I found this a truly liberating experience.
When I listen to him I understand with clarity how he fashioned his own life the way he did.
He is a truly iconic man blessed with uncommon artistry..
Let us see each other, and not weep for the moments lost, but rejoice in the moments to come. The world is ours if we see it, and speak to each other.
beautifully expressed. Nice how Fela's music evokes such depth of feeling
it is an achievable human state.
" samadhi" !! ,: ) haréee krishchnaa
besides that the musicians Have to be in samadhi to play this. imagine the Percussion College of Karnataka mixed in here jaya !
Very well written brother. It's a divine experience indeed. I'm a proud Indian and a huge fan of Africa, it's people and of course it's rich earthy music. I adore Osibisa and have most of their albums on record/LP. Also love Miriam Makeba and Salif Keita.
I very recently discovered Fela and am getting more and more absorbed in his music with every listen.
Just discovered Fela
Fela is just awesome! There is nothing more to say. This is music of the very fine kind!! Great stuff mfk - the Legend!!! Greatings to Motherland.
The drumming on Question Jam Answer is out of this world
I'm always impressed with people like Kuti. These guys are sacrificing their lives, being constantly oppressed by the corrupt governnment, jailed, beaten, their belongings destroyed... They do all that because they can't stand the injustice and choose to fight. Most people (including me) just give up, because the oppression and the system are too powerful, too big and scary, so we give up and try to live somehow ignoring the injustice. But in the end you realize that if everyone just had enough and stood up against the corruption the government or anyone else couldn't resist. It's just that many people are okay, not too unsatisfied. The really poor and opressed who want change are barely surviving each day, so they don't have the means to revolt... In the end the system of oppression remains... Still I admire people like Kuti, they do what I wish I could do, they figh instead of falling into hopelessness... It's quite depressing sometimes, we need more steong people like this wonderful musician!!!!
R.I.P. friend!
well written
🙏
The dialect is called "Pidgin" not "Broken English".
It is universally understood in Nigeria, has its own rules, and vocabulary.
Needless to say it is very expressive, especially with a poet like Fela.
Thank you for that input . I truly find the term“ broken “ English as an insult and tool of white supremacy.
Thanks so much for spreading the knowledge.
@@shanemccoy42 "Broken English" is completly fine term. Considering that English is also a broken form of Frisian.
@@ahenathon Just listen my man, the term "broken English" is racist. Just say Naija or Nigerian Pidgin.
@@SamuelAkinbo Too much emphasis on racism make racism alive. It is becasue majority of peple is emotional and proud instead of being logical and content. It is a kindergarten problem. Someone calls you bad and the teacher tells you do not react. We should not react. There is also one more thing. The Ghandi paradigm. Maybe somene needs to step aside. Racism results from the subconscious rush to speciation. No speciation means no future to humankind. You fear go extinct so you fight off different to your own wievs. Therefore everyone is a racist. Civilisation is racist also. Nature also becasue of speciation. Being proud of 50 years of independance is racist too. But nonetheless, "broken English" has only racist conotations becasue it is an emotional term. It has no logical, no etymological meaning of racism. Call English "broken Frisian" and kill it with a joke. But being proud and emotional lead you only to what you fear in the first place.
To say Pidgin is to say you have no own language. It is the same like to say "broken Chinese" instead. But then again, "Pidgin" has no emotional baggage to it, like "broken English" has. For an English speaker Pidgin languages are nothing more than a broken English because that is what he hears.
If only i heard that beautiful saxophone riff before i started school i would have chosen music like Fela....its breathtaking
This is one of his best. Great musician. He brought joy and happiness to Nigerians unlike what we're seeing today... thanks
A True Musician That Spoke For His People!!! Respect, Fela!!!✊🏿💪🏿✊🏿💪🏿✊🏿💪🏿✊🏿
the beat horns go straight to my soul and come out a blend of purely inspired notes from a master of rich music
Whoever did the amazing job of Adding explanations to these videos is nothing short of amazing
Afrobeat historian Chris May is the man.
hooray for him 🎷
"fuck off, go and shit" is an underrated insult
I always laugh , just the way he says it right in the middle of the track
I have 18 of his albums and still looking to get more...C'mon Fela I am about to be broke because of your fabulous music.
from 1981 to today, from Switzerland to Africa to America, today, Fela still with me
Broke? You mean enriched? Fela is better than money
This set is absolutely amazing
This is Fela raw .. on the side of the oppressed. Not today musicians flouting their wealth on music video without any ideology. Fela broke boundaries amongst the Nigerian ethnic divide Politicians emulate please and stop being arrogant.
