Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti (15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997 … Read Full Bio ↴Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti (15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997 ), known professionally as Fela Kuti, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, or simply Fela, was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of Afrobeat music, human rights activist, political maverick & leader of Fela Ransome Kuti & Africa 70.
HMV Magazine ranked him as #46 on a list of the 100 most influential musicians of the 20th century.
The musical style performed by Fela Kuti is called Afrobeat, which is essentially a fusion of jazz, funk, highlife, and traditional Yoruban chants and rhythms. It is characterized by having African-style percussion, vocals, and musical structure, along with jazzy, funky horn sections. The endless groove is also used, in which a base rhythm of drums, shekere, muted guitar, and bass guitar are repeated throughout the song. His band was notable for featuring two baritone saxophones, whereas most groups using this instrument only use one. This is a common technique in African and African-influenced musical styles, and can be seen in funk and hip-hop. Some elements often present in Fela's music are the call-and-response within the chorus and figurative but simple lyrics. Fela's songs were almost always over 10 minutes in length, some reaching the 20- or even 30-minute marks, while some unreleased tracks would last up to 45 minutes when performed live. This was one of many reasons that his music never reached a substantial degree of popularity outside of Africa. His songs were mostly sung in Nigerian pidgin, although he also performed a few songs in the Yoruba language. Fela's main instruments were the saxophone and the keyboards, but he also played the trumpet, guitar, and took the occasional drum solo. Fela refused to perform songs again after he had already recorded them, which also hindered his popularity outside Africa. Fela was known for his showmanship, and his concerts were often quite outlandish and wild. He referred to his stage act as the Underground Spiritual Game.
Fela was born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, to a middle-class family. His mother, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, was a feminist activist in the anti-colonial movement and his father, Reverend Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, a Protestant minister and school Principal, was the first president of the Nigerian Union of Teachers. His brothers, Dr. Beko Ransome-Kuti and Professor Olikoye Ransome-Kuti,both medical doctors, are both well known in Nigeria.
Fela was sent to London in 1958 to study medicine but decided to study music instead at the Trinity College of Music. While there, he formed the band Koola Lobitos, playing a style of music that he would later call Afrobeat. The style was a fusion of American Jazz, psychedelic rock, and Funk with West African Highlife. In 1961, Fela married his first wife, Remilekun (Remi) Taylor, with whom he would have three children (Femi, Yeni, and Sola). In 1963, Fela moved back to Nigeria, re-formed Koola Lobitos and trained as a radio producer for the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation. In 1969, Fela took the band to the United States. While there, Fela discovered the Black power movement through Sandra Smith (now Isidore)—a partisan of the Black Panther Party—which would heavily influence his music and political views and renamed the band Nigeria ’70. Soon, the Immigration and Naturalization Service was tipped off by a promoter that Fela and his band were in the US without work permits. The band then performed a quick recording session in Los Angeles that would later be released as The '69 Los Angeles Sessions.
Fela and his band, renamed Africa '70, returned to Nigeria. He then formed the Kalakuta Republic, a commune, a recording studio, and a home for many connected to the band that he later declared independent from the Nigerian state. Fela set up a nightclub in the Empire Hotel, named the Afro-Spot and then the Afrika Shrine, where he performed regularly. Fela also changed his middle name to Anikulapo (meaning "he who carries death in his pouch"), stating that his original middle name of Ransome was a slave name. The recordings continued, and the music became more politically motivated. Fela's music became very popular among the Nigerian public and Africans in general. In fact, he made the decision to sing in Pidgin English so that his music could be enjoyed by individuals all over Africa, where the local languages spoken are very diverse and numerous. As popular as Fela's music had become in Nigeria and elsewhere, it was also very unpopular with the ruling government, and raids on the Kalakuta Republic were frequent. In 1974 the police arrived with a search warrant and a cannabis joint, which they had intended to plant on Fela. He became wise to this and swallowed the joint. In response, the police took him into custody and waited to examine his feces. Fela enlisted the help of his prison mates and gave the police someone else's feces, and Fela was freed. He then recounted this tale in his release Expensive Shit (now released together with "He Miss Road" as Expensive Shit/He Miss Road).
In 1977 Fela and the Afrika ’70 released the hit album Zombie, a scathing attack on Nigerian soldiers using the zombie metaphor to describe the methods of the Nigerian military. The album was a smash hit with the people and infuriated the government, setting off a vicious attack against the Kalakuta Republic, during which one thousand soldiers attacked the commune. Fela was severely beaten, and his elderly mother was thrown from a window, causing fatal injuries. The Kalakuta Republic was burned, and Fela's studio, instruments, and master tapes were destroyed. Fela claimed that he would have been killed if it were not for the intervention of a commanding officer as he was being beaten. Fela's response to the attack was to deliver his mother's coffin to the main army barrack in Lagos and write two songs, "Coffin for Head of State" and "Unknown Soldier," referencing the official inquiry that claimed the commune had been destroyed by an unknown soldier.
