There are certain artists that you know are good - so many recommendations and reviews - that still take you awhile to get around to for various reasons. Fela Kuti is one of those for me.
And when I played this, I was like, "Damn!". I get it. Why did I wait so long?
The album, his 12th, consists of only two tracks. The title track is literal. It is about how in 1974 Nigerian police planted a joint on him, and before they could arrest him with it, he ate it... and they waited until he shit. Fucking police.
The song, oh man... it is like if Starsky and Hutch had a Nigerian version. So cool.
So cool.
...
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.