The Independent (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Femi Kuti is sitting in a near-empty old London pub. It is just like the ones his father Fela, the most crucial of all African stars, knew in 1962, when he was studying music here, and Femi was born.
KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Over the last quarter-century the name Bill T. Jones has been attached to some of the most provocative programs in the dance world. With creative artistic statements ranging from AIDS to, most recently, the late Nigerian activist-musician Fela Kuti, Jones hardly settles for the tried and true.
KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Over the last quarter-century the name Bill T. Jones has been attached to some of the most provocative programs in the dance world. With creative artistic statements ranging from AIDS to, most recently, the late Nigerian activist-musician Fela Kuti, Jones hardly settles for the tried and true.
JamsBio (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
The economy is in shambles, wars rage in the Middle East, and we're knee deep in an intense presidential race. Everywhere you look, politics rears its head. In an ongoing exploration of music and politics here on JamsBio, I present to you some of my favorite politically-themed album art.
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
First studio album in seven years by reigning King of Afrobeat Not content to merely follow in his famous father, Fela Kuti's footsteps, Femi Kuti continues to expand his musical palette with his latest studio release, Day By Day, a hybrid of Afro-pop, jazz and urban influences. The album has been a long time coming: seven years since his last studio album Fight To Win and four years since the live...
Yave Begnet (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Q: How awesome is Santogold? A: Very much awesome. (" None " more black.) Mental note: must check out Fela Kuti . Time to join eMusic again now that I have a job. In other news, my vote in this year's election will count for the first time ... ever! It didn't count in Utah. It didn't count in New York. It counts in Pennsylvania! Suck on that Tom Friedman! (Santogold's vote counts, too, unless she foolishly...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Over the last quarter-century the name Bill T. Jones has been attached to some of the most provocative programs in the dance world. With creative artistic statements ranging from AIDS to, most recently, the late Nigerian activist-musician Fela Kuti, Jones hardly settles for the tried and true.
SOHH Blogs (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Written By Gyant Could Jigga be trying his hand at a Broadway play?
All Africa (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua yesterday rejected a proposal from the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), naming a street in the nation's capital Abuja, after him and his Vice, Goodluck Jonathan.
prefixmag.com (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
El Guincho (aka Pablo Diaz-Reixa) releases his debut album, Alegranza, on and labels. This dazzling album is a wind whirl mix of sounds creating a sub-conscious drug induced state that takes place at carnival on the boardwalk. Afro-beat percussion, psychedelic tropical mixes, and world music samples that melt together for an uptempo dance. It can be overwhelming, but when swallowed with water, this...
Psyche, Science, and Society (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Fela Kuti-Sorrow: Tears & Blood [H/t Crooks & Liars]
NewYorkology: A New York Travel Gui (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
At the Dumbo Art Under the Bridge Festival. By Amy Langfield/NewYorkology JetBlue delays Terminal 5 opening to Oct. 22 (Crain’s) The first flights will taxi into the terminal on Oct. 22, rather than the previously announced Oct. 1. The...
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Sorrow Tears And Blood from The Best Best of Fela Kuti Fela Anikulapo Kuti was a man who made many dangerous enemies in his home country Nigeria, yet he lived fearlessly, in open defiance to the police, military and political leaders whom he enraged. He spoke truth to power, and he did [...]
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
John Darnton was 11 months old when his father, Byron Darnton, was killed off the coast of New Guinea while covering World War II for The New York Times.
Stereohyped (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
Last weekend I had the distinct pleasure of seeing Bill T. Jones' play, Fela!, about Nigerian music legend and activist Fela Kuti. While waiting to enter the theater, I briefly chatted with someone who told me that he was part of Beyonce's crew and that she would be attending the show. If you know me, [...]