Fela and his band then took residence in Crossroads Hotel as the Shrine had been destroyed along with his commune. In 1978 Fela married 27 women, many of whom were his dancers, composers, and singers to mark the anniversary of the attack on the Kalakuta Republic. Later, he was to adopt a rotation system of keeping only twelve simultaneous wives. The year was also marked by two notorious concerts, the first in Accra in which riots broke out during the song "Zombie," which led to Fela being banned from entering Ghana. The second was at the Berlin Jazz Festival after which most of Fela's musicians deserted him, due to rumors that Fela was planning to use the entirety of the proceeds to fund his presidential campaign.
Despite the massive setbacks, Fela was determined to come back. He formed his own political party, which he called 'Movement of the People'. In 1979 he put himself forward for President in Nigeria's first elections for more than a decade but his candidature was refused. At this time, Fela created a new band called Egypt 80 and continued to record albums and tour the country. He further infuriated the political establishment by dropping the names of ITT vice-president Moshood Abiola and then General Olusegun Obasanjo at the end of a hot-selling 25-minute political screed titled "I. T. T. (International Thief Thief)."
In 1984, he was again attacked by the Military government, who jailed him on a dubious charge of currency smuggling. His case was taken up by several human-rights groups, and after 20 months, he was released from prison by General Ibrahim Babangida. On his release he divorced his 12 remaining wives, saying that "marriage brings jealousy and selfishness." Once again, Fela continued to release albums with Egypt 80, made a number of successful tours of the United States and Europe and also continued to be politically active. In 1986, Fela performed in Giants Stadium in New Jersey as part of the Amnesty International Conspiracy of Hope concert, sharing the bill with Bono, Carlos Santana, and the Neville Brothers. In 1989, Fela & Egypt 80 released the anti-apartheid "Beasts of No Nation" album that depicts on its cover U.S. President Ronald Reagan, UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and South African Prime Minister P.W. Botha with fangs dripping blood.
His album output slowed in the 1990s, and eventually he stopped releasing albums altogether. The battle against military corruption in Nigeria was taking its toll, especially during the rise of dictator Sani Abacha. Rumors were also spreading that he was suffering from an illness for which he was refusing treatment. On 3 August 1997, Olikoye Ransome-Kuti, already a prominent AIDS activist and former Minister of Health, stunned the nation by announcing his younger brother's death a day earlier from Kaposi's sarcoma brought on by AIDS. (Their younger brother Beko was in jail at this time at the hand of Abacha for political activity). More than a million people attended Fela's funeral at the site of the old Shrine compound. A new Africa Shrine has opened since Fela's death in a different section of Lagos under the supervision of his son Femi Kuti.
HMV Magazine ranked him as #46 on a list of the 100 most influential musicians of the 20th century.
The musical style performed by Fela Kuti is called Afrobeat, which is essentially a fusion of jazz, funk, highlife, and traditional Yoruban chants and rhythms. It is characterized by having African-style percussion, vocals, and musical structure, along with jazzy, funky horn sections. The endless groove is also used, in which a base rhythm of drums, shekere, muted guitar, and bass guitar are repeated throughout the song. His band was notable for featuring two baritone saxophones, whereas most groups using this instrument only use one. This is a common technique in African and African-influenced musical styles, and can be seen in funk and hip-hop. Some elements often present in Fela's music are the call-and-response within the chorus and figurative but simple lyrics. Fela's songs were almost always over 10 minutes in length, some reaching the 20- or even 30-minute marks, while some unreleased tracks would last up to 45 minutes when performed live. This was one of many reasons that his music never reached a substantial degree of popularity outside of Africa. His songs were mostly sung in Nigerian pidgin, although he also performed a few songs in the Yoruba language. Fela's main instruments were the saxophone and the keyboards, but he also played the trumpet, guitar, and took the occasional drum solo. Fela refused to perform songs again after he had already recorded them, which also hindered his popularity outside Africa. Fela was known for his showmanship, and his concerts were often quite outlandish and wild. He referred to his stage act as the Underground Spiritual Game.
Fela was born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, to a middle-class family. His mother, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, was a feminist activist in the anti-colonial movement and his father, Reverend Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, a Protestant minister and school Principal, was the first president of the Nigerian Union of Teachers. His brothers, Dr. Beko Ransome-Kuti and Professor Olikoye Ransome-Kuti,both medical doctors, are both well known in Nigeria.
Fela was sent to London in 1958 to study medicine but decided to study music instead at the Trinity College of Music. While there, he formed the band Koola Lobitos, playing a style of music that he would later call Afrobeat. The style was a fusion of American Jazz, psychedelic rock, and Funk with West African Highlife. In 1961, Fela married his first wife, Remilekun (Remi) Taylor, with whom he would have three children (Femi, Yeni, and Sola). In 1963, Fela moved back to Nigeria, re-formed Koola Lobitos and trained as a radio producer for the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation. In 1969, Fela took the band to the United States. While there, Fela discovered the Black power movement through Sandra Smith (now Isidore)—a partisan of the Black Panther Party—which would heavily influence his music and political views and renamed the band Nigeria ’70. Soon, the Immigration and Naturalization Service was tipped off by a promoter that Fela and his band were in the US without work permits. The band then performed a quick recording session in Los Angeles that would later be released as The '69 Los Angeles Sessions.
