it also inspired a great Hugh Masekela track
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Friday, 11 June 2021 21:00 (two years ago) link
This is cool for the tracks with Fela that I hadn't heard before, but would be 10000000000000x better with Tony Allen instead of Ginger Baker, obviously
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37sDbvQOJ2I
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Thursday, 9 November 2023 22:11 (seven months ago) link
That's p much how I feel about the Ginger Baker / Fela album - it would be better without Ginger Baker and just Tony Allen
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 10 November 2023 14:55 (six months ago) link
Oh! forgot that I went to an artist talk last week with Lemi Ghariokwu, creator of all the iconic Fela album covers, and it was a night full of amazing anecdotes. Got to enjoy dinner with the man as well. A funny, brilliant human.
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Friday, 10 November 2023 16:30 (six months ago) link
re Ginger Baker: (paraphrased) "Always passed out on a sofa with a big joint in one hand, a glass of wine in the other."
― SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Friday, 10 November 2023 16:31 (six months ago) link
i'm no Ginger Baker apologist but that album has one of my top 5 Fela tracks - Egbe Mi O. i guess it might have been right at the top if it was just Allen drumming.
― stirmonster, Friday, 10 November 2023 17:09 (six months ago) link
Very cool JV!
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Friday, 10 November 2023 17:09 (six months ago) link
Crazy.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/apr/10/life-with-fela-kuti-dangerous-tour-roy-ayers-nigeria
― My God's got no nose... (Tom D.), Wednesday, 10 April 2024 15:26 (one month ago) link
Whoa
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Wednesday, 10 April 2024 16:04 (one month ago) link
Bernard Purdie content alert!
― Cow_Art, Wednesday, 10 April 2024 16:18 (one month ago) link
Bernard is playing in Chicago this weekend and I don't think I can make it :(
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Wednesday, 10 April 2024 16:19 (one month ago) link