Fela Kuti in Concert 1 "Movement of the People" (Nigeria)

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passjay (1 year ago) This is some classic soulful stuff here..wish that there more of this music to go around. Classic Afro Beat at it's best!!
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Romans10Verse9 (1 year ago) FELA!!! Man, I Love African music. Fela is so great...
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antjuanoden (1 year ago) GREAT VIDEO>>>LONG LIVE FELA!
Origin18 (1 year ago) I love this very rythmical music! Great
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goyXgoy (1 year ago) Great music, mesmerising stage presence and deep, powerful lyrics, set to an incredible rhythm. What makes me love him even more, is that one of his favourite musicians was Handel. Beyond cool.
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barefootpoet24 (1 year ago) Did I see his son Femi in the brass section? When was this taken?
demarrow (1 year ago) YES, IT'S FEMI
Jeleosimi (1 year ago) This was in the early 80s..Around 83-85
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ramapa1 (1 year ago) this music made me so proud to be an african. I love this one and so soothing.
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chukkka08 (1 year ago) Fela was a multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, originator of the afrobeat style, human rights and political activist for the emacipation of the poor and ill treated. no wonder HMV ranked him #46 on a list of the top-100 most influential musicians of the 20th century.
easy3s (1 year ago) well ya of course. i mean what difference can one man make ... note the sarcasm. i think that hmv ranking system is loosely based on album sales... just a guess..
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easy3s (1 year ago) otherwise you'd think that he might be ranked a little higher...rightfully so...
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chukkka08 (1 year ago) Your quite right easy3s..... Fela is Top Top class and deserves to be ranked higher.
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4BUKOTODYNASTY (1 year ago) Fela Kuti, Hugh Massekera, Miriam Makeba are giants and pillars in African music. We are luck 4 Africa 2 have produced such geniuses! God bless them, the utube and Afrika!
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batikartiso (1 year ago) mighty fela, remain a true legend
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laidespecial (1 year ago) This guy is brilliant! No question
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rethuglikan (11 months ago) afrobeat is mad spiritual...if you go to an afrobeat party...its the opposite of wannabe "cool" club vibe ... its raw soul.. a church like experience..if you roll through NYC check Jump and Funk w Rich Medina if you get the chance...you will not be dissaapointed

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gabejnr (11 months ago) i live in nyc will def check out the place!!
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goo710 (11 months ago) Imagine the great sessions Fela would do at the "Afrika Shrine" back in the day? Those would be some great experiences.

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vmwye (10 months ago) since he was Yuroba was that an Ifa shrine???Hope so cause Africans everywhere need know that OUR strength is in the spirituality that comes from OUR ancestors NOT from foreign religious doctrine (Islam/Christianity,etc)
Much thanks to Fela
PEACE
Yaa
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novakefele (11 months ago) just us speaking words of admiration keeps his Spirit alive, we are healing and are going to turn this thing around brothers and sisters. Know this!
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ThatsABiggon (9 months ago) Yes!!! someone who gets it!!!!! Too many of our people have their existence hinged on the nonsense & devision brought by the propiganda associated with these religions.
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13triki (1 month ago) No one could have say that better than you! Africa free!!!!!!
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JJTHEFOX (10 months ago) I love Fela's music! This guy is like a Nigerian/Yoruba version of 2pac, Marvin Gaye, and James Brown rolled into one! its a shame this guy doesn't get as much play as Marley (IMO Fela is 10x the musical revolutionary Marley ever was).
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Tendayi79 (10 months ago) I love Fela he tells it like it is, No fear, he doesn't care who's listening.
Thank you for your words Prophet Fela Kuti
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61rules (9 months ago) Fela! opens on Broadway in Fall 2009, it got good reviews when produced off-Broadway. A whole new generation will be exposed to his music. I just now heard of him because of my interest in musical theatre.
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grandpasun (9 months ago) The young sax player is his son Femi.
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bubblesmoke420 (8 months ago) love this jam greetings from Canada
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DEH013 (6 months ago) Some have compared Fela to James Brown and other American R&B musicians. But they were American and had to make music that fit into what the U.S. authorities would allow them to make. My auntie used to say...you go as far as they allow you too...dream of rising to the clouds, you might end up in the tree tops!