Fela and his band, renamed Africa '70, returned to Nigeria. He then formed the Kalakuta Republic, a commune, a recording studio, and a home for many connected to the band that he later declared independent from the Nigerian state. Fela set up a nightclub in the Empire Hotel, named the Afro-Spot and then the Afrika Shrine, where he performed regularly. Fela also changed his middle name to Anikulapo (meaning "he who carries death in his pouch"), stating that his original middle name of Ransome was a slave name. The recordings continued, and the music became more politically motivated. Fela's music became very popular among the Nigerian public and Africans in general. In fact, he made the decision to sing in Pidgin English so that his music could be enjoyed by individuals all over Africa, where the local languages spoken are very diverse and numerous. As popular as Fela's music had become in Nigeria and elsewhere, it was also very unpopular with the ruling government, and raids on the Kalakuta Republic were frequent. In 1974 the police arrived with a search warrant and a cannabis joint, which they had intended to plant on Fela. He became wise to this and swallowed the joint. In response, the police took him into custody and waited to examine his feces. Fela enlisted the help of his prison mates and gave the police someone else's feces, and Fela was freed. He then recounted this tale in his release Expensive Shit (now released together with "He Miss Road" as Expensive Shit/He Miss Road).
In 1977 Fela and the Afrika ’70 released the hit album Zombie, a scathing attack on Nigerian soldiers using the zombie metaphor to describe the methods of the Nigerian military. The album was a smash hit with the people and infuriated the government, setting off a vicious attack against the Kalakuta Republic, during which one thousand soldiers attacked the commune. Fela was severely beaten, and his elderly mother was thrown from a window, causing fatal injuries. The Kalakuta Republic was burned, and Fela's studio, instruments, and master tapes were destroyed. Fela claimed that he would have been killed if it were not for the intervention of a commanding officer as he was being beaten. Fela's response to the attack was to deliver his mother's coffin to the main army barrack in Lagos and write two songs, "Coffin for Head of State" and "Unknown Soldier," referencing the official inquiry that claimed the commune had been destroyed by an unknown soldier.
Fela and his band then took residence in Crossroads Hotel as the Shrine had been destroyed along with his commune. In 1978 Fela married 27 women, many of whom were his dancers, composers, and singers to mark the anniversary of the attack on the Kalakuta Republic. Later, he was to adopt a rotation system of keeping only twelve simultaneous wives. The year was also marked by two notorious concerts, the first in Accra in which riots broke out during the song "Zombie," which led to Fela being banned from entering Ghana. The second was at the Berlin Jazz Festival after which most of Fela's musicians deserted him, due to rumors that Fela was planning to use the entirety of the proceeds to fund his presidential campaign.
Despite the massive setbacks, Fela was determined to come back. He formed his own political party, which he called 'Movement of the People'. In 1979 he put himself forward for President in Nigeria's first elections for more than a decade but his candidature was refused. At this time, Fela created a new band called Egypt 80 and continued to record albums and tour the country. He further infuriated the political establishment by dropping the names of ITT vice-president Moshood Abiola and then General Olusegun Obasanjo at the end of a hot-selling 25-minute political screed titled "I. T. T. (International Thief Thief)."
In 1984, he was again attacked by the Military government, who jailed him on a dubious charge of currency smuggling. His case was taken up by several human-rights groups, and after 20 months, he was released from prison by General Ibrahim Babangida. On his release he divorced his 12 remaining wives, saying that "marriage brings jealousy and selfishness." Once again, Fela continued to release albums with Egypt 80, made a number of successful tours of the United States and Europe and also continued to be politically active. In 1986, Fela performed in Giants Stadium in New Jersey as part of the Amnesty International Conspiracy of Hope concert, sharing the bill with Bono, Carlos Santana, and the Neville Brothers. In 1989, Fela & Egypt 80 released the anti-apartheid "Beasts of No Nation" album that depicts on its cover U.S. President Ronald Reagan, UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and South African Prime Minister P.W. Botha with fangs dripping blood.
His album output slowed in the 1990s, and eventually he stopped releasing albums altogether. The battle against military corruption in Nigeria was taking its toll, especially during the rise of dictator Sani Abacha. Rumors were also spreading that he was suffering from an illness for which he was refusing treatment. On 3 August 1997, Olikoye Ransome-Kuti, already a prominent AIDS activist and former Minister of Health, stunned the nation by announcing his younger brother's death a day earlier from Kaposi's sarcoma brought on by AIDS. (Their younger brother Beko was in jail at this time at the hand of Abacha for political activity). More than a million people attended Fela's funeral at the site of the old Shrine compound. A new Africa Shrine has opened since Fela's death in a different section of Lagos under the supervision of his son Femi Kuti.
