Afrobeat

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Genre

Around 1970 Fela Kuti in Lagos blended highlife with jazz and the funk of James Brown: Afrobeat. With his band Africa 70 and the drummer Tony Allen he played long tracks of ten minutes and more, with repeated guitar patterns, horns and a driving rhythm. In his lyrics Fela attacked the Nigerian military government, which earned him arrests and violence. Zombie (1976) is a mocking song about soldiers who follow orders without thinking.

Listening

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  Zombie · Fela Kuti & Africa 70, 1976
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  Water No Get Enemy · Fela Kuti & Africa 70, 1975
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  Jealousy · Tony Allen, 1975
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  Beng Beng Beng · Femi Kuti, 1995
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  Che Che Cole · Antibalas, 2004
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In School of Rock

The chapters, maps and magazine stories of School of Rock are currently available in Dutch only.

• Genre Map^NL Map
• After Hours: Session 4^NL Reader

See also

• Fela Kuti & Africa 70
• Femi Kuti
• Antibalas
• Funk
• Hard bop
• Afrobeats