Fela Kuti - Underground Spiritual Game
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Free Music Review: Strong Fela Compilation
Hit: 4 Stars
This is a strong collection of Fela classics from many eras of his prolific career (highlife to Egypt 80) , lovingly compiled by Chief Xcel (of the hiphop group Blackalicious). The basic core of the songs is untouched (thankfully), but Fela's 10 minute plus compositions are culled down to radio-friendly 4 min. tunes. The slow simmer portions of the songs are absent in favor of the main vocal sections, & burning solos. Pitch matching is employed to seemlessly blend one song into the next, & overdubs of Fela & others speaking about issues from the songs and the music itself added in post production. Fela-philes will hear nothing new on this disc- most overdubs are lifted from various interviews/concerts that they will already own/have heard. But this is a lovely listen- all strong tunes without having to program the changer (great for parties). This is Fela condensed for the dance floor! Shake your yansh!Free Music Review: New perspective on International music
Hit: 4 Stars
To be honest, I gave this cd to someone as a gift. Up to that point, I had not heard of Fela. I did my best by going through the selection of cds offered through Amazon.com. I found the music selestion to be a great variety of African beats and a little funk.
The person who I gave cd to loved it and jammed all the way home in his car. I am thankful to have heard snippets of the songs on any of the cds. I am open to any type of music. One has to be OPEN MINDED to music and understand their social surroundings. I did not realize this artist died of AIDS a decade ago. I was glad to see a big following of his music long after his departure.
Free Music Review: Fela all mixed up ...
Hit: 4 Stars
Turntablist/producer/DJ Chief Xcel from the hip-hop group Blackalicious blends 12 tracks from the late Fela Kuti's extensive catalog into an album that is seamless, groovy, spiritual and soothing. This release expanded my appreciation for this Nigerian musician, and it serves as a nice introduction to his worldly sound if you've never heard him before. Remixing pre-existing, popular music is tricky, and Xcel does it with the same sort of skill and care that Bill Laswell showed on my favorite remix album of all time ... "Panthalassa: The Music Of Miles Davis 1969-1974."Free Music Review: Fela Meets Excel
Hit: 4 Stars
This is a good start point for anyone looking to get into Fela Kuti. Excellent selection of songs mixed to perfection by Excel. Plus it's alot cheaper than alot of other Fela greatest hits comps on the market.