Confusion
Fela Kuti Lyrics
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&ME I can't escape, you're the one I chase And you're still…
091 Como el mago al que la paloma de la chistera se…
7th Obi Wonder if you got backbone? Wonder if you gon’ listen to…
A.K.P. So very confused by what I’m seeing everyday I see a…
Absurd Minds pitiful emotions - an ugly aspect of yourself. emotions that…
Adam Port &ME & Rampa I can't escape, you're the one I chase And you're still…
ADAM STRANGLER Hearts on the line You came to me as one Knee deep…
After Omega (Music\Lyrics: Emanuel Cotty) Flying through the clouds …
Akuvi Pain and paper Tears transform to ink so quick now Eyes wid…
Aldious 尖った石畳の上で 私に刃を向けていく 高揚(こうよう)の内心... 開かれていく異世界への道理 頂へと辿りついた 気付…
Aleem Fold up my thoughts, tuck the away, Drink for the pain,…
Aleem featuring Leroy Burgess Fold up my thoughts, tuck the away, Drink for the pain,…
Alice in Chains There's no time to give at all I cause you grief…
Anaté Heartbeat screaming louder than the noise Left in the middle…
Ann Streichman How many times Confusion…
Arthur Baker You just can't believe me When I show you what you…
B&K In the midst of all the doubt All the uncertainty All the…
B&S Concept Uuuuuuu! Aaaaaaah! Dime, que no soy la única que todo lo ta…
Black Moon (Chorus x2: Buckshot) It's just a day with another night A…
Blade The Soundtrack featuring New order W-W-W-R-L You just can't believe me When I show you what you…
Bobby O (Confusion) Confusion (Oh Oh, oh, oh) (Confusion) Confus…
BRADLEY Charles Can you stop the storm? Can you stop the rain? Can you…
Broder Daniel Confusion Confusion Confusion Confusion I love you I love y…
Byanka Yo no he podido decidir A cuál de los dos elegir Uno…
c.n.m So very confused by what I’m seeing everyday I see a…
Camouflage I love with no regrets I give you what I get How…
Catupecu Machu La noche en juego, roces Confusión la vida y mas Plegarias g…
Causa Y Efecto Mi única esperanza es tu confusion Siempre el que nos mata…
Charles Bradley Can you stop the storm? Can you stop the rain? Can you…
Charles Bradley feat Menahan Street Band Can you stop the storm? Can you stop the rain? Can you…
Chili-Bo Walking on the highway don’t know what to do Should I…
Chill E.B. Uuuuuuu! Aaaaaaah! Dime, que no soy la única que todo lo ta…
Circlebrooke Am I crazy If I'm not sure what to think anymore I'm…
Coma Maybe I will never be a perfect man Maybe I will…
Condry Ziqubu Kwaqhum isibhamu savuthu umlilo Kwaqhum isibhamu savuthu uml…
Count Me Out I, I never thought that I'd see the day that you…
Cruxshadows I am the Angel you are the hands that grab me I…
Cycle A melancholy state of mind Psychic irritation A walk on ca…
D-Nox Late night sex in the bathroom Late night chats in your…
D.J. Molella It's so stupid Guard ourselves from each other stupid Then w…
D.O.V.E. D.A.W.G. World of confusion got us on lockdown, Mi see the game…
Darker Half Why must I feel this pain? Just don't know what to…
Dider Squiban & Sheer.K In the midst of all the doubt All the uncertainty All the…
Disenchant Now I remember her with a sad smile She's gone without…
DJ Chucky & DJ Q-Ko CONFUSION: (Verse) Showed up you're going to make my sympa…
DJ Critikal & S.I.N I must have dreamed 1000 dreams Been haunted by a million…
Doom Stuck in a maze A labyrinth of hate shattered doors in A…
Dr. Hector and the Groove Injectors Here they come, warmin' up I hear the pitter-patter of littl…
e-ZUKA World of confusion got us on lockdown, Mi see the game…
E.L.O. PART II Everywhere the sun is shining. All around the world it's shi…
e.strøm World of confusion got us on lockdown, Mi see the game…
Ebony (Ebony) He told me would you step up and pooze…
Eclection Pictures in my mind Framed by space and time I watch them…
Electric Light Orchestra Everywhere the sun is shining. All around the world it's shi…
Elegeion How could I ever let you go? - Come back…
Elliott Smith Funny you swear you got nowhere special to go But I…
ELO Everywhere the sun is shining All around the world, it's sh…
ELO Part II Everywhere the sun is shining. All around the world it's sh…
Eternal Journey It's deadly chemistry We've almost reached our goal Trust me…
Extrema Two, Three, Four Hey man Listen to the music Better take …
F.U.S.E. World of confusion got us on lockdown, Mi see the game…
