Fela Kuti: Expensive Shit Expensive Shit on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB76UI8MtB8 https://open.spotify.com/track/2yBjFF19OmukrC7deP7LfZ?si=3d30fa0e01494d4c Sunday is jazz day. Continuing my focus on the music of 1975, today’s song is an Afrobeat classic by Fela Kuti. Kuti developed Afrobeat by combining Western jazz with funk and traditional African music. The title track to his album Expensive Shit tells … Continue reading Song of the Day: February 9, 2025
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Song of the Day: January 3, 2025
Yannis & The Yaw with Tony Allen: Clementine Clementine on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7Sv0jr5570 https://open.spotify.com/track/5wPI9EcZ30sT0b68kdAXBP?si=06c4e66a122940c3 It's funky Friday, so I'll continue my Best of 2024 posts with Afrobeat inspired funk. Yannis & The Yaw is a side project for guitarist/vocalist Yannis Philippakis, founder of the indie rock band Foals. Philippakis wrote and recorded the songs … Continue reading Song of the Day: January 3, 2025
Song of the Day: June 23, 2024
Tony Allen & The Africa 70: Progress Progress on Amazon Prime Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0XyEUDRmJc&list=OLAK5uy_mN3DpGU4ZIaCqst2cmh5exc3gNY4Ty-wE&index=1 https://open.spotify.com/track/7gGmZVHLbnnR9ksLvREMvr?si=a2674c8430cb4540 Sunday is jazz day. Yesterday's selection of Yannis & The Yaw, featuring Tony Allen, sent me off to listen to the 1977 Tony Allen & The Africa 70 album Progress. Allen was the drummer for Fela Kuti's band Africa 70 from … Continue reading Song of the Day: June 23, 2024
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