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)βa partisan of the Black Panther Partyβwhich would heavily influence his music and political views and renamed the band Nigeria β70. 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 β70 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.
M.O.P
Fela Kuti Lyrics
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Make we hear some important news we e dey o
Wey our big government dey hide from us o
We go expose dem o ohh-oh
(Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Sita o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Jade o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Sita o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Sita o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Jade o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Sita o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Jade o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Sita o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Jade o (Gbe won Sita)
Before dem turn us into monkey with tail o
Make we hear some important news we e dey o
Wey our big government dey hide from us o
We go expose dem o ohh-oh
(Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Sita o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Jade o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Sita o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Jade o (Gbe won Sita)
We go expose dem o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Sita o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Jade o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Sita o (Gbe won Sita)
We have to talk about the long long time again
We have to talk about it for us to understand
We have to talk about the long long time again
We have to talk about it for us to understand
Oba Kosoko dey for Lagos when Englishman arrive
Englishman and Akitoye come drive Kosoko away
U.A.C come JOHN HOLT come others dem come too
Eo dey many many many years Africans dem no gree
Why you take our land by force dem ask di Englishman?
We have to come to some kind of an arrangement
Englishman no want gree dem start to hire yeye Africans
To fight your brothers and kill dem too
Dem give dem guns, uniforms and law
To fight your brothers and kill dem too, we dey behind your back
We be government, be governement, be government, be government, be government
If you be African man from better family
Dem say better family no de join police force
Dem say better family no de join soldier force
Dem say better family no de galavant around
If you be African man from better family
Dem say better family no de join police force
Better family no de join soldier force
Better family no de galavant around
Police for small fight (Small fight)
Army for bigger fight (Bigger fight)
Navy for water fight (Water fight)
Airforce for air fight (Air fight)
Police for small fight (Small fight)
Army for bigger fight (Bigger fight)
Navy for water fight (Water fight)
Airforce for air fight (Air fight)
One more time
Police for small fight (Small fight)
Army for bigger fight (Bigger fight)
Navy for water fight (Water fight)
Airforce for air fight (Air fight)
Police college establish too brainwash Africans
Army school come start to train di Africans
Inside dem school dem start to teach dem nonsense things
Di uniform you de wear na him be di authority
Authority for you to beat at any time
Authority for you to kill at any time
Remember na we go de give you di order all the time
Di thing wey we dey teach you make e dey your heat all di time
England is di best place, America is di best place too
Di black man is inferior to us
You must dey beat dem and kill dem and beat dem and kill dem
Na order na order you hear
Dise zombies dem start galavanting around
When dem see European you go dey see dem start to shake
Wetty dem thick thick boot and dem yeye uniforms
Guns for dem hands and dem batons for dem side
Vexing and sweating dem walking in di sun by force
Vexing and sweating dem walking in di rain by force
Di things wey dem dey teach dem e dey ringing in dem head
Englishman is di good (Is di good)
Afrika is di bad (Is di bad)
English e civilize (Civilize)
Afrika is di bush (Is di bush) U-uh
Englishman is di good (Is di good)
Afrika is di bad (Is di bad)
English e civilize (Civilize)
Afrika is di bush Uh (Is di bush)
Now let us ask ourselves wetin be government
Government na father of the people father must like him son
Son must like him father too
But di things wey dey happen for Afrika I will make an EXPLANATION
Di government wey we get na overseas sense dem get
Dem no be father, we no be dem son
Dem be di master, we be di servant
Food na plenty money, not enough houses to stay
Di houses wey e dey, dem dey cost plenty money
You go for any town, no water for di town
Di governent wey we get, dem be black man for di face
Di government wey we get, dem be white man for di YANSH
Dat is why you go see o judge dey go
One, police go follow am
Assembly man dey go
Two, police go follow am
Senator dey go
Three, police go follow am
Speaker dey go
Four, police go follow am
President dey come
Hundred police go follow am
Thousand police go follow am o
(Thousand police go follow am)
Riot police go follow am o
(Riot police go follow am o)
Riot soldier go follow am o
(Riot soldier go follow am o)
Maja Maja go dey hide someplace o
(Maja Maja go dey follow am)
N.S.O go dey hide some place
(N.S.O. go dey hide some place)
C.I.A. go dey hang around
C.I.A. go dey folllow am
Maja Maja go dey stand someplace
Maja Maja go dey follow am
N.S.O go dey hide somewhere
N.S.O. go dey follow am
C.I.A. go dey hand around
C.I.A. go dey follow am
