African Legends: 2026-01-01

Black President: The Revolutionary Sound of Fela Kuti

A celebration of Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the Nigerian musician who invented Afrobeat and used his music as a weapon against corruption and military dictatorship. This show explores his incredible journey from London jazz student to Africa's most challenging and charismatic performer.

  • #afrobeat
  • #fela kuti
  • #african music
35 min

Tracklist

  1. Fela Kuti - Highlife Time (Koola Lobitos / The '69 L.A. Sessions, 2010)
  2. Fela Kuti - Water No Get Enemy (Expensive Shit / He Miss Road, 2010)
  3. Fela Ransome-Kuti & Afrika '70 - Zombie (Zombie (2001 Issue), 1977)
  4. Fela Kuti - Sorrow Tears And Blood (Opposite People / Sorrow Tears And Blood, 2010)
  5. Fela Kuti - Shuffering And Shmiling (Shuffering And Shmiling / No Agreement, 2010)
  6. Fela Kuti - Colonial Mentality (Opposite People / Sorrow Tears And Blood, 2010)
  7. Fela Kuti - I.T.T. (International Thief Thief) (Original Suffer Head / ITT, 2010)
  8. Fela Kuti With Ginger Baker - Ginger Baker & Tony Allen Drum Solo (Live!, 2010)
  9. Fela Kuti - Fear Not For Man (Stalemate / Fear Not For Man, 2010)
  10. Fela Kuti - Upside Down (Upside Down / Music Of Many Colours, 2010)