Federico Franco Olvido los momentos de tu amor Yo ya extrañaba tu ausencia E…
Frankmusik Confusion girl never gives or takes Tries to cover up all…
Funeral Dress Like a horse that doesn't touch the ground It fucking feels…
G-Kross No joy record G baba is here Share money Share e booze Some…
G-runs 'n Roses World of confusion got us on lockdown, Mi see the game…
GEO FROM HELL Now she's improbable soon She will be impossible baby So dam…
God Ahora tengo paz Feliz una vez más Queriendo estar En donde v…
GreyMarket All dressed up Got a place to go Be a part of…
Guaco Hey nena voltea pa que te enamores Poco a poquito, regreso…
Hannah Robinson (Woo, oh yeah) (Woo, oh yeah) (Woo, oh yeah) (Woo, oh yeah) …
Historias de un diario Solo han pasado unas horas me siento morir va a estar difi…
Ing False eyes are staring Disrespectfully and untrue The burden…
IRRITA OFFICIAL Eternal restlessness haunts me My dreams are all shadows lu…
Izabo Confusion You got me, I don't know what to say Confusion …
IZZ here it comes now beginning, the living confusion can you…
J.a.y. Young Fuera de mi camino tengo mi objetivo Voy tan agresivo que…
J.U. L.O.V.E.R. World of confusion got us on lockdown, Mi see the game…
Jah Nattoh Mira el lobo como se viste de obeja ieeee uo…
James Well I made me a list of lovers from A…
Janne Da Arc Your smailing face is the highest pleasure Just like a conf…
Jay Wud Do you wanna spin on a silver plate* Blow your dice…
John Garcia I know just where you've been I know just how you…
Judy Welden CONFUSION (WHAT'S THE SOLUTION) My heart is a house divided…
Just Ro (feat. Common) [Just Ro] I used to practice my skills, o…
KITCHEN - Electric Light Orchestra Everywhere the sun is shining. All around the world it's shi…
Kokoshca Por qué es imposible que nos entendamos? A la primera o a…
Krishna Chaitanya Mickey.J.Meyer Chorus It's so stupid Guard ourselves from each other stupid Then w…
Krystalyan Living a castle life, that's too much for me I'm not…
Kuami Eugene Oh yeah They causing confusion They're causing confusion So…
Kyle Falconer Oh, come and stay with me for a while The ballerina's…
La Banda Trapera del Rio Soy carne de hienas y tengo veneno en las venas, Mi…
La Polla Tiene los ojos enrojecidos Sus pensamientos están perdidos …
Lalo El Gallo Elizalde Que triste estoy no se qué hacer amo a mis hijos…
Lao Why can't I be like the other people Why do I…
Latent Lover I might just want to go find some Just got to…
Lee Dorsey Confusion, baby (confusion) Confusion, baby (confusion) (C…
Leos S/N I must have dreamed 1000 dreams Been haunted by a million…
Leviathan Where are the answers we're looking for And what are the…
Lil' MANIAC a.k.a. Vigilante' In the midst of all the doubt All the uncertainty All the…
Little Boots Turn it up, turn it up You're playing games, oh oh Do…
Lo-Ball CONFUSION FEELINGS I USED TO TRUST IN YOU BUT NOT AGAIN ANY…
Love-Fine People moving out, people moving in Why, because of the colo…
M. G. Sreekumar World of confusion got us on lockdown, Mi see the game…
M.anifest Caused confusion, these feelings i'm losing Gave you a chanc…
M.G.Sreekumar World of confusion got us on lockdown, Mi see the game…
M.G.Sreekumar Chorus Meet me on the moon very very soon Meet me on…
M.J.Nilsson Caused confusion, these feelings i'm losing Gave you a chanc…
MAD-B Uuuuuuu! Aaaaaaah! Dime, que no soy la única que todo lo ta…
Makeda I've been on the outs with you For so long Tryna make…
Makeshift3 It seems so hard for me To look back and…
Manuel Riva Our love is just like a wheel Treat me wrong or…
maretu 目を凝らして 過去に縋る 作り話 嘘を護る 変わり果てた 声は痛々しくて 聴いてらんないな 耳すまして 音を探す うな…
Mást-ürbatiòn On the face of it You're so full of shit Holding up…
Matiasu Conspiration On your mind Defend the nation With a sign All…
Mercury Tide Walking through the rainy night Confusion in my head Jus…
Metallica Wake to face the day Grab this life and walk away War…
mika 中島美嘉 イライラしているの 誰も話しかけないで もう嘘をつくのも嫌 上手くごまかせない 本能的な今の気持ち What am I …
Mint Parker Confusion I was completely lost in confusion Under a delusi…
Mortal Constraint A maze, a light Wrong or right Questions Time goes by A …
Moxie He's sitting in the bathroom, He's sitting in the black, …
Mri & G-Man World of confusion got us on lockdown, Mi see the game…
Neutral Agreement Confusion is the word that I use in my mind Confusion…
New Order W-W-W-R-L You just can't believe me When I show you what you…