Thousand police go follow am o
(Thousand police go follow am o)
Riot soldier go follow am o
(Riot soldier go follow em around)
Riot soldier go follow am o
(Riot soldier go follow am around)
Riot police go follow am o
(Riot police go follow am o)
Dem dey, take chance o (Take chance)
Take chance (Take chance)
Dem dey (Take chance)
Take Chance (Take chance)
Dem dey (Take Chance)
Take Chance (Take chance)
Dem dey (Take chance)
Take chance (Take chance)
Dem dey (Take chance)
Take chance (Take chance)
Dem dey (Take chance)
Take chance (Take chance)
Inside Magistrate court dem dey take chance o (Take chance, take chance)
Inside High Court o dem dey take chance o (Take chance, take chance)
Inside Supreme Court dem dey take chance o (Take chance, take chance)
Inside magistrate court dem dey take chance o (Take chance, take chance)
Inside High Court o dem dey take chance o (Take chance, take chance)
Inside Supreme Court dem dey take chance o (Take chance, take chance)
Dem dey (Take chance)
Take chance (Take chance)
Dem dey (Take chance)
Take chance (Take chance)
Dem dey (Take chance)
Take chance (Take chance)
Dem dey (Take chance)
Take chance (Take chance)
Dem dey (Take chance)
Take chance (Take chance)
Dem dey (Take chance)
Take chance (Take chance)
Dem dey (Take chance)
Take chance (Take chance)
Dem dey (Take chance)
Take chance (Take chance)
Dem dey (Take chance)
If you chance (Take chance)
Dem dey (Take chance)
Take chance (Take chance)
Dem dey (Take chance)
Take chance (Take chance)
Dem dey (Take chance)
Take chance (Take chance)
Inside my diffen party dem dey take chance o (Take chance)
Inside my diffent party dem dey take chance o (Take chance)
Dem dey (Take chance)
Take chance (Take chance)
Dem dey (Take chance)
Take chance (Take chance)
Dem dey (Take chance)
Take chance (Take chance)
(Take chance, take chance, take chance, take chance...)
The lyrics of Fela Kuti's song M.O.P pack quite a punch, exposing the hidden truths of the Nigerian government and the way in which African countries were exploited by European powers. The opening lines, "Before dem turn us into monkey with tail o, Make we hear some important news we e dey o" depicts the fear that the government will turn the African people into animals as part of their corrupt dealings. Fela then goes on to state that the big government is withholding important information from the people, and they will reveal the truth.
The second half of the song focuses on the history of how the Englishman arrived in Nigeria and took over the land, driving out Oba Kosoko. Fela highlights the Englishman's desire to "civilize" the African people, teaching them that they are inferior and must be beaten or killed. He also points out that the African government is merely a puppet to the overseas powers, and the people themselves are servants rather than sons and daughters of their government.
Line by Line Meaning
Before dem turn us into monkey with tail o
Before they degrade us and treat us like animals
Make we hear some important news we e dey o
Let us hear the important news that is being concealed from us
Wey our big government dey hide from us o
That our government is keeping hidden from us
We go expose dem o ohh-oh
We will expose them
(Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Sita o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Jade o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Sita o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Jade o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Sita o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Jade o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Sita o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Jade o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Sita o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Jade o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Sita o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Jade o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Sita o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Jade o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Sita o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Jade o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Sita o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Jade o (Gbe won Sita)
Before dem turn us into monkey with tail o
Before they degrade us and treat us like animals
Make we hear some important news we e dey o
Let us hear the important news that is being concealed from us
Wey our big government dey hide from us o
That our government is keeping hidden from us
We go expose dem o ohh-oh
We will expose them
(Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Sita o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Jade o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Sita o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Jade o (Gbe won Sita)
We go expose dem o (Gbe won Sita)
We will expose them
Gbe won Sita o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Jade o (Gbe won Sita)
Gbe won Sita o (Gbe won Sita)
We have to talk about the long long time again
We need to address the historical issues once more
We have to talk about it for us to understand
We need to discuss it to gain understanding
Oba Kosoko dey for Lagos when Englishman arrive
Oba Kosoko was in Lagos when the Englishman arrived
Englishman and Akitoye come drive Kosoko away
The Englishman and Akitoye came and removed Kosoko from power
U.A.C come JOHN HOLT come others dem come too
U.A.C and JOHN HOLT and others also arrived
Eo dey many many many years Africans dem no gree
For many years, Africans did not agree
Why you take our land by force dem ask di Englishman?
