Compilation “Afro Baby – The Evolution of the Afro-Sound in Nigeria 1970-1979”
Nigeria in the 1970s had one of the biggest recording industries on the continent as well as one of the most diverse. The fusion of African rhythms and culture with jazz, funk, soul and rock was an Africa wide phenomenon but nowhere was […]
Best way really to experience Fela Kuti's afrobeats is as a whole album. Some tracks are 15mins long, but you won't mind. Some songs he lets the band build for longer than regular tracks before he comes in with the vocals. It's not about radio friendly or fitting between commercials. His albums build a hypnotic rhythm through each song to song. Here's a taster, a slimmed down 6minute edit of Lady.