| Fela! The musical now on Broadway |
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| Written by Raj Yadav | |||
| Friday, 27 November 2009 | |||
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Two weeks ago we did a show on Afrobeat during our scheduled World Music hours which was actually inspired (on timing, not music) by recent Hollywood flick 2012. Now call it luck or mere co-incidence but two days ago Fela!, the new musical opened up on Broadway!! Amazing! Is it luck? Co-incidence?Telepathy? Call it whatever but do check out the musical Fela! produced by Jay Z, Will & Jada Pinkett Smith. It has some great reviews and is highlighting the life and struggle of Fela, the pioneer of Afrobeat. Also check out our podcast of the Afrobeat show if you missed the same which is embedded herein, and do let us know of your thoughts. We shall review the Broadway musical as well in days to come and keep you posted. Click on read more to listen to MASTRADIO's Afrobeat shows and watch the Fela! videos.
First hour of the podcast on Afrobeat featuring Fela Kuti, Femi Kuti and Manu Dibango.
2nd hour of the podcast on Afrobeat featuring Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, The Budos Band, Osho Music and Fela.
 written by coolio, November 29, 2009 Yo! This is cool sh** man! Fela! Always!  written by Manav, November 29, 2009 Hi. Great music. The track from Osho is so amazing! Where can I find it? ... @Manav: Hi Manav - You can find it here. I do not see the CD on their website, but the digital is available it seems. http://www.osho.com/shop/music/AlbumDetail.cfm?AlbumId=5 -Raj Yadav  written by Kniko , November 29, 2009 Fela lives! Keep it up guys!  written by Sagar Koirala, November 29, 2009 Hi - I had to say some words. I had never heard of this guy until now and did some more googling. Fela is a pretty legendary musician it seems. Thanks for bringing something new to me. -Sagar  written by Sumit, November 29, 2009 Fela is a pioneer and legendary figure indeed. Sumit  written by Jay, November 29, 2009 Expensive shit. Man! Only Fela could express the way. The guy did it all form heart and soul. ... @Jay: You are correct. I did not mention it on the show but should have actually. The last track Expensive Shit is basically Fela's statement against the Nigerian government which wanted to put him behind bars for possessing and smoking marijuana. He used to do it to make a political statement. They wanted him to take a dump for an evidence and put him behind bars (one joint equaled 10 years). Amazing artist indeed who will not be cowed down and used his art to express the anger against the political establishment!  --Raj Yadav  written by Sudhir, November 29, 2009 Hi - Actually, the music at 24:02 on 2nd hour reminds me of 70s in Hindi Cinema, in particular Laxmikant and Pyarelal, who used to incorporate a lot of saxophone. This is very good stuff and thanks for invoking memory down lane!   written by priya sarkar, November 30, 2009 Hi - Jazz meets funk and groove. This is great music coming from a good guy who cares a bit about the world. Thanks for putting the show. I am inspired to check out the show when visiting NY. Thanks. --Priya  written by jojo, December 02, 2009 cool stuff yo. revive the brass. peace  written by nike free shoes, July 13, 2010 In fact ,we do the sports all the time ,we need we do the sports all the time ,we need to work , to study ,to do sports,and so on , so we need a pair of the comfortable shoes is neccessary in our daily life,basketballshoesdiscount.com provide you the widely range of the nike shoes,for example, air max 2009, nike lebron james shoes,nike free shoes,buy nike shoes discount NBA basketball shoes yours nike air max shoes , nike lebron james VII(7) shoes kobe basketballshoes ,womens free running shoes and so on for all the women and men .and we updated the shoes everyday ,the following is the new goods,nike lebron james VII P.S shoes ,mens nike air max 2010 shoes and so on. weclome to choose nike shoes for the coming summer .moreover, A healthy body needs a good pair of the shoe, meaning you have to wear good shoes for you. we offer all the kinds of the goods shoes ,just like the womens nike free 5.0 shoes, mens nike free 7.0 shoes, womens nike air max 2009 shoes,,etc. |
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