Comments on: So Afrolicious: This Fella Fela

By: ODinaka

ODinaka — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:31:28 +0000

LOL, my parents also had mixed feelings about FELA too. Dad played his music all the time and some of my fav memories are my brothers and Dad dancing to his endless grooves on record. But my Dad also talked about how Fela lived a reckless life and died of AIDS with a certain kind of disdain. It was so weird to me as a child how my Dad loved the man's music so much but seemed to have little care for the man behind the sax (Sadly or weirdly I was able to understand this better via MJ as an older child)

My favorite tracks are Yellow Fever, Zombie and Palavre…but there's so many.

I really didn't like the Red Hot Riot cd that much because I think I prefer FELA raw and uncut rather that the sampled chopped up version they presented. I liked alot of the tracks but I didn't feel like they captured the unadulterated energy of Africa 70 and they're grooves. It was a great tribute though.

Sadly, I was performing out of town when Felabrations hit Atl but I'm glad to see him getting some recognition on a wider platform cuz he was truly a monumental icon that still deserves way more attention.

By: NaturiBeauty

NaturiBeauty — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:03:49 +0000

Not only did I catch Felabration in Atlanta Oct. 24, but I caught it in NY Oct 31st tooo! FIYAAA!! I remember as a little girl listening to Fela in the 80's. My dad's fave song was Army Agreement! Fela is the MAN!! I am so honored to even have shared just a smidgen of time on this Earth with his genius.

By: afrolicious

afrolicious — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:24:23 +0000

I love the Red Hot + Riot album! Whenever I listen to it I'm immediately transported to an interesting time in my life. Have you heard the new compilation The Best of the Black President?

By: plastiQ

plastiQ — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:35:37 +0000

wow..nice ! I got the Red Hot + Riot album from the people in charge of that project, complete with posters and stickers. SOlid.

Fela is the biggest thing to come out of Nigeria. His influence is everywhere. The dude really had death in his pouch…Cos he is not dead…