Fela had become increasingly concerned about the growing influence of nontraditional religions fracturing african countries. Fela rejects idea of suffering on earth so you can find happiness in heaven, and. Read about suffering and smiling from fela kutis best of fela 95 and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. You africans, please listen to me as africans and you nonafricans, listen to me with open mind suffer, suffer, suffer, suffer, suffer discovered using shazam, the music discovery app. Download mp3 fela kuti suffering and smiling instrumental. He believed that these divisions had created a population unable to unify and stand up for themselves and instead had them living in conditions that forced them go pack themselves in like sardine into a bus.
You africans, please listen to me as africans and you nonafricans, listen to me with open. Fela anikulapo suffer suffer for world enjoy for heaven. Dan ollmans atmospheric suffering and smiling highlights the situation in nigeria. While continuing along in his tradition of savvy instrumental innovation, shuffering and shmiling plays out with the same intensity and voracious soloing that mark other great africa 70 performances like confusion, gentleman, and no agreement.
This song is about the plight of africans at the hands of oppressors and. Fela suffering and smiling naija, nigeria, afrobeat. Trust me, dj baddo is so on point on this great work and you will enjoy this if you really truly love good music. Suffering and smiling is a slinky smooth masterpiece, with a great vocal performance and lyrics that decry the colonialization of africans by the christian and muslim religions. Suffer suffer suffer suffer suffer for world na your fault be that. This mixtape is a good combination of sounds and rhythms of the late music icon baba 70. Jones and jim lewis, based on music and lyrics by the late nigerian singer fela kuti, with additional music by aaron johnson and jordan mclean and additional lyrics by jim lewis. Kuti, fela music is the weapon of the future music. Today marks the anniversary of the passing of fela kuti, the undisputed king of afrobeat. Download the latest fela kuti suffering and smiling instrumental instrumentals and beats for your songs, music and albums. Shuffering and shmiling instrumental version fela kuti.
Fela anikulapokuti born 1938 in abeokuta, nigeria began his career playing jazz and highlife. Then i leave you to decide if truly, fela is a prophet or just a musician. Mar 18, 20 mp3 audio download suffering and smiling by fela. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and. Download fela kuti suffering and smiling instrumental. I knew something was amiss, when my father quoted felas shuffering and shmiling in his text to me, two days ago. Suffering and smiling is a slinky smooth masterpiece, with a great vocal performance and lyrics that decry the colonialization of africans by the christian and. Fela anikulapo kuti and the afrika 70 suffering and smiling. Goodis ft fela suffering n smiling naija songs naijapals.
High marks go to the scathing commentary that fela anikulapo kuti lets loose but also to the instrumentation and the overall arrangements, as they prove to be some of the most interesting and innovative of fela s 70s material. Shuffering and shmiling was felas song some decades ago. Jul 26, 2017 you africans, please listen to me as africans and you nonafricans, listen to me with open mind suffer, suffer, suffer, suffer, suffer suffer for world na your fault be that me i say. Fela kuti shuffering and shmiling part 2 lyrics genius lyrics. Shuffering and shmiling is an album by nigerian afrobeat composer, bandleader, and multiinstrumentalist fela kuti recorded in 1977 and originally released. Licensed to youtube by pias, the orchard music, wmg on behalf of knitting factory records.
Download fela water no get enemy, fela gentleman, fela army arrangement, fela shakara, fela no agreement, fela basket mouth, fela overthrow, fela stalemate, fela lady, fela yellow fever, fela suffering and smiling, fela kolo mentality, fela original suffer head, fela sorrow tears and blood, fela suegbe na kpako, fela teacher no teach me. Instead, fela urges the embrace of traditional african beliefs. Shuffering and shmiling is the second 2 nd track from nigerian afrobeat musiciancomposer and multiinstrumentalist fela kutis album of the same name, recorded and released in 1977 initially on nigerian coconut label and later on new york citys celluloid records in 1985. Suffering and smiling, and without trying to change things. Listen and download this wonderful beat, fela kuti suffering and smiling instrumental, this is a great afrobeat type music by the great fela kuti himself of the kalakuta shrine, fela is one of the greatest musician of all time with a legacy in the music industry in nigeria. Waptrick fela suffering and smiling mp3 free download. Mar 18, 20 mp3 audio download trouble sleep, yanga wake am by fela. Nov 24, 2010 fela anikulapo kuti live at the shrine 1987 introducing the show and yabbis duration. Lyrics to shuffering and shmiling part 2 by fela kuti. Feb 11, 2009 suffering and smiling takes an unusual approach to the problem, as the vitality of at least one segment of nigerias cultural history is expressed in the film through the words of african singer and activist fela anikulapo kuti, who started singing about nigerias problems following the countrys independence in 1960, his son femi, and. Fela kuti shuffering and shmiling lyrics musixmatch. It is based on events in the life of groundbreaking nigerian composer and activist fela anikulapo kuti. Every day my people dey inside bus every day my people dey inside bus fortynine sitting, ninetynine standing them go pack themselves in like sardine them dey faint, them dey wake like cock them go reach house, water no dey them go reach bed, power no dey them go reach road, goslow go come them go reach road, police go slap them go reach road, army go whip them go look.
Veteran dj rich medina, who introduced an american generation to afrobeat, ranks the 10 best fela kuti songs. He formed his first band in london in 1959 while studying at. Jul 20, 2011 fela rejects the idea of suffering on earth with the hope of finding happiness in heaven, and points out that the leaders who espouse these beliefs often live hypocritically in opulence. The no agreement album is harder and funkier, the title tracks repititious james brownstyle groove is attacked with such blunt ferocity as to. In death, fela kuti is being rehabilitated by nigerias government. Fela anikulapo kuti download high quality complete mp3 albums. Fela kuti no agreement 1977 shuffering and shmiling 1978. You africans, please listen to me as africans and you nonafricans, listen to me with open mind. Whether you want to know about fela the political and societal renegade or find out about the societal issues africa faces today, this podcast is for you. Download free beats for hip hop, reggae, rap, trap, dancehall, juju, fuji, afrobeat, afro pop, etc. Listen suffering and smiling mp3 and download free fela mp3 albums from. Download fela kuti suffering and smiling instrumental beat type. The late nigeria music legend, fela kuti sometime drops a song titled suffering and smiling, here is the instrumental of the song suffering and smiling. Download free waptrick fela songs from music download site.
Oct 15, 2012 free mp3 download for fela beast of no nation naija, nigeria, afrobeat. Gentleman is both an africa 70 and afrobeat masterpiece. Music is the weapon of the future fela kuti format. Aug 02, 2016 here is the world famous continental dj baddo with the amazing mixtape of the abami eda fela anikulapo kuti titled best of fela. The orchard music, merlin pias, wmg on behalf of knitting factory. The unofficial website for fela kuti and afrobeat music. Fela challenged the military rulers of nigeria and portrayed the plight of his people in songs like shuffering and shmiling, which he sang in the dialect of the streets.
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