Fela’s “Pansa Pansa” was the b-side of his 1992 release, Underground System. “Pansa” is a Yoruban term that means “inconvenient truth,” and for Fela that meant his ongoing critique of his native Nigerian government and political corruption in the world. “Pansa Pansa” had been on Fela’s live setlist since 1976. TheContinue Reading
Seun Kuti’s “Emi Aluta” gets a Zamrock remix from Zambian singer, rapper, and songwriter Sampa the Great. Sampa and her team Mag44 and Solomon Pate produced the raucous reworking for the Afrobeat heir. The single is on Kuti’s recently released album, Heavier Yet (Lays The Crownless Head) which is exclusivelyContinue Reading
Red Hot’s Red Hot + Riot tribute to Fela Kuti marks its 20th anniversary in 2022 and it has a reissue to mark the occasion. Today is World AIDs Day and the recording is now available for the first time on streaming services and has been remastered with two hoursContinue Reading
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