New Order The W-W-W-R-L You just can't believe me When I show you what y…
New Order/Rockers Revenge W-W-W-R-L You just can't believe me When I show you what you…
Nick Wagen Girl of my dreams, I met you so perfectly Thought you…
No Wyld Living with these questions Movin all directions People do n…
Nouvelle Vague Confusion Confusion You're hiding from feelings Searching f…
nowisee 手懐けてきた愛想笑いが なんだか最近反抗期で モノモライのようにじくじくと 脳で感じるより前に心がイタい 僕は紛れもなく…
Nyako Oh, a paso lento siento me han Robado un trozo de…
P.I.M.S Meet me on the moon very very soon Meet me on…
P.P.M. So very confused by what I’m seeing everyday I see a…
Pennywise I can't believe what I have found The world has been…
Pestilence Confusion confusion Human patterns of thought rejects Belie…
Peter Hook and the Light Everywhere the sun is shining. All around the world it's shi…
Pirobo Alguna fuerza oculta te hace continuar Perdido entre huellas…
Poligamia Confusión cuando trato de ver Que extraña telaraña la que in…
Pont People movin' out, people movin' in. Why, because of the col…
Projekt A.K. In the midst of all the doubt All the uncertainty All the…
R.M.Wimmer Meet me on the moon very very soon Meet me on…
Randy & the Rest People movin' out, people movin' in. Why, because of the col…
Retaliation You're caught up in nothing Wasting your time in chasing sta…
Retrovyzor El humo que me confunde no me deja ver que…
Riddim Growing up's been hard for me Sitting by, watching poverty r…
Rivale (tiziana Rivale) When your party is over you're gonna miss all your friends…
Sadie Fusagikonde hakidashita omae no iu risou to ha Me no…
Sadie - サディ Fusagikonde hakidashita omae no iu risou to ha Me no mae…
San Francisco Symphony & Metallica Wake to face the day Grab this life and walk away War…
Senpu Wassup baby now What you want me to do I don't what's…
Shiey (On and on and on and on) (On and on and…
Shiina Ringo & NEKO SAITO Ta la la la la la la la la la…
Skrewdriver All the counselors, in Blackpool With their poxy cars, can j…
Sonic Youth I maintain that Chaos is the future And beyond it is freedom…
Sparks I'm going back to see my girl I hope it's all…
Speed Lyrics : JB Music : MT Crimes of passion ruled his mind the…
Stoppok Ich hab den neusten Trend wieder mal verpennt kann mir eine…
Sunterra I am lying on the floor surrounded by deep silence. What…
Superlike Girl of my dreams, I met you so perfectly Thought you…
Tabú Qué es lo que sientes Si entes En tres dimensiones Lees mi m…
Tess Confusion, I trashed me life Confusion, get me out of my…
The Crüxshadows I am the Angel you are the hands that grab…
The Cruxshadows I am the Angel you are the hands that grab me I…
The Eternal Now I do know where I am I do not what…
The Gary Confusion is bringin' me down Shapes wanna shift, squares al…
The Gathering False eyes are staring Disrespectfully and untrue The burden…
The L.E.D.S World of confusion got us on lockdown, Mi see the game…
The Orchestra Everywhere the sun is shining. All around the world it's shi…
The Painted Road It doesn't matter so much anymore This structure has seen be…
The Presidents of the United States of America Confusion, I trashed me life Confusion, get me out of…
The Recall There is no book To tell me what is right and…
The Tangerine Zoo Confusion is reality It happens to us as it happens to…
The Truth People movin' out, people movin' in. Why, because of the col…
The Zutons It's funny how it tears me apart First it breaks your…
Third Realm Through all the confusion, locked up in my mind infecting e…
thom.ko CONFUSION: (Verse) Showed up you're going to make my sympa…
Toko Furuuchi 目覚めの珈琲は ふとキッチンに立って 今日一日を軽く Simulation 一年経つのって こんなに早かったっけ? 頭の…
Trapland Pat Just was down now a young nigga up again Hyperventilating…
truth the I sit here I sit here I sit here and ponder my future Debat…
Vic Chesnutt Well, when I woke up this morning The sky was so…
W.C. Noise In the midst of all the doubt All the uncertainty All the…
X-Code Shadows on the starboard door dancing in the heat The starry…
Y&T Mi única esperanza es tu confusion Siempre el que nos mata…
Youth Brigade My minds a shambles, I can't get straight I'm so afraid,…
Zebra Got no time now to feel the pain High driving hard…
Zee You know I stand in disbelief I find strange consolation in…
Zhané My minds a shambles, I can't get straight I'm so afraid,…
