The surreal Afrobeat ballet of Fela’s Nigerian shows
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Courtesy of Knitting Factory Records
You can hear the sonic ripples of Fela Kuti’s legacy anywhere in the world. But to appreciate the explosive power of the man as a musician, a bandleader, and a booming voice for social justice, the tale becomes a Nigerian story, an African story. Rikki Stein was Fela’s manager and close friend, a veteran of management and event production, and the author of Fela’s obituary, but equally able to articulate the future promise of the music. Just getting that music heard could be a challenge, requiring everything from face-offs with police to DIY PA systems. read more »
Talk Box
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In an age in which robotic vocals have become cliche, the most important thing to know about the talk box is that it’s not a vocoder. read more »
Rhodes Electric Piano
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CasinoKat
World War II may have given us the atom bomb, but it also contributed what Ray Charles would call “an atom bomb on the musical landscape.” read more »
