pete rock sampled this song on INI-Grown mas sport!

thank you so muuuuuchhhhhhhhhhhhhhh love fela

Wish he was alive. He was a good legend.He was a great activist against the government. He reflected it in all his music. Everyone thought he was mental. He was not. He foresaw the way Nigeria was going. May his soul rest in perfect peace. Amen

The P

Hieroglyphics - You never know

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The very first title in our Africa 45’s series http://www.mrbongo.com/products/amazones-de-guinee-samba-moussa-doumbia-samba-7

Amazones de Guinee - Samba

Pure vibes to start our series. Live and direct, high energy African funk with a powerful vocal, recorded live in Paris in 1983.

Hailing from Guinea they were the countries first all female group, formed by members of Guinean army nonetheless. Their lead percussionist Kade Diallo was killed in a car crash just days after returning from a tour of France in the early 80’s. The group did not record again until 2008, but they continue to tour now, with a new generation of fans.

Taken from the sought after 1983 album ‘Au Coeur De Paris’, previously unreleased on 7”.

Moussa Doumbia - Samba

Malia born Moussa Doumbia and was a prolific saxophonist, composer and arranger, who lived in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

He fused African and Funk rhythms in his own unique style, comparable to the likes of Fela Kuti, Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou and Ebo Taylor. Moussa’s voice is strongly reminiscent of the almighty James Brown. 

Similarly to Fela and The Shrine, Moussa played at ‘Boule Noire’, a club in the cosmopolitan area of his town, Treichville. Every night they would play their own styles for hours to rich businessmen and locals.

‘Samba’ is taken from his 1980 LP ‘Lassissi Presente Moussa Doumbia’ released on Sacodis. Extremely hard to find.

Moussa Doumbia - Samba

Fela Kuti & Africa 70 - "Everything Scatter" 
LP to be reissued by Knitting Factory Records on 16 October 2015 (KFR2013-1)
Original year of release: 1975
More info: http://fela.net/

Fela Kuti - Everything Scatter

Fela Kuti - Gentleman

**NEW ALBUM: lnk.to/PUTS : This track was recorded in 2008-2009 in between Fun DMC and Carried Away. Because of potential sample issues and the heaviness of the topic it was filed away, only to see light again for this compilation after being relegated to a lost hard drive. Nevertheless, even at time of writing, this was a melancholy song that attempted to touch both ideas of social/geographical displacement and the tldr/cool story bro culture we live in.

It's worth noting that since this was written, downtown LA has kicked it's redevelopment into high gear and it is with no irony that there is now, actually a Whole Foods in downtown LA as per Thes One's first verse...  

This is track 4 of American Men Vol. 2 to be released one track at a time on Soundcloud. STAY TUNED!

**SUPPORT**

Nobody Cares

For Record Store Day 2016, Knitting Factory Records will release a limited edition 10” vinyl single of “I Go Shout Plenty”, backed with “Frustration”. Make sure you get one of just 1,000 copies from a participating record shop on 16 April 2016.

Fela Kuti
Website: http://fela.net/
Twitter: @felakuti
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/felakuti
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/Fela

Fela Kuti and Afrika '70 - I Go Shout Plenty

Tobi Adenaike - Guitar 
Dylan Jones - Trumpet 
James Mollison - Tenor Saxophone 
Joe Armon-Jones 
TJ Koleoso - Bass 
Femi Koleoso - Drums

Colonial Mentality

'Shakara' vinyl reissue - Out Oct 14

Pre-order from Sept 13: smarturl.it/FelaShakara

Also reissued:
London Scene, Gentleman, Afrodisiac, Zombie, I.T.T, & Upside Down 
Pre-order: smarturl.it/FelaLPs16

www.fela.net

Fela Kuti And The Africa 70 - Lady

Fela Kuti - Expensive Shit

"Next Move" Cold Showda feat. OPIO

Sincerely, the P

Reach Out

The Red Onion Wrap

Fela Kuti Black Man s Cry

A musician since the age of six, Ebo Taylor is one of the most achingly honest voices in African music.  His songs have a timeless quality to them, and continue to reach new audiences worldwide.  His album Love And Death on Strut will be his first internationally distributed solo album.  Backed by Berlin's Afrobeat Academy, the album is packed with pure fire from a true original.  Enjoy the title track.  More info at http://www.ebotaylor-loveanddeath.com

Love & Death

Love and Death

Ebo Taylor- Love And Death

Out now on Mr Bongo

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Ebo Taylor & Uhuru Yenzu - Love and Death

Hello everyone! My name is Romali Licudan. I'm an artist/bboy from San Diego, California that loves the craft of Djing, especially the Turntablism side of the art!!  Here are some practice mixes and Turntable songs that I have recorded from the eras 2003-present! Thanks for listening! Peace and God Bless yalls!!

Initially founded in 2002 as an offshoot of the celebrated Knitting Factory club in lower Manhattan, Knitting Factory Records, along with the new Knitting Factory club in Brooklyn, was reborn in 2009 with the acquisition and re-release of the Fela Kuti catalog. KFR also encompasses the catalogs of Instinct Records, Shadow Records, Shimmy Disc, and Evolver Records.

In partnership with Partisan Records, a Brooklyn-based artist-run label, Knitting Factory Records strives to honor the music of an eclectic array of relevant artists drawn from both the past and the present.

“Music is the weapon. Music is the thing of the future. Music is the weapon of the future.” - Fela Kuti

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