Do you think he's overrated?

hell no.

ape

>>73419310
I don't even know who the hell that is

>>73419320
name at least 10 other good african artists

>>73419310
Kk no one here on this this is educated enough in music to make an informed opinion on Fela Kuti, an actual legend

>>73419457
Welcome to /mu/

>>73419329
/thread

absolutely not. he definitely overshadows other good afrobeat artists but that doesnt take away from how great him and his band was

>>73419385
fela is GOAT but
>ali farka toure
>francis bebey
>youssou
and
>king sunny
all come to mind

>>73419457
give me a rec lad

A literal legend. That's like asking if John Lennon is overrated

>>73419569
just start with water no get enemy and let youtube take the wheel from there

>>73419588
Well he is now that we know he's a wife beater.

>>73419310
Nah, he's amazing

What's everyone's favourite Fela album?
Mine's confusion

>>73419618
That's funny because Fela had 27 wives so he probably smacked a few

>>73419588
john lennon's music has generally no worth

imagine in particular is musically as repulsive as its politics are naive

>>73419618
Hes always been overrated. The only time he wasnt was while the beatles were still together and slightly after. Hes a fuckin twat waffle. Paul mccartney is beast tho.

>>73419667
>john lennon's music has generally no worth
False
>>73419668
>Hes always been overrated
Also false

>>73419588
quality bait even though you're right

>>73419569
ZOMBIE OH YA OH YA

this is from someone who doesn't care for his other stuff, zombie is his most popular release and it's all i like lol

>>73419457
>>73419310
I mean he basically invented the genre and directly influenced a lot of great/influential artists (talking heads being the most obvious)

>>73419700
>my taste is anything but a joke and I am taken seriously by anyone who knows anything about aesthetics in music
double false for a price of one

>>73419734
Influence matters idiot

>>73419725
zombie is literally one of his weaker albums though

>zombie is his most popular release
did p4k rate it highly or something?

>>73419765
Zombie is only the most popular because of its significance in his life. It was the album released just before the government raided his compound and threw his mother out of a window

>>73419725
Like other anon said, it's one of his weaker albums. What others have you listened to from him?

>>73419569
>>73419608
I was just going to say the exact same thing, he's Work is so rich but it's so unlike western music, you really do feel foreign in his.music if you don't listen to anything beyond north American or European music

>>73419667
Woman, beautiful boy, mind games, so goat, Fela Kuti and John should make a record in heaven

>>73419385
The Highlife Rakers
The Highlife Jazz Band
The Koola Lobitos
The Nigeria 70
The Africa 70
The Egypt 80
Tony Allen (when with Fela Kuti)
Graceland
Akon
Toto

>>73420343
>Toto
You deserve death for that

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>>73420343
imagining this is a serious post makes it even better

Exuma is better.