Fela spoke of his nation. His music was unsanctioned, uncensored, because it was so good that we free American's and Europeans demanded to see and hear his work.
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n75e (6 months ago) For what its worth I am a white American and FELA will ALWAYS be my BLACK PRESIDENT!!! Incase u wonder, found him on accident long ago. I set a tape to record a documentary (DJEMBEFOLA -MAMADY KEITA) on WorldLink TV. Tape kept recording and accidentally recorded Teacher don't teach me nonsense! Hooked ever since. Have since turned many a person onto FELA.
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DEH013 (5 months ago) You know what n75e, I used to listen to him many years ago because my girlfriend was a member in city dance troupe that used Afrobeat and R&B for their choreography, but I didn't know who he was then. About five years later in L.A. my manager had several of his tapes sitting in his collection. My manager was white and a very conscious brotha like yourself.
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n75e (5 months ago) Hey Thanks! Thats cool you took the time! Peace
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evans945 (6 months ago) I like! This guy is feeling it man, he's got the stage on fire with his vintage organ!
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ThePakoraban (4 months ago) I was in one of his show in 1985 at st Pabu in west of france . Really a giant ,his heart but also his feeling what he say is what he feel ,what he tell is what he live . sad ,so sad !! love you
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SARGANS (4 months ago) The thing he said about the music critics is cool. Fella was all time best of Africa. RIP Fella!
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jellini (4 months ago) genius music... cleans your soul!!

thank you Fela and all other afrobeat musicians!
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Trumpetplayer60076 (4 months ago) This is hypnotic. Great groove! Thanks for posting.
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sirfreedomfighter2 (4 months ago) Fela was a genius,hard to come by such soul-healing beat.....we will miss you forever.....this is classic music in it's natural form....there is too much beauty and purity in it......Stylish....a class of it's own.
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yourstory08 (4 months ago) I am loving this. AWESOME!
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Kollymo (3 months ago) Abami Eda,choir master,Kingkong,Hulk.Orun e re o.
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gbalah162 (3 months ago) god why cant more artist make music like this now a days. all that nonsense lyrics and fastness cant compare to the natural movement of Fela.
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supervirtuouswoman (2 months ago) What is the name of this song/
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geligurl (1 month ago) @supervirtuousw203oman its called 'movement of the people.'
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ywa2000 (1 month ago) The beginning of the performance is an Instrumental Solo but I believe the song on the second part of the performance is M.O.P (Movement of the People). The song was written with regards to his political party formed in 1979 when he decided to run for the presidency of Nigeria in the Second Republic before his candidacy was denied by the Establishment. Also note that @ time 8:30 the perfomer that has a Sax solo is his son the renowned Femi Kuti who took after his father but slowed down of late.
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afroda3 (3 days ago) FELA was simply A KING...the kind that nature offers humanity to fulfill a deep purpose...his music can be heard in the cosmos...lets give thanks he walked among us as one of us...but more importantly we have to live up to his vision for us AFRICANS...lets raise to free AFRICA any way we ca

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After posting this comment thread, I wrote this comment to that thread:
"Azizip17 (5 days ago) Thank you for posting this video. I love Afrobeat music.

Much respect. If it is okay to do so would someone please share what "Abami Eda" and "Someone else wrote
aba mi ega. Is that the same phrase? And what does Orun e re o" mean? I know they are in the Yoruba language and I'm guessing that Orun has something to do with Orunmila. But I would appreciate translations of these phrases from a Nigerian.

Thanks!
-an African American sister

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On March 19, 2010, I received this message from limi4sure:
"abami eda is translated extraordinary or supernatural person, and orun e re o is like saying rest in peace to the dead, the word orun is translated heaven, orunmila is the combination of two words orun and mila."

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Thanks limi4sure!