Fela Kuti: Music Is The Weapon | Full Music Documentary Movie

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  @TheMysteryMachine · 2 years ago

  i've been a fan of his since i first saw this documentary. Blew me away. I remember shortly after taking a cab ride, and the driver told me he was Nigerian after I asked. I told him I loved Fela Kuti, was he a fan? Guy practically screeched the brakes and said, "OH MY, YES, I LIVED NEAR HIS SHRINE! I TOOK MY SONS THERE! OH I CANT BELIEVE YOU MENTIONED HIM!" we just chattered excitedly about Fela and then when the ride ended he jumped out and gave me a big hug. He had the biggest smile and so did i. Music brings people together and that's something ill never forget.

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  @شهد-ث7ع7ط · 3 years ago

  You have done humanity a favour for uploading this.

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  @truebornafrican9213 · 3 years ago

  He was an ordained prophet and traditionalist and way ahead of his time that’s why his music remains timeless

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  @michaeludeze8470 · 3 years ago

  My primary school mates and I used to stop over at Fela Kuti&apos;s original Kalakuta Republic (at Idioro) to watch his rehearsals. &nbsp; <br>You wouldn&apos;t guess Fela was such a perfectionist. He would perform exactly as he would play for a paying audience. &nbsp;And if any of his musicians made a mistake, he would abruptly pause the rehearsal, and rebuke the person sternly. &nbsp;Then, he would continue as if nothing happened.

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  @Peggyg13 · 2 years ago

  See those beautiful African women smoking weed, interacting with each other in a &nbsp;loving manner. Only Fela can pull this off. What a great man.

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  @luckyehimen1338 · 2 years ago

  I grew up vibing to his music in Lagos, Nigeria. &nbsp;There will only be “1” FELA in this generation. &nbsp;His music was pure, spiritual…sinks into your soul.

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  @luisalgarin7071 · 3 years ago

  The Kuti bloodline and the Marley bloodline need to link up.

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  @chinonsookechukwu221 · 3 years ago

  The great Prophet Fela Number one freedom fighter of the African continent.💯

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  @disconnected22 · 3 years ago

  “I have Death in my pouch”<br><br>Badass

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  @victornwanze3836 · 3 years ago

  The owner, creator and master of Afrobeat and beats

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  @abiodunadeloye · 3 years ago

  Bravo to those ladies that stood by Fela in his days. They were tough and courageous. One wonders what became of the wives at the demise of the Afro beat king. Fela is commended for his philosophy. He was much loved by the University students and Fela always honoured invitations from the students. He was invited to many of the students&apos; events at the University of Ibadan between 1975 and 1979; all the way from Lagos, Fela once attended (by invitation) the &nbsp;students week social event of Nnamdi Azikiwe Hall to address the young undergraduate students! In 1996, I met a journalist in Chicago, USA who (having known that I was from Nigeria) claimed to have watched the live performance of Fela in the UK and rated the stage arrangement of Fela as the best he has ever observed. He also commended Fela&apos;s control of his artists.

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  @nanettehayakawa7628 · 9 months ago

  Fela Kuti was a musical genius who endured great oppression in his time but came out on top of it all - being truly the King of Afro beat, music was his all, his music lives on...thank God for that!

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