Global A Go-Go Classico: Felabration

I’m out at the Richmond Folk Festival today (Sunday October 15, 1:00-3:00 PM on WRIR, for two weeks afterwards at wrir.org/listen, check your local listings for airing on other radio stations, and any old time at my podcast site), so this week you’ll hear a Classico edition of Global A Go-Go.

Today would have been the 85th birthday of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the man who carried death in his pouch (and played ping-pong in his briefs), the Nigerian troublemaker, superstar and founder of Afrobeat, a style of music that’s guaranteed to live for as long as people are rebelling against something.

Global A Go-Go joins the annual worldwide Felabration with a 2-hour look at the life and music of Fela Kuti. This episode was originally broadcast way back on January 1, 2010, but it has stood the test of time and still sounds good to me. I hope you feel the same way about it.

Podcast: radio4all.net/program/116566
All the podcasts: radio4all.net/series/Global%20A%20Go-Go

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Playlist:

Oliver Lake, “Separation”

from Matador Of 1st & 1st

Passin Thru - 1996

USA

Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, “Global a Go-Go”

from Global A Go-Go

BMG Rights Management (US) LLC - 2001

England UK

Fela Ransome-Kuti & The Africa 70 With Ginger Baker, “Black Man's Cry”

from Fela With Ginger Baker Live!

Knitting Factory Records - 2009

Nigeria-England UK, 1972

Fela & The Africa 70, “Shakara (Oloje)”

from The Best of the Black President

Knitting Factory Records - 2009

Nigeria, 1973

Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70, “Water No Get Enemy”

from Expensive Shit - EP

Knitting Factory Records - 2009

Nigeria, 1975

Fela & Afrika 70, “Zombie”

from Zombie

Coconut - 1977

Nigeria

Fela Anikulapo-Kuti & Afrika 70, “No Agreement”

from No Agreement (Edit) - EP

Knitting Factory Records - 2021

Nigeria-USA, 1977

Fela Anikulapo-Kuti & The Afrika 70, “Shuffering & Shmiling, Pt. 2”

from Shuffering & Shmiling, Pt. 1 & 2 - EP

Knitting Factory Records - 2009

Nigeria, 1978