Totally agree
If you are sitting down listening to this, something is wrong..... Get up and Groove.. Yeah Yeah!
but i like sitting down
NaijaQueen5
Unless you're at work or driving and shaking your hips against the seat
How do you dance to Trouble Sleep? That's such an achingly sad song
im playing overwatch
Soulful spirit vibrations. Long Live Fela!
The Greatest. Jah Blessings.
I've been discovering the magic of Fela during the pandemics, and since then I can't stop listening: it's really groovy, critic, spiritual and beautiful!...
I'm shocked with "Question Jam Answer", what a tune! My god!
Lots of love from São Paulo, Brazil, to all african brothers and Fela family fans all over the world!
hello! the music is a weapon, welcome!
Fella is one of the few artists I can still respect post plandemic feeling very confident he wouldn't have towed that line. One of if not the greatest band leader of all time long live fela!
kalakuta en force ! tu vis toujours Fela !!!!
Music whey bring you back to what we african people are. I love Fela music, teacher of all the time.
Thank you Sir for contribution, sorry for Nigeria!
Tony Allen at his best "Machine ".
RIP the Master Tony Allen.
If you listen through your computer speakers, you quite likely won't hear the bass line. Plug in your headphones or use more powerful speakers for maximum enjoyment!
BrownGirl Africa, u know what's up. It's definitely all about the bassline (and of course every instrument) used in Fela's music! Btw, I'm feeling ur name ;)
BrownGirl Africa - thanks for the tip! LOVE me those Afrobeat basslines ! ! ! !
King of afro music ❤
The Abami Eda Himself. The prophet, The Chief Priest, Baba 70, And
The People's champion.. Fela Lives On.
We are still blessed with this great man's music! Nothing anywhere sounds and feels this good especially if you were privileged to have known him. RIP! FELA LIVES ON!!
This is raw, this is undiluted, this is the real stuff, unsaturated. Plucked from the depth of rhythm and spiced up by Kuti fruiti.
Yeah Yeah (y)
The multi-horn arrangements are just crazy sublime, out of this world!
Africa s,best ever
Revolutionary Music
I absolutely love Africa, it's people and of course it's rich earthy music. I adore Osibisa and have most of their albums on records/LP'S/Vinyls. I also love Miriam Makeba and Salif Keita.
I recently discovered Fela and am getting more and more absorbed with each listen !!!!! After longtime am getting to hear music...original and one of it's kind. Which means I won't rest until I hear out his entire discography !!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏
Just added eight Fela albums to a playlist - never heard several before!
July 2019 I am still here Fela u don kill me
I Love Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake em. It one of my best Fela Kuti tracks ever. Fela Kuti was a prophet he knew everything that was coming he was spiritual I wish Africa can learn more history of the likes of Fela Kuti than wanting to know the history of whites . The truth is there for my people, they re jst ignorant and they stray apart from their roots. This is timeless music that will live for eternity it will continue to inspire generations to generations of African child. This is our weapon to the world, to connect deeply to what we have. To share our voices without any constraints. I believe the spirit of Fela Kuti is alive right now than ever before. To me he's my spiritual teacher, he's more than a usician. Yes his music is a weapon to share the truth with the masses, but Fela Kuti was all about sharing with Africa what lies they have been told and that "MEDITATION" is the key to heaven.
How did he know everything coming? He was talking about the experiences nigerians faced at his present moment of time. Nothing prophetic there. We can say he was very good at putting hes observations to pen and paper.
every time I hear Fela Kuti, I feel it the most amazing music i've ever heard. this might be my favourite album.
Saw him in 1973 at what was then The Felt Forum NYC, had gotten tape sent randomly to Rock Magazine,published by Countrywide Publications. For what it's worth, I was one of few White people there. There were many fans, seemed to be Africans, not American Blacks. Amazing show, went on for hours past Club's closing time-What could they do? Still remember it!
All I can say is, "Wow!"
Wow
Nice, lucky you
Fuck yeah
Incredible Now....Unbelievable Back Then ! Thanks for posting.
LONG LIVE BABA FELA,
all the was from South Africa
The Spirit takes over whenever I listen to The Great Musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Give thanks and praise.
jah bless
Sanctuary 😎
Beat with my soul !
Damn, that second side - "Trouble Sleep" and "Go Slow", two of the best jams Fela ever dropped. Both slow and downbeat, but pure fire.
Yeah, Yeah👊🏿❤🖤💚💪🏿
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MUSICA IN THE WORLD/EN EL MUNDO ! ! ! JAH BLESS ! ! ! VIVE LE BLACK PRESIDENT ! !