Zutons (The) It's funny how it tears me apart First it breaks your…
Блэйд (OST ) New Order W-W-W-R-L You just can't believe me When I show you what y…
中島美嘉 イライラしているの 誰も話しかけないで もう嘘をつくのも嫌 上手くごまかせない 本能的な今の気持ち What am I …
古内東子 目覚めの珈琲は ふとキッチンに立って 今日一日を軽く Simulation 一年経つのって こんなに早かったっけ? 頭の…
嵐 "愛" をする わかってる行程 よけいな技術で 防衛の一途で 出来過ぎの筋書きに騒然 あらわす正体見た 遭遇する未知とで…
清春 明るい原色を配ってるよ背景 油絵の具で水彩画 「下界ではテレビを覗いたから 新しくて目を疑ったよ」 苦しいという感覚はな…
Electric Light Orchestra Everywhere the sun is shining. All around the world it's shi…
New Order W-W-W-R-L You just can't believe me When I show you what you…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Fela Kuti:
2000 Blacks Got To Be Free Podría invitarte a un restaurante que no sea muy, muy ni…
Africa Centre Of The World Antes de morir quiero volver a creer volver a enloquecer por…
Alagbara The bread of life is from you The bread if life…
Alagbon Close Now listen Now listen Now listen Never mind, never mind, nev…
Alu Jon Jonki Jon E wa jo o Ehn, Alu Jon Jonki Jon Alu Jon Jonki…
Black Man's Cry Black man's cry One, two, three, eh Nijo wo la ma bo…
Buy Africa Se tiwa nio mio fe Se tiwa nio mio ra Se tiwa…
Coffin For Head of State Amen, Amen, Amen! Through Jesus Christ our Lord By the grac…
Colonial Mentality Colo-mentality If you say you be colonial man You don be sl…
Confusion Break Bones I sing dis song some time ago Call am Confusion" Then army n…
Confusion Break Bones (C.B.B) I sing dis song some time ago Call am "Confusion" Then army…
Custom Check Point Give me no no no Give me no no no Give me…
Don't Worry About My Mouth O (Instrument). Don't worry about my mouth o I dey use chewin…
Egbe Mi O Me gustas por lo que eres y es que tienes…
Egbe Mio Egbe mi o Bebemi ti já bó o Furo mi tí dàrú…
Eko Eko l′ayo, e o puro Eko ko le, a o puro Eko…
Everything Scatter Na to ri?? I wan drag you?? Oo oo oo oo…
Excuse-O Excuse ooo Excuse o Excuse ooo Excuse o Make we no hala Mak…
Expensive Shit Eran na goat o, for Yoruba land Eran na goat o,…
Fear Not For Man Brothers and sisters The father of Pan-Africanism Dr. Kwam…
Fefe Naa Efe Fe fe naa efe inti na, o ba tu miri…
Gbagada Gbagada Gbagodo Gbogodo Ti e ba ngbo gbagada gbagada TI E BA NGBO GBAGADA…
Gbagada Gbagada Gbogodo Gbogodo Bi eba ngbo gbagada gbagada BI EBA NGBO GBAGADA GBAGADA Bi e…
Gentleman Mi gbo O sele Mi gbo dada Mi ti gbo I no be gentleman…
Gentlemen I no be gentleman at all I no be gentleman at…
Go Slow Go slow, go slow Go slow, go slow! Go slow, go slow Go…
Government Chicken Boy Soulja Boy Heavy In The Streets Soulja Boy Aint Got No Money…
He Miss Road Hun hun hun hun hun-un hun Hun hun hun hun hun…
Highlife Time Everybody knows how much he meant to you, baby But you…
I.T.T. (International Thief Thief) INTERNATIONAL THIEF THIEF (x3) I.T.T INTERNATIONAL THIEF THI…
Ikoyi Blindness Hello. I don't know you but thanks for sending me a…
Ikoyi Mentality Versus Mushin Mentality One, two, three Make we hear how people different for this…
It's No Possible Informal poll. Hit play and read on. Are you a pessimist…
ITT International thief, thief (International thief, thief) (Int…
J'Ehin J'Ehin This tune is called j′ehin, j'ehin Which in broken English m…
Je'nwi Temi Hey, ehn, hey, oh, eh Ti'n ba ro tan ma so,…
Kalakuta Show KALAKUTA SHOW Make we talk something We never talk before a…
Lady If you call am woman African woman no go 'gree She go…
Let's Start We're gonna start our live recording right now We gonna play…
Look and Laugh I chuckle too Hey I chuckle too Hey Hey I chuckle too Hey I …
Lover Ololufe mi, ti e ni mo fe Alayanfe mi, ti e…
M.O.P Before dem turn us into monkey with tail o Make we…
Mistake Everything is alright (right) Everything is all wrong (that′…
Mister Follow Follow Mr. Follow Follow *[CHORUS] FOLLOW, FOLLOW, FOLLOW,- FOLLOW,…
Monday Morning In Lagos Take 4 1, 2, 3 Ahh Ha ... Ahhh ... Ah ...…
Monkey Banana La la la la la la la la la La la…
Mr. Follow Follow Mr. Follow Follow *[CHORUS] FOLLOW, FOLLOW, FOLLOW,- FOLLOW,…
Mr. Grammarticalogylisationalism Is The Boss Now listen to me now My brothers and sisters I beg you…
No Agreement *(CHORUS) NO AGREEMENT TODAY, NO AGREEMENT TOMORROW - 2X I…
No Buredi Raah-raah-raaah, raah-raaah... Look-u, well-e, well-well-e,…
O.D.O.O I get my money Plan my plan finish Start to go for…
Obe (Zombie is a refrence to the soldiers in the army…
