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Fela! (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Fela Kuti

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The only thing more incredible than the fact that Fela Kuti was the subject for a 2009 Broadway musical is the fact that Fela! was also a hit Broadway musical. Amazingly recorded in just one day, Fela! (Original Broadway Cast Recording) features Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra of New York backing the production’s lead Sahr Ngaujah, who delivers a flawless performance channeling Fela Kuti. “Everything Scatter” opens with Ngaujah narrating how Kuti created Afrobeat during an oppressive military dictatorship — the rhythms are much more hyper than the original version (and that '60s Farfisa organ is missing), but for a Broadway cast recording, it’s astonishing how closely they nailed it. Similarly, an exaggerated take on Kuti’s “Expensive S**t” contrasts an inspired, uplifting and infectious groove with a gripping narrative about when Kuti’s house was raided by the government. Another exceptional standout, “Zombie” steadily builds an increasingly hypnotic groove to lyrics that deliver a scathing comparison of the Nigerian military’s blind and zombie-like obedience.

Customer Reviews

Heart-pounding, show-stopping music

If you haven't seen Fela! on Broadway (NYC), you must go. It is the most original, creative and energetic show out there. You will be engaged from start to finish. If you can't make it to the show, then download the album. It's the next best thing.

Reclamation of your soul

Beautiful cast album performed by an amazing and talented cast. You leave the theater wanting to continue the party and dance and now you can. Buy it! You won't be disappointed.

itunes is so greedy

why is a 30 second song full price? Jeez!

Biography

Born: October 15, 1938 in Abeokuta, Nigeria

Genre: World

Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s

It's almost impossible to overstate the impact and importance of Fela Anikulapo (Ransome) Kuti (or just Fela as he's more commonly known) to the global musical village: producer, arranger, musician, political radical, outlaw. He was all that, as well as showman par excellence, inventor of Afro-beat, an unredeemable sexist, and a moody megalomaniac. His death on August 3, 1997 of complications from AIDS deeply affected musicians and fans internationally, as a musical and sociopolitical voice on a...
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