Africans questioned why the Englishman took their land by force
We have to come to some kind of an arrangement
We need to reach some sort of agreement
Englishman no want gree dem start to hire yeye Africans
The Englishman refused to agree and started to hire foolish Africans
To fight your brothers and kill dem too
To fight against their own brothers and kill them too
Dem give dem guns, uniforms and law
They were given guns, uniforms, and authority
To fight your brothers and kill dem too, we dey behind your back
To fight against their own brothers and kill them too, we are behind your back
We be government, be governement, be government, be government, be government
We are the government, the government, the government, the government, the government
If you be African man from better family
If you are an African man from a good family
Dem say better family no de join police force
They say that people from good families do not join the police force
Dem say better family no de join soldier force
They say that people from good families do not join the military
Dem say better family no de galavant around
They say that people from good families do not wander around
Police for small fight (Small fight)
Police for small conflicts
Army for bigger fight (Bigger fight)
Army for larger battles
Navy for water fight (Water fight)
Navy for battles at sea
Airforce for air fight (Air fight)
Airforce for aerial battles
One more time
Police for small fight (Small fight)
Police for small conflicts
Army for bigger fight (Bigger fight)
Army for larger battles
Navy for water fight (Water fight)
Navy for battles at sea
Airforce for air fight (Air fight)
Airforce for aerial battles
Police for small fight (Small fight)
Police for small conflicts
Army for bigger fight (Bigger fight)
Army for larger battles
Navy for water fight (Water fight)
Navy for battles at sea
Airforce for air fight (Air fight)
Airforce for aerial battles
Police for small fight (Small fight)
Police for small conflicts
Army for bigger fight (Bigger fight)
Army for larger battles
Navy for water fight (Water fight)
Navy for battles at sea
Airforce for air fight (Air fight)
Airforce for aerial battles
One more time
Police for small fight (Small fight)
Police for small conflicts
Army for bigger fight (Bigger fight)
Army for larger battles
Navy for water fight (Water fight)
Navy for battles at sea
Airforce for air fight (Air fight)
Airforce for aerial battles
Dem give dem guns, uniforms and law
They were given guns, uniforms, and authority
To fight your brothers and kill dem too, we dey behind your back
To fight against their own brothers and kill them too, we are behind your back
We be government, be governement, be government, be government, be government
We are the government, the government, the government, the government, the government
If you be African man from better family
If you are an African man from a good family
Dem say better family no de join police force
They say that people from good families do not join the police force
Better family no de join soldier force
People from good families do not join the military
Better family no de galavant around
People from good families do not wander around
Police for small fight (Small fight)
Police for small conflicts
Army for bigger fight (Bigger fight)
Army for larger battles
Navy for water fight (Water fight)
Navy for battles at sea
Airforce for air fight (Air fight)
Airforce for aerial battles
Police college establish too brainwash Africans
Police colleges were established to brainwash Africans
Army school come start to train di Africans
Army schools started to train Africans
Inside dem school dem start to teach dem nonsense things
In those schools, they started teaching them nonsensical things
Di uniform you de wear na him be di authority
The uniform you wear represents the authority
Authority for you to beat at any time
The authority to beat you at any time
Authority for you to kill at any time
The authority to kill you at any time
Remember na we go de give you di order all the time
Remember that we will always give you the orders
Di thing wey we dey teach you make e dey your heat all di time
The things we teach you should always be in your heart
England is di best place, America is di best place too
England and America are the best places
Di black man is inferior to us
The black man is inferior to us
You must dey beat dem and kill dem and beat dem and kill dem
You must beat and kill them repeatedly
Na order na order you hear
It's an order, it's an order you hear
Dise zombies dem start galavanting around
These zombies started roaming around
When dem see European you go dey see dem start to shake