Obe (Stew) Yeah, ready, go Mi o le j′obe, ti o l'ata Mi o…
Observation Is No Crime One, two, three… One, two, three… [?] like they carry [?] li…
Observation No Crime One, two, three... One, two, three... Like they carry Like t…
Ololufe Mi Ololufemi, ti e ni mo fe Alayanfemi, ti e ni mo…
Open & Close This is a new dance Called open and close We're going to…
Opposite People Them go show o, them go show Them go show themselves…
Original Suffer Head You Africans, please listen to me as Africans And you non-Af…
Pansa Pansa I go someplace I see the place I sing this I sing Alako Eh…
Power Show You reach border immigration Officer dey (Yes) Him go bluff …
Question Jam Answer When question drop for mouth Question go start to run When a…
Rain People all dey fear too much We fear for the things…
Roforofo Fight From Abeokuta city Translation to original English: She tear…
Sense Wiseness You be student You say you go for grammar school You be…
Shakara To ba b'oni sakara pade Pasan to ma fi na e…
Shuffering and Shmiling You Africans, please listen to me as Africans And you non-Af…
Shuffering And Smiling Suffer, suffer, suffer, suffer, suffer Suffer for world Na y…
Sorrow Tears & Blood Eh-ya! Everybody run run run Eh-ya! Everybody scatter scatte…
Sorrow, Tears and Blood [Fela mimics a police siren with his voice] [Chorus] Hey ye…
Stalemate I explain, Two heavy brothers dem sit down inside sun, dem…
Suegbe & Pako na pako ooo na pako na suegbe ehh na suegbe ehh…
Swegbe And Pako Swegbe and Pako Na Swegbe na Swegbe Na Pako na Pako Na Swegb…
Teacher TEACHER, TEACHER-O NA THE LECTURER BE YOUR NAME TEACHER, TEA…
This Is Sad This is how we go On the move Grab that money…
Trouble Sleep When trouble sleep Yanga go wake am Waking him dey find Pal…
Trouble Sleep - Yenga Wake Am When Trouble sleep yanga go wake am Weh ti they find Chorus …
Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am When trouble sleep Yanga go wake am Waking him dey find Pal…
U.S. (Underground System) I don sing song for the great African men I don…
Unknown Soldier Make you no go anywhere Just wait make I tell you…
Unnecessary Begging Unnecessary begging As we dey call am for area Oro ebe O…
Upside Down Upside down Insturmetal... Open that book them call dictio…
Viva Nigeria This is brother Fela Ransome Kuti This is one time I'd…
Waka Waka Meskipun diri ini menyukaimu Kamu seperti tak tertarik kepad…
Water Get No Enemy T'o ba fe lo we omi l'o ma'lo If you wan'…
Wayo Opuro o se o, kaabo Opuro o se o, kaabo O se,…
Who're You Ẹ panu de o Eṣinṣin nbo Ẹ panu de o Orin wù ú…
Why Black Man Dey Suffer This rhythm is called Kanginni Koko used in some particular …
Witchcraft Those fingers in my hair That sly come hither stare That s…
Yellow Fever Different different fever na him dey Different different fe…
You Gimme Shit I Give You Shit Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes Yes, yes, yes Yes, yes,…
You No Go Die... Unless You no go die Unless you won die But if you won…
Zombie Zombie o, zombie (zombie o, zombie) Zombie o, zombie (zombie…
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@MuzikJunky
He draws the music from outer space, brings it down to earth, and infuses it with a groove! Peace.
@DalyanHelmut
Lucky enough to have gone to ''The Republic'' on the Ikorodu Road, met Fela several times and his open air performance were beyond memorable.
@juanestadian8471
This tune is the absolute height of Afro Futurism without including a single synth
@WallyBe
Whenever I listen to Fela, I always discover an instrument I didn't hear and I follow it to the end. This guy was SENT here to lay the foundation of what we call Afrobeats today. God bless him
@larsgranstrom8648
This is an absolute masterpiece of the 20th century
@warrendoris9669
You speak the truth.
@charlesficheriii1478
Shalom Greetings! It echoes in all directions of my hotel room! Thank you Fela Ransome Kuti!
@JourneyingwithSanj
The instrumentation at the beginning and keyboard especially are reminiscent of a child playing around so freely, teasing and almost flying. I don't understand how he makes the instruments come alive in such a way that comprises, dignity, freedom, spontaneity, authenticity and happiness etc, just pure bliss 💝
@protopoe
This was my first Fela album and it changed my life. Yeah yeah!
@4ba88f5
Ditto! Packaged with "Gentleman."