Finding Fela
Various Artists
Reviews
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2014-09-05
Reviewed 2014-09-05
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack about the father of Afrobeat
CD#1
1: 7:14 mid tempo, INSTRUMENTAL, great mellow locked rhythm, brass, at 3 min. electric piano doing call & response with brass.
2: 6:38 mid tempo, Fela vocal with fem chorus, driving mellow locked rhythm,
3: 5:23 mid to faster, Fela vocal, wailing sax, big bass
4: 6:09 slower, big bass, minimal Fela vocal first 2 min., then wailing big brass
****5: 3:45 fast, spoken word with GREAT driving rhythm & brass
****6: 6:22 fast, Sandra Akanke Isidore vocal call & response with chorus, with GREAT driving rhythm
****7: 12:42 mid to faster, mellow locked rhythm, e-piano, Fela voc/wail, >7 min. nice percussion groove, > 11min. audience sing along, la la la lah la la la lah
****8: 10:56 fast fast, pounding rhythm, wailing sax, vocal noodling, Fela vocal call & response with chorus, e-piano, sax & percussion groove
9: 7:50 mid T, mellow groove, Fela vocal call & response with chorus.
CD#2 FCC on 4 & 6
****1: 13:45 mid T, Fela vocal call & response with chorus, big bass, nice rhythm groove, > 4min. call & response with chorus and brass, gets into a great call & response groove
2: 5:47 mid T, nice rhythm groove, sax, call & response with chorus and brass, e-piano, more wailing sax
****3: 3:50 fast short version of "Zombie" nice Fela vocal call & response with chorus.
FCC ****4: 8:46 mid to faster, great Fela vocal, pounding rhythm, great sax FCC@ 2:44 hard to hear "you go fuck off"?? nice organ groove
****5: 16:13 mid T, nice rhythm groove, Fela vocal call & response with sax,
FCC ****6: 12:00 faster FCC hard to hear "Fuck" ??@ 7:37
7: 12:33 Live At The New Afrika Shrine, wailing sax with Femi Kuti, great groove, crowd noise, Femi talking to the crowd 7:40 to 11:00
CD#1
1: 7:14 mid tempo, INSTRUMENTAL, great mellow locked rhythm, brass, at 3 min. electric piano doing call & response with brass.
2: 6:38 mid tempo, Fela vocal with fem chorus, driving mellow locked rhythm,
3: 5:23 mid to faster, Fela vocal, wailing sax, big bass
4: 6:09 slower, big bass, minimal Fela vocal first 2 min., then wailing big brass
****5: 3:45 fast, spoken word with GREAT driving rhythm & brass
****6: 6:22 fast, Sandra Akanke Isidore vocal call & response with chorus, with GREAT driving rhythm
****7: 12:42 mid to faster, mellow locked rhythm, e-piano, Fela voc/wail, >7 min. nice percussion groove, > 11min. audience sing along, la la la lah la la la lah
****8: 10:56 fast fast, pounding rhythm, wailing sax, vocal noodling, Fela vocal call & response with chorus, e-piano, sax & percussion groove
9: 7:50 mid T, mellow groove, Fela vocal call & response with chorus.
CD#2 FCC on 4 & 6
****1: 13:45 mid T, Fela vocal call & response with chorus, big bass, nice rhythm groove, > 4min. call & response with chorus and brass, gets into a great call & response groove
2: 5:47 mid T, nice rhythm groove, sax, call & response with chorus and brass, e-piano, more wailing sax
****3: 3:50 fast short version of "Zombie" nice Fela vocal call & response with chorus.
FCC ****4: 8:46 mid to faster, great Fela vocal, pounding rhythm, great sax FCC@ 2:44 hard to hear "you go fuck off"?? nice organ groove
****5: 16:13 mid T, nice rhythm groove, Fela vocal call & response with sax,
FCC ****6: 12:00 faster FCC hard to hear "Fuck" ??@ 7:37
7: 12:33 Live At The New Afrika Shrine, wailing sax with Femi Kuti, great groove, crowd noise, Femi talking to the crowd 7:40 to 11:00
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Charting
2014-09-05 — 2014-11-07
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Nov 2 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | 2 |
| Oct 5 | 2 |
| Sep 28 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | 2 |
| Sep 14 | 2 |
| Sep 7 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Jeun Ko Ku (Chop 'n Quench) | ||
| 2. | Opposite People (Edit) | ||
| 3. | Highlife Time | ||
| 4. | Lover | ||
| 5. | Viva Nigeria | ||
| 6. | Upside Down (Edit) | ||
| 7. | Egbe Mi O (Carry Me) | ||
| 8. | Johnny Just Drop (Edit) | ||
| 9. | Vip Pt 2 (Live In Berlin) | ||
| 10. | Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense (Edit) | ||
| 11. | Go Slow (Edit) | ||
| 12. | Zombie | ||
| 13. | Power Show (Edit) | ||
| 14. | Beasts Of No Nation (Edit) | ||
| 15. | Shuffering And Shmiling | ||
| 16. | Colonial Mentality (Live At The New Afrika Shrine) |