Yanga Wake Am...such a melancholic tune, almost brings tears to ones eyes. The man could literally control ones emotions with his music. I go from wanting to go out and take the fight to those racist bastards and to fight against the corruption when listening to Beast of No Nation, melancholy but also a bit pissed with greedy bastards that Yanga Wake Am speaks about, want to get up and dance with Teacher don't teach me no nonsene and virtually every fantastic song by Fela can arouse major emotions. He could/can touch you deep inside with every song. That, my friends, is the true mark of a genius!!! I only wish I had discovered Fela long before I did...would have loved to watch this man live. Peace people...time is coming for everyone to choose sides folks, the wealthy right across the world are trying to enslave the people...yes, even poorand working class white people here in the U.S are treated like trash, but many are too ignorant and brainwashed to understand!! POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!!
Methadone4Life I noticed you comment on every Fela songs. I feel the need to connect with you. Fb Ajayi Oluwasegun David, or you drop yours, i know all Fela song choruses because is song is mostly played on the street here in Nigeria, but i have never listen to his lyrics so i dont know much of what he actually stood for, i knew inside me he was fighting for our rights, but it seems the government tarnished his image, but until I discovered him here, what he truly stood for. thank for internet now I discover the truth
Huh? If it is not reaching to "I touch your emotions" it is not music. Could be sound could be noise. Much of what is SAID to be music is thus. Saying that something is so does not make it so.
very true!
Wow
Remember when Fela said, "...we fear for the thing we cannot see, we fear for the air around us..."?
Long live Aba mi eda!! I grew up knowing virtually everything about you from your songs. Your music is deeply spiritual and an inspiration and an eye opening to we African to see beyond our imaginations and observe what we have been subjected to by our colonial masters cum or said to be civilian leaders present.I wish you are still alive to see your words coming to pass. Rip the greatest legend ever liveth!.
Double Album, Roforo Fight, great music, it reminds me of my time with Fela in Surulere Rabiatu Thompson, gone a the days.
Please give us a few snippets from the strange one himself.
this is what I would call music
Underground system master no Nigeria musicians that can have your story any more, fela music travel without visa,lollipops
Not even a single dislike... That's what's up!
what's not to love about this most PERFECT OF MUSIC !! !
Man of God soundtrack
Bless this page
Conflicts as a borne that mars sanity.These apparently have become ways of life .Recognized as that.Fela addresses them.Good listening,has humour!!!
oh My God i am speechless
just MARVELOUS !!!
If there were a supreme punk~rock/jazz my 2 favorite genres.. Here i goOOO!
Fela always the best
I love this.
Pur bonheur electricisson rouleau compresseur retmique 🤸🤸grand Mr. Du BEAT mondiale merci pour ton travail repos en paix 🕯️🕯️🕯️
On and on and on and on quintessence!!!!!!
...get a decent pair of headphones and plug into Tony Allen being Tony Allen. Thank me later.
fool Na fool no matter d age. fela kuti.
hmm hearing the Burnaboy interpolation
Give thanks for upload.
Groovy.....
If I could bring back to people it would be him and Bob Marley
Add Peter Tosh to that list.
pure music
Insane😜🙋🏾👌🏽🙌🏾💎😍
Thank you Kofoworola and thank you subscribing to the Fela UA-cam Channel. "Yeah Yeah" (y)
Sensível Agressão !!! Mas . . . sempre Batendo !!!
Fela vive!
Fela's not dead.
Anikulapo, the man who had death in his pouch
@@pablomogosi8712 Right on.
superb!
INCREIBLE!!!!!!!!
Good job on the video thanks
Great music.
Roforofo don change dem, them go look like twice 😅😅😅😆😆
yes!
They go look like twins
@doc2746
"THEM" go look like twins.
You tried to correct me my error but had one yourself.. just goes to show you, we are all susceptible to mistakes & spelling errors.
@@rickexcelarms okay thanks bro
@@doc2746
You 're welcome.
4th Generation music.
Roforofo in Yoruba language mean slimy "mud". So "Roforofo Fight" mean "Mud Fight". More like mudslinging.
Roforofo means 'rough'
Extraordinário!
Fella teaching you....... some...... lol.. Listen fella music.... yora**s happy..... Moving lol..peace
The chose of breakreast club!! to make q call.
Thaaaats music!!!!
C't'éNORME
Issac and Ismael fighting...
29:20 Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am
Trouble sleep yanga wake am
you no go know who is who...they go look like twins....Rofofo done change them..
No cause we dont chose to.!!
Water Fall of Funk Doom
That efinetlty mist bea as goodas it must beQ
Roforofo' means 'rolling on the floor'
Rolling in the mud.
42:36
23:46 Why you mash my leg for ground?!
Pidgin English for, "Why did you step on me!?" 😄😄😄
Can we better?
молочикализейшн
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Beter than this?
Whoever did the amazing job of Adding explanations to these videos is nothing short of amazing