October 2020. Protests in Nigeria. Protests in Guinee. Protests in Thailand. Protests in Malaysia. Protests in Pakistan. Protests in Kyrgizie. Oh, and protests in BelaRus of course. By the way, in The Netherlands people protest agains 'mondkapjes' and lockdown of the cafés (they can't get drunk in public anymore). That's the difference I guess between peoples with real problems (and corrupt and authoritarian governments) en wealthy people with luxury problems.
I remember when we used to have one-on-one talk with Baba Eleiyan the Abami eda himself back then at the African Shrine Ikeja. At exactly 2.00AM Baba must worship our Ancestors and that gives me a lot joy for a man who read abroad to still remember his background as an authentic African. Today, I thank Olodumare (God Almighty) for all what I've learnt from Fela Anikulapo Kuti and the rare privilege to have seen, interacted and learnt from him directly is something I'm very grateful to Olodumare for. To those of us who allowed Fela's ideas & undiluted teachings to pass through us must keep the flag flying everywhere we go because FELA ANIKULAPO KUTI's spirit lives in those of us who accepts who & what FELA stands for! F-For E-Ever L-Liveth A-Afro beat king & originator Peace
@doctorvictor1210 I'm happy to hear you and a couple of people learnt from Fela, but unfortunately we aren't feeling your impact today like him Fela. Those of you who met him and learnt from him please do not let his spirit sleep, he is even more needed now than when he was alive...Things don spoil finish o
Tears welling up as I watch this...infectious. And yes, Baba was versatile with pretty much all the instruments...he had such keen ears, he would single out any erring notes and the particular instrument out of a 30-man orchestra...his rehearsals were more fun than the actual performances. Fela yet lives.
SO glad someone suggested I listen to Fela maybe 10 or 12 years ago. First thing I noticed is how fast time goes listening to him (like 28 min studio version Beasts of No Nation). Then listening to his lyrics, which is no doubt what got him in trouble with the government. First time I heard this song Power Show. There will never be another like Fela - I love hearing him play intruments... especially that keyboard.
Absolutely. I have discovered many amazing artists from back in the day but this dude is unbelievable. This guy and his music is one reason why I hate people like Kanye.
Fela... your legacy will never, ever die! I remember meeting you when I was young... you and my papa were friends. We honour him in his death, but we forgot about him when he was alive! Wetin!!!
I remembered struggling to watch this song on Nigerian TV and was at the mercy of NEPA Power cuts (in middle of song), Black and white TV, fuzzy rTV reception etc. so it is
Fela is still extremely relevant musically. I've never heard any one else say this but I credit him as the true father of house music. Fela pioneered the "Endless Groove" and the sophisticated musical layering that you are hearing here. As other posters have stated he is 100% invested in what he's doing musically when he performed live and has a wonderful Zen sensibility about improvisation.
Unquestionably the greatest son of western Nigeria. His legacy can never die, whereas the looters who tried to silence him are rich with the peoples money in their pocket Fela has posterity and the truth on his side forever!
In 1980, many of us strongly believed the music of Fela, Black Uhuru, King Sunny, Kassav, much dub, reggae and New Orleans R&B, etc., would be the world's popular music then and in the future. Then, hip-hop and rap -- which was great at the beginning -- took over the world and you see what we've got today.
lo escuche por vez primera con el disco con ginger baker cuando yo tenia 14 años y jamas lo he olvidado, ahora tengo 54 yme prende igual gloria por siempre para este hombre
way back in the day i used to love Fela vocals alone with all the humour and jibes at the elites but this was the song that made me first fall in love with his instrumentals. since then, i listen to the entire song and ive heard probably 90% of all his songs. Legend!!
And I always tell afro music lovers of my generation (55+) who never got the opportunity or refused to watch this man perform LIVE on stage missed something phenomena. Fela was a graceful PHENOM! to watch.
Who's here in 2021 enjoying the great man? Apparently Nigerians are still seeped in the systemic oppression and I better pass my neighbor mentality Fela sang about here.
That was back then. Listen to how alive it is even now, more than 20 years later. And we thought he was stupid. Betctwe want him back here and want him back now. It's even more sentimental if you could understand Nigerian Pidgin. Good old Fela Kuti. Bless your soul universal black man!!
Wow. He must have had perfect pitch. He went in tune the bass. A nigerian girl at howard introduced me to fela's music. I will forever be grateful that she did.
Parabéns meus Guerreiros, mestres ... maravilhoso o som , o show ... Vcs sim sabem ! Força nessa caminhada , paz , amor e realizações ...Obrigada, Brasil BH
VIVA the Black President!!! When i see musicians enjoy themselves on stage like this (like i used to do on my bass) i understand that feeling perfectly!!!!... It means great music + fantastic audience!!!
@@mrfitzgeraldkennedy7578 anyone knows why you can't get video of mistake. It was recorded at this concert but i cannot find any video of it at all. I also realized the songs on video are close in rhythms except for pansa pansa i don't know if that's why they were the ones on tape.
Fela is music himself he played most of the instruments from saxophone, trumpet, flute, guitar, piano, konga, many more, is an instrumentalists. ✊✊✊✊✊✊❤❤❤
I took great delight in the jazzy ascending song power show when i first heard it. real histrionic and poetry narrative. Power is a subject of great significance in African affairs and history. The urge to posses power by all means is the bane of Africa
While performing at the shrine, he once made the bass guitarist repeat the intro to Big Blind Country for at least three minutes because he felt he didn't get it right. It sounded fine to us, but clearly not to Fela's fine tuned ears. You could see the panic in the guitarists face as Fela walked up to him. Lol.
Yep...That is Fela for you. He read music and usually wrote all the scores for every instrument except for his iconic drummer Tony Allen who he said was indispensible to the sound of Afro Beat.
All what Fela said is still happening in Nigeria till date, POWER SHOW everywhere, once you have money you'll control the police and use POWER SHOW on the poor man
That is bad ass. I thought he was going to be playing that when he did it. That's fuckin awesome. Fela and James Brown I think are the two best musicians/artists ever. They are both so absolutely meticulous.
Power Show Fela Kuti performance on live.... Best Afro Beat. Classic Freedom Song's actually on Africa and All World... R.I.P Black President you Talked truth
Because they've had too much new bullshit shoved down their throats that they don't know good music when they hear it. They must like that factory made assembly line so called music they make now. This is something many people have never and will never hear. I used to argue with people about older music and how it's better than today's stuff and this was 20 years ago, but I realized that when the people I'm arguing with only know new stuff and have never even heard of BB King, Curtis Mayfield, James Brown, Fela, Jimmy McGriff and so many others and I know enough of the new shit to hold a real argument but they don't know shit about anything I listen to, what the point in arguing? I can't stand arguing with someone who is completely uneducated about the topic we are debating. It's stupid and the worst part is, they think they know a lot about music lol. That would be like me arguing with a pilot about how to fky a plane. I've been on planes quite a bit, I've jumped out of airplanes 7 times, but I don't have a fucking clue how to fly the plane lol.
@@erictalkington5674 Truth brotha! They are delusional and just assuming things to be that way... Anyway the reality is radio in centuries has dummed down people for years.. It is not going to change and it is sad truth the resource is going to be missing because great artists like in this time are in grave....
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This was 1978, unfortunately everything he sang about then still happens in Nigeria today. It's a shame. Long Live Fela.. Long Live Afrobeat!!!
Bolaji Akinyemi You made this comment 5 years ago,can you believe things are now worst than it’s then. Nigeria is fucked up Sir.
October 2020. Protests in Nigeria. Protests in Guinee. Protests in Thailand. Protests in Malaysia. Protests in Pakistan. Protests in Kyrgizie. Oh, and protests in BelaRus of course.
By the way, in The Netherlands people protest agains 'mondkapjes' and lockdown of the cafés (they can't get drunk in public anymore). That's the difference I guess between peoples with real problems (and corrupt and authoritarian governments) en wealthy people with luxury problems.
I remember when we used to have one-on-one talk with Baba Eleiyan the Abami eda himself back then at the African Shrine Ikeja. At exactly 2.00AM Baba must worship our Ancestors and that gives me a lot joy for a man who read abroad to still remember his background as an authentic African. Today, I thank Olodumare (God Almighty) for all what I've learnt from Fela Anikulapo Kuti and the rare privilege to have seen, interacted and learnt from him directly is something I'm very grateful to Olodumare for. To those of us who allowed Fela's ideas & undiluted teachings to pass through us must keep the flag flying everywhere we go because FELA ANIKULAPO KUTI's spirit lives in those of us who accepts who & what FELA stands for!
F-For
E-Ever
L-Liveth
A-Afro beat king & originator
Peace
well said Dr thats the truth
@doctorvictor1210 I'm happy to hear you and a couple of people learnt from Fela, but unfortunately we aren't feeling your impact today like him Fela. Those of you who met him and learnt from him please do not let his spirit sleep, he is even more needed now than when he was alive...Things don spoil finish o
It's hard for me not to listen to Fela in a day. His songs are my recipes
Was fortunate to see Fela in Portland Oregon 1992 at the Pine Street theater. One of the most exciting shows I have ever seen ❤💯
Tears welling up as I watch this...infectious. And yes, Baba was versatile with pretty much all the instruments...he had such keen ears, he would single out any erring notes and the particular instrument out of a 30-man orchestra...his rehearsals were more fun than the actual performances. Fela yet lives.
SO glad someone suggested I listen to Fela maybe 10 or 12 years ago. First thing I noticed is how fast time goes listening to him (like 28 min studio version Beasts of No Nation). Then listening to his lyrics, which is no doubt what got him in trouble with the government. First time I heard this song Power Show.
There will never be another like Fela - I love hearing him play intruments... especially that keyboard.
Fine-fine gifted Yoruba man aaaah 😭your legacy will never fade ooooo .
Rest in power with our Ancestors.
THIS TRACK IS EMOTIONAL LOVE IT ALWAYS
POWERSHOW
Realise folks, your probably seeing the most talented and best and most artistic musician of the 20th century bar none.
He is extremely talented; but don’t chat shit.
Absolutely. I have discovered many amazing artists from back in the day but this dude is unbelievable. This guy and his music is one reason why I hate people like Kanye.
Fela was truly ahead of his time...
Oh yes, for sure!
Mingus. Coltrane. Stravinsky. Pastorius. Strayhorn. Ellington. Yeah...they’re all garbage.
Fela... your legacy will never, ever die! I remember meeting you when I was young... you and my papa were friends. We honour him in his death, but we forgot about him when he was alive! Wetin!!!
Such is LIFE. Abami Eda Olufela kuti the great Pan Afrikanist.
Listen to this everyday 🇿🇲
I remembered struggling to watch this song on Nigerian TV and was at the mercy of NEPA Power cuts (in middle of song), Black and white TV, fuzzy rTV reception etc. so it is
Fela is still extremely relevant musically. I've never heard any one else say this but I credit him as the true father of house music. Fela pioneered the "Endless Groove" and the sophisticated musical layering that you are hearing here. As other posters have stated he is 100% invested in what he's doing musically when he performed live and has a wonderful Zen sensibility about improvisation.
love the way fela plays the keyboard, amazing sound!!!
Unquestionably the greatest son of western Nigeria. His legacy can never die, whereas the looters who tried to silence him are rich with the peoples money in their pocket Fela has posterity and the truth on his side forever!
That's why he's in Heaven!
Who is here in 2019🔥🔥
2020
And in 2020...
2021
I thank Fela for his gifts. Absolutely fantastic composer, performer, soloist, etc...
It’s real a power show abami Eda you are a legend
In 1980, many of us strongly believed the music of Fela, Black Uhuru, King Sunny, Kassav, much dub, reggae and New Orleans R&B, etc., would be the world's popular music then and in the future. Then, hip-hop and rap -- which was great at the beginning -- took over the world and you see what we've got today.
335 000 persons are real human persons
Love ya'll
Can't stop listening Fela since 6 month. What a way of life
lo escuche por vez primera con el disco con ginger baker cuando yo tenia 14 años y jamas lo he olvidado, ahora tengo 54 yme prende igual gloria por siempre para este hombre
can't understand why the people isn't dancing like crazy? i couldn't stay still without dancing
I'm in love with this show
He's king. Greatest ever. He lived and breathed music. He knew music like he lived life.
This was the first Fela Kuti song I heard. He wasn't afraid to do slower songs. All those who followed desparately lack his versatility.
Akara na kpokolo ibi !
Wish this music was played in the Black Panther Movie... i love the energy in this song
Benson Mark Akinkugbe me too. Especially the song “water no get enemy”
way back in the day i used to love Fela vocals alone with all the humour and jibes at the elites but this was the song that made me first fall in love with his instrumentals. since then, i listen to the entire song and ive heard probably 90% of all his songs. Legend!!
Really??
Same here...but beast of no nation made me to listen to his instrumentals
Same here bro.
the man was just great and in a class of his own
My only regret is not know of Fela before his passing ..
And I always tell afro music lovers of my generation (55+) who never got the opportunity or refused to watch this man perform LIVE on stage missed something phenomena. Fela was a graceful PHENOM! to watch.
Who's here in 2021 enjoying the great man? Apparently Nigerians are still seeped in the systemic oppression and I better pass my neighbor mentality Fela sang about here.
@3:08.... No no not a mid-set tune-up for my man on bass 😲 Legendary!!
I didn´t know him and his group, I just listened to their awesome music searching the Internet. Wonderful! Thank you for sharing it =)
That was back then. Listen to how alive it is even now, more than 20 years later. And we thought he was stupid. Betctwe want him back here and want him back now. It's even more sentimental if you could understand Nigerian Pidgin. Good old Fela Kuti. Bless your soul universal black man!!
That was incredible, the energy those two guys on the bongos had was great.
His live shows is absolutely charming
Wow. He must have had perfect pitch. He went in tune the bass. A nigerian girl at howard introduced me to fela's music. I will forever be grateful that she did.
This is beautiful. I love it wish I was there.
Thank you. Remembering Fela Kuti Otober 15, 1938 - August 2, 1998 - Shared on G+.
Fela Kuti is an icon, extraordinary, talented, multi-faceted musician from the blackworld of all time ,an original.--------Emeka Alex Nweze
Fela forever. How many Grammys would be too much for a blazer like that?
The G O A T GREATEST OF ALL TIME
Fela to the world
Parabéns meus Guerreiros, mestres ... maravilhoso o som , o show ... Vcs sim sabem ! Força nessa caminhada , paz , amor e realizações ...Obrigada, Brasil BH
Absolutely Phenomenal.
VIVA the Black President!!! When i see musicians enjoy themselves on stage like this (like i used to do on my bass) i understand that feeling perfectly!!!!... It means great music + fantastic audience!!!
True
Fela yesterday today n tomorrow . Music is the weapon .
Hey did anyone notice him fine tune that Bass guitar without even looking at it?
What musical instrument did that man not know how to play?
Fela was a legend. There is none like him.
@@mrfitzgeraldkennedy7578 anyone knows why you can't get video of mistake. It was recorded at this concert but i cannot find any video of it at all. I also realized the songs on video are close in rhythms except for pansa pansa i don't know if that's why they were the ones on tape.
He's king. Greatest ever. He lived and breathed music. He knew music like he lived life.
Fela is music himself he played most of the instruments from saxophone, trumpet, flute, guitar, piano, konga, many more, is an instrumentalists. ✊✊✊✊✊✊❤❤❤
@@richrich6950 a man and a Half. Legend
A legend from Afica that is all.
It amazes me who in the world would thislike this 22 times?...."Who Feels it Knows it".
MexiTaxi66 lol biafrans. Lol
Dey don know
I pray dey repent.......
@@topsyk3271 Which biafrans? Creating an enemy where there is none. Fela and his music was for all.
Dem go tired your body...... legendary Fela never be another like you
Amazing!!!
AN ICON THAT CAN NEVER BE FORGOTTEN! BABA FOR LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My best Fela song ever
Great that this has come here now. Totally beautiful and enlivening...
I would have been ,what to do during this concert!! Dance or Listen...If haf danced I would have missed other one and either way
The BABALA of music !!! My neighbour introduced African president me and it was my worst mistake because I can't stop listening to the guy.
That SAXOPHONE PLAYER is completely marvelous.
Fela rolled with the best
1:00 that is the face of a leader proudly leading his men
This shows what such a great commander he was, long live the king of afrobeat! Super rad blue organ too.
WOW!!!!!! Simply AMAZING!!!!!!
Power na for service
I took great delight in the jazzy ascending song power show when i first heard it. real histrionic and poetry narrative. Power is a subject of great significance in African affairs and history. The urge to posses power by all means is the bane of Africa
Bane of humanity
At 3:05, he goes over to the guitar player and tunes his guitar while that incredible vamp is going on....
StooGP I thought I was the only one who saw that...now, that takes really good music hears to do...smh
Baba70.fela anikulapo.and Abbey Lincoln. RiP. P'
this electric bass guy must be eternally grateful for that caress in the ear from Fela :D
While performing at the shrine, he once made the bass guitarist repeat the intro to Big Blind Country for at least three minutes because he felt he didn't get it right. It sounded fine to us, but clearly not to Fela's fine tuned ears. You could see the panic in the guitarists face as Fela walked up to him. Lol.
Yep...That is Fela for you. He read music and usually wrote all the scores for every instrument except for his iconic drummer Tony Allen who he said was indispensible to the sound of Afro Beat.
FELA FELA FELA God guide you bro you people came and pass your messages for Africans to Unite Jah. We have animals as president and ministers
The Great Fela..What a Talent!
This is one hell of a jam! wetin u dey talk ?
FELA WAS PHENOMENAL
Wish it was louder!
All what Fela said is still happening in Nigeria till date, POWER SHOW everywhere, once you have money you'll control the police and use POWER SHOW on the poor man
the female signers exude effortless beauty
At 3:11 he goes and tunes one of the bassist strings, to have an ear like that is absolutely amazing and something i couldn't even imagine
Jackson rides his bike You noticed that too. Damn!
That is bad ass. I thought he was going to be playing that when he did it. That's fuckin awesome. Fela and James Brown I think are the two best musicians/artists ever. They are both so absolutely meticulous.
He was Sharp
Power Show Fela Kuti performance on live.... Best Afro Beat. Classic Freedom Song's actually on Africa and All World... R.I.P Black President you Talked truth
U know this man studied music in England so he really knows d nitty gritty of music,he knows wt he is doin
What's England got to do with it? The man was a genius! A gifted visionary! Why try to give credit to some bastard European country?
Masters at work... Real power is people real power is music
excellent master piece
this song gives me goose bumps
The final performance of Tony Allen and the original Africa 70 band with Fela… most of the band left after this performance.
Lot of them like Oghene Kologbo the funny lively lead guitarist, the Ghanian on Conga stayed back in Europe, Kologbo sadly passed last year or so.
A GOD in his own right!
Queen Kevwe was so shy🥺🥺❤️❤️
he's playing here on the front line when the cold war was at it's hieght. he might of stopped world war 3 with this song?
My Best Fela performance ....... Evergreen for me
great show, love this record
Great Stuff... Even the band was grooving, the percussionist was 'getting down'.
Stares in wonderment 😍♥️ Blessed.
I LOVE Fela! aghhh! smh
You can’t get concert like this anymore…..
Unique Fela Kuti. LUVU4EVER!!!
Impressive.
Du rythme, de la vie...
il grandissimo fela anikulapo kuti!
Virtuoso Fela, epitome of organization and power of dexterity.
OMG how can someone dislike this!!!!
Because they've had too much new bullshit shoved down their throats that they don't know good music when they hear it. They must like that factory made assembly line so called music they make now. This is something many people have never and will never hear. I used to argue with people about older music and how it's better than today's stuff and this was 20 years ago, but I realized that when the people I'm arguing with only know new stuff and have never even heard of BB King, Curtis Mayfield, James Brown, Fela, Jimmy McGriff and so many others and I know enough of the new shit to hold a real argument but they don't know shit about anything I listen to, what the point in arguing? I can't stand arguing with someone who is completely uneducated about the topic we are debating. It's stupid and the worst part is, they think they know a lot about music lol. That would be like me arguing with a pilot about how to fky a plane. I've been on planes quite a bit, I've jumped out of airplanes 7 times, but I don't have a fucking clue how to fly the plane lol.
@@erictalkington5674 Truth brotha! They are delusional and just assuming things to be that way... Anyway the reality is radio in centuries has dummed down people for years.. It is not going to change and it is sad truth the resource is going to be missing because great artists like in this time are in grave....
The greatest! RIPP..
Power show na certain, na bad thing. Power na to help ur land and to help ur mate. FELA ANIKULAPO KUTI
Power show na sad thing
Thanks very much for posting this video.
Brasil na área!
Sonzeira!
Great , thanks a lot for this video !
I saw that. The man was a genius!
tune; this is just amazing
Can you imagine the opinions he probably changed of the German people with this performance..