When they see a European, you see them start to tremble
Wetty dem thick thick boot and dem yeye uniforms
With their thick boots and their wretched uniforms
Guns for dem hands and dem batons for dem side
Guns in their hands and batons by their sides
Vexing and sweating dem walking in di sun by force
Frustrated and sweating, they walk in the sun against their will
Vexing and sweating dem walking in di rain by force
Frustrated and sweating, they walk in the rain against their will
Di things wey dem dey teach dem e dey ringing in dem head
The things they are taught keep ringing in their heads
Englishman is di good (Is di good)
The Englishman is considered good
Afrika is di bad (Is di bad)
Africa is considered bad
English e civilize (Civilize)
The English civilized
Afrika is di bush (Is di bush) U-uh
Africa is considered backward
Englishman is di good (Is di good)
The Englishman is considered good
Afrika is di bad (Is di bad)
Africa is considered bad
English e civilize (Civilize)
The English civilized
Afrika is di bush Uh (Is di bush)
Africa is considered backward
Now let us ask ourselves wetin be government
Now let us ask ourselves what government is
Government na father of the people father must like him son
Government is supposed to be the father of the people and should love its son
Son must like him father too
And the son must love its father too
But di things wey dey happen for Afrika I will make an EXPLANATION
But the things that are happening in Africa need an explanation
Di government wey we get na overseas sense dem get
The government that we have is influenced by foreign ideas
Dem no be father, we no be dem son
They are not our father and we are not their son
Dem be di master, we be di servant
They are the masters and we are the servants
Food na plenty money, not enough houses to stay
There is plenty of food but not enough houses to live in
Di houses wey e dey, dem dey cost plenty money
The available houses are very expensive
You go for any town, no water for di town
In any town, there is a lack of water
Di governent wey we get, dem be black man for di face
The government we have is composed of black men
Di government wey we get, dem be white man for di YANSH
But the true power remains in the hands of the white man
Dat is why you go see o judge dey go
That is why you will see a judge being persuaded
One, police go follow am
First, the police will follow him
Assembly man dey go
The assemblyman will follow
Two, police go follow am
Second, the police will follow him
Senator dey go
The senator will follow
Three, police go follow am
Third, the police will follow him
Speaker dey go
The artist will follow
Four, police go follow am
Fourth, the police will follow him
President dey come
The president is coming
Hundred police go follow am
A hundred police officers will follow him
Thousand police go follow am o
A thousand police officers will follow him
(Thousand police go follow am)
Riot police go follow am o
Riot police will follow him
(Riot police go follow am o)
Riot soldier go follow am o
Riot soldiers will follow him
(Riot soldier go follow am o)
Maja Maja go dey hide someplace o
Maja Maja will be hiding somewhere
(Maja Maja go dey follow am)
N.S.O go dey hide some place
N.S.O. will be hiding somewhere
(N.S.O. go dey hide some place)
C.I.A. go dey hang around
C.I.A. will be hanging around
C.I.A. go dey folllow am
C.I.A. will be following him
Maja Maja go dey stand someplace
Maja Maja will be standing somewhere
Maja Maja go dey follow am
Maja Maja will be following him
N.S.O go dey hide somewhere
N.S.O. will be hiding somewhere
N.S.O. go dey follow am
N.S.O. will be following him
C.I.A. go dey hand around
C.I.A. will be hanging around
C.I.A. go dey follow am
C.I.A. will be following him
Thousand police go follow am o
A thousand police officers will follow him
(Thousand police go follow am o)
Riot soldier go follow am o
Riot soldiers will follow him
(Riot soldier go follow em around)
Riot soldier go follow am o
Riot soldiers will follow him
(Riot soldier go follow am around)
Riot police go follow am o
Riot police will follow him
(Riot police go follow am o)
Dem dey, take chance o (Take chance)
They are there, taking a chance
Take chance (Take chance)
Taking a chance
Dem dey (Take chance)
They are taking a chance
Take Chance (Take chance)
Taking a chance
Dem dey (Take Chance)
They are taking a chance
Take Chance (Take chance)
Taking a chance
Dem dey (Take chance)
They are taking a chance
Take chance (Take chance)
Taking a chance
Dem dey (Take chance)
They are taking a chance
Take chance (Take chance)
Taking a chance
Dem dey (Take chance)
They are taking a chance
Take chance (Take chance)
Taking a chance
Inside Magistrