Flying Lotus Discovers His African Ancestry

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  • Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
  • Flying Lotus took a DNA test to find out his African ancestry. Watch to discover not only his familial ties to Alice and John Coltrane, but also his musical roots in the popular soul makossa movement.
    Videographers: Nelson-Mandela Nance, Andrew Acosta, Lis Bartlett
    Editor: Allison Swank
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  • @throwindembows
    @throwindembows 11 лет назад +59

    It's mind boggling to think of how much African Music has influenced music in the Americas.

    • @ladymsthing6056
      @ladymsthing6056 4 года назад +5

      throwindembows Africans were shipped here and retained a great deal of cultural links to Africa.

    • @bean4423
      @bean4423 3 года назад +5

      the diaspora always in conversation w each other n the most common way we converse is thru music

    • @Bati_
      @Bati_ 2 года назад +3

      The whole wide world I’d say, without African Music there is no music on this planet AT ALL…

  • @indigenoussoul9656
    @indigenoussoul9656 8 лет назад +58

    whaaat? Stevie Wonder, Badu and Fly-lo all have roots in my homeland? this is Amazing.
    s/o to all the Cameroonians out there :)

  • @EliTron1
    @EliTron1 11 лет назад +36

    When I saw the title of the video, what came to mind was a doctor telling flylo that the test results were in: "The DNA test has revealed that you are in fact African" or something, and than flylo being totally shocked. "You mean...I'm BLACK??"
    It was really funny in my head

  • @Ayplus
    @Ayplus 9 лет назад +40

    That Soul Makossa fact just blew my mind. . .

  • @faithfirstfitness
    @faithfirstfitness 5 лет назад +16

    Cameroon has some amazing descendants how crazy! Taraji P Henson Erkyah Badu, Flying Lotus and Quincy Jones what the heck! So cool!

  • @Mama-lq1uz
    @Mama-lq1uz 8 лет назад +11

    brings tears of joy ......baraka karibu nyumbani.means welcome home,your a blessing.

  • @MonBienCherAmi
    @MonBienCherAmi 11 лет назад +9

    I'm so proud having him as a fellow cameroonian.

  • @h.j.w2783
    @h.j.w2783 9 лет назад +37

    Cameroon got FlyLo and Badu...dammnnnnnnn.

    • @sarantoure7233
      @sarantoure7233 4 года назад +2

      And quincy jones ,condoleeza rice too from the tikar people

    • @LilliLamour
      @LilliLamour 4 года назад +1

      As of yesterday I found out it has me too. Tikar🥰

  • @ClearBlueHipHop
    @ClearBlueHipHop 11 лет назад +7

    this is so mindblowing to me.....Fly lo is like a one in a million perfectly bread genetic machine for creating amazing music

  • @javiiibot5887
    @javiiibot5887 8 лет назад +8

    flylo has the sweetest and biggest smile i've ever seen :'-)

  • @ndonuetakwi3463
    @ndonuetakwi3463 6 лет назад +6

    Respect From the Tikar's OF Bamenda Cameroon.

  • @seandixson8030
    @seandixson8030 4 года назад +2

    Wow, watched this on the day Manu Dibango passed away from Covid 19. Rest in Power, brother

  • @ankoripasta
    @ankoripasta 11 лет назад +4

    Flylo comes from a dynasty of legends...

  • @West60OneMedia
    @West60OneMedia 11 лет назад +1

    I shot This! so stoked

  • @kimmie8228
    @kimmie8228 5 лет назад +4

    Everybody needs to find out who they are because we are lovable people 🤗🤗

  • @MHCOOLGUY
    @MHCOOLGUY 11 лет назад +1

    massive respect to fly lo. i really enjoyed this video and received some great knowledge.

  • @esseen100
    @esseen100 8 лет назад +2

    This is INCREDIBLE!

  • @jazzlicka
    @jazzlicka 11 лет назад +1

    Thats one talented bro right there

  • @Wobbothe3rd
    @Wobbothe3rd 11 лет назад +9

    Realize that those countries' borders didn't even exist 200 years ago... At the time his ancestors were taken as slaves there might not have been any entity named "Cameroon."
    Tribal ancestry is more important anyway, all of those tribes moved around the continent anyway.

    • @ladymsthing6056
      @ladymsthing6056 4 года назад +1

      Wobbo yeah, I believe some tests also break it down by tribes

  • @arthurroschbooksandmusic7700
    @arthurroschbooksandmusic7700 Год назад

    Oh my! There are some amazing people out there!

  • @Nortross44
    @Nortross44 11 лет назад

    1:25 anyone else notice that giant green bong in the left hand bottom corner? That's musical inspiration right there!

  • @GatoPretoMusic
    @GatoPretoMusic 11 лет назад

    so good to dsicover where you and your art really comes from.see how happy he is..

  • @Grnvolpe
    @Grnvolpe 11 лет назад

    Great video. I'd love to see more of my favorite artists do this

  • @soulsessionsradio4234
    @soulsessionsradio4234 Год назад

    Love this vid...the Erykah one is tight too...I'm a beatmaker raised in LA similar to fly lo, but my mom is from Ghana so I had the opportunity to go visit there and see all my relatives.... definitely does something to your spirit.

  • @ndonuetakwi3463
    @ndonuetakwi3463 6 лет назад +3

    i feel so Proud and ashamed at the same time know ing i was born in Bamenda a Tikar 100percent but all the details given about Cameroon music i didnt know i love you men

    • @victoriaappiagei1482
      @victoriaappiagei1482 5 лет назад

      proud black women Africa American my dad African both he Ghana DNA mom my both American New Jersey

  • @sholaebofin6090
    @sholaebofin6090 8 лет назад

    I have been fascinated with flylo since his inception and I love his music I can see where his inspiration comes..

  • @poulpys
    @poulpys 10 лет назад +6

    So Flying Lotus didn't know about Manu Dibango? How did he made it this far?

  • @jolie_soleil
    @jolie_soleil 2 года назад

    Congratulations , welcome to the family ! #ProudTikar 🇨🇲✊🏽

  • @MattLadner
    @MattLadner 11 лет назад

    This is fantastic. Good work!

  • @DamanB
    @DamanB 11 лет назад

    Nice work Flying Lotus and brotha Boima!

  • @fhd21
    @fhd21 11 лет назад

    Very nice and humble guy

  • @NEWBORNBERRY
    @NEWBORNBERRY 8 лет назад

    Very interesting convoy 👑

  • @ndonuetakwi3463
    @ndonuetakwi3463 6 лет назад +3

    Just to clarify you the Tikar's are not found in the center Region Of Cameroon. they are found in the North West Region Of Cameroon in the town OF Bamenda

  • @NatashaDiMarco
    @NatashaDiMarco 11 лет назад

    This is AMAZING. OKAYYYYY, AFRICA! LoveLoveLove!

  • @VettsClass
    @VettsClass Месяц назад

    Amazing ✨🙌🏿🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲 Tikar

  • @proudseeker4814
    @proudseeker4814 9 лет назад

    Great INFO!!

  • @chj2
    @chj2 8 лет назад +1

    This reminds me of a song by Peter Tosh. . .

  • @veelotus3700
    @veelotus3700 11 лет назад +2

    Wow, as a random guess I thought FlyLo might have Cameroonian ancestry.

  • @BEAKERSANDFLASK
    @BEAKERSANDFLASK 10 лет назад +3

    WOW!!!

    • @AnthonyStewartPgh
      @AnthonyStewartPgh 10 лет назад +1

      Flying Lotus is really great. This is an awesome interview. Thanks for posting

    • @BEAKERSANDFLASK
      @BEAKERSANDFLASK 10 лет назад

      No question, glad you enjoyed it!

  • @eleonornjerry
    @eleonornjerry 5 лет назад

    My mind blowin too!♥ Love Flying Lotus ♥

  • @69reed69
    @69reed69 11 лет назад

    it is by him, Fall in Love

  • @peepdurple1
    @peepdurple1 11 лет назад

    do more of these videos

  • @pinchepedro4754
    @pinchepedro4754 11 лет назад

    Getting There (feat. Niki Randa) from until the quiet comes

  • @rudibelll
    @rudibelll 11 лет назад

    YEAH !!!

  • @ndonuetakwi3463
    @ndonuetakwi3463 6 лет назад +3

    I LOVE SOUTHERN CAMEROON Aka Bamenda

  • @michaelmulholland6864
    @michaelmulholland6864 11 лет назад +1

    What is the song in the background from 1:19 I can't remember who it's by

  • @atlmprof1
    @atlmprof1 10 лет назад +5

    This is great! I just don't understand why they are citing only one area of origin. A person has so many ancestors and the trans-Atlantic trade mixed people from various ethnic origins.

    • @atlmprof1
      @atlmprof1 9 лет назад

      breea07 Okay, thanks for the info. I will read more about this.

    • @Bati_
      @Bati_ 9 лет назад

      All humanity came from entire Africa ...

    • @jimAthompsonfuel4u
      @jimAthompsonfuel4u 9 лет назад

      breea07 It's also another reason or the thinking behind the passage through the matrilineal that the creator may be a goddess.

    • @scrawled_inblack9882
      @scrawled_inblack9882 9 лет назад

      Shut UP Fucking white dude.

    • @soulbi23
      @soulbi23 8 лет назад +1

      +breea07 actually there is a way now through the Y chromosome DNA from your father.

  • @SinoCortez
    @SinoCortez 7 лет назад

    very cool

  • @westcoaststrangler
    @westcoaststrangler 11 лет назад

    flying lotus-fall in love (j dilla tribute)

  • @TheYoungSuccess
    @TheYoungSuccess 11 лет назад

    I must do this.

  • @UntamedAmericaEnt
    @UntamedAmericaEnt 11 лет назад

    this is great i think everyone should be able to trace their roots luckily i'm half african myself so i dont have to trace that far lol

  • @chimakalu41
    @chimakalu41 9 лет назад +2

    Tikar .cool.

  • @desertflwrs
    @desertflwrs 11 лет назад

    No wonder, he has music in his blood literally!

  • @LeoncarloCanlas
    @LeoncarloCanlas 6 лет назад

    Anybody know if Boima & FlyLo have released any collabs from this?

  • @eltomp
    @eltomp 11 лет назад

    1:26 that yellow thing

  • @rff1231
    @rff1231 8 лет назад

    umm. Awesome video! +Okayplayer what is that song a the end?!

    • @chriswhiteiii
      @chriswhiteiii 8 лет назад +2

      +Esugbola Oyagbile Getting There (feat. Niki Randa) ~ Flying Lotus - Until the Quiet Comes

    • @rff1231
      @rff1231 8 лет назад +1

      thanks!

  • @GodsTouch12
    @GodsTouch12 11 лет назад

    watch flylo go back and sample all that african music ahahah

  • @indigoslappy4104
    @indigoslappy4104 11 лет назад +1

    Ya you see how Pacman says "Wakka Wakka"? Ya that was stolen.

  • @zulubeatz817
    @zulubeatz817 11 лет назад +1

    every person! were all descendants of Africa

    • @donathan2933
      @donathan2933 4 года назад

      Only those that are black or mixed

    • @bonethugsfiend
      @bonethugsfiend 3 года назад

      @@donathan2933 Some science magazine said that all humans can be traced back to a woman that lived in Africa many thousands of years ago.

    • @donathan2933
      @donathan2933 3 года назад

      @@bonethugsfiend I rlly wanna disagree with that

  • @matthewjamal
    @matthewjamal 11 лет назад

    i feel like if flying lotus went to africa and played his music, their minds would explode lol

  • @prodriguez23
    @prodriguez23 11 лет назад

    WAKEY Wakey FlyLO

  • @lovestruckfm
    @lovestruckfm 7 лет назад

    chief boima !

  • @lwfc08
    @lwfc08 11 лет назад

    good shit, really though.

  • @paulkenneally789
    @paulkenneally789 3 года назад

    Cameroon 1-0 Argentina.World Cup 1990.

  • @phira360
    @phira360 11 лет назад

    hahaha yes!!!

  • @hareemkim
    @hareemkim 11 лет назад

    Until the Quiet Comes

  • @opalproductionsLLC
    @opalproductionsLLC 9 лет назад +2

    I wonder if someone like me could afford this lol

    • @RideWitMe1
      @RideWitMe1 8 лет назад +2

      +Capri Ramsey It's around $99 on Ancestry and 23andme.

    • @mukhtargenius6263
      @mukhtargenius6263 8 лет назад +5

      but is not the same like african ancestry that you just saw on the video the test you saw is from african ancestor and it cost $300 plus it is more accurate and it tells you the exact tribe and the place you are from.

  • @TheGoodChap
    @TheGoodChap 11 лет назад +4

    Genetics has nothing to do with this, just your influence growing up and skills you acquire. It's cool to find out about your history, but saying he is just genetically bred to be a good artist is kind of ignorant.

    • @ladymsthing6056
      @ladymsthing6056 4 года назад

      TheGoodChap this is true. African Americans are a blended ethnic group of European and Native blood and cultural influences as well. I don’t like when people overlook the fact that we created our totally own thing such as the hip hop, blues, rock, funk, disco, house, etc.

  • @hhouben6081
    @hhouben6081 10 лет назад

    What is that beside the moog ???? , looks like a ufo

    • @Anus88
      @Anus88 10 лет назад

      i think its some kind of lamp

    • @hhouben6081
      @hhouben6081 10 лет назад

      Its very nice

    • @Anus88
      @Anus88 10 лет назад

      H Houben just search for "ufo disco lamp" on google, im sure youll find something similar :D

    • @hhouben6081
      @hhouben6081 10 лет назад +1

      Thanks , i bought one , its from grundig haha

  • @RedRam312
    @RedRam312 10 лет назад +1

    Hey...tax season is comin up! BUT, how many of will DO iT??

  • @domju4970
    @domju4970 4 года назад

    Black Afrikan music

  • @strangefru
    @strangefru 11 лет назад

    haha

  • @lilparis47
    @lilparis47 11 лет назад

    WOAAAHHH FLYING LOTUS HAS AFRICAN BLOOD?!?! I COULDN'T TELL

  • @wtfharmonica
    @wtfharmonica 11 лет назад

    in my opinion americans are americans it will all be one tanish ethnicity here eventualy aniways

  • @sidmorgan3698
    @sidmorgan3698 7 лет назад +2

    If the Tikar people come from Sudan the name Sudan means land of Yuda that's what the uda in Sudan means, Yuda= JUDAH the Tikar are the Ancient Israelites to the true Hebrews.Thats why the Capitol of Cameroon is YAOUNDE Translation YAHUDA /JUDAH. you have been Educated ,you're welcome. Shalom.

    • @ndonuetakwi3463
      @ndonuetakwi3463 6 лет назад +2

      Am a Tikar From and In Cameroon we are not in the Center Region Of Cameroon we are Found in the North West Region OF Cameroon in the Town Of Bamenda. we are the Only people Group in Cameroon who are not Bantu's . Yaounde and 80% Of Cameroon is Inhabited By Bantu's . We are So distinct thats why we was not colonise By the French But By the British. We are also the most Rebellious People Group In Cameroon. Bamenda

    • @lovelyhuman9852
      @lovelyhuman9852 5 лет назад

      Ndonue Takwi. You not the only Cameronian right here what you are saying is rubbish, you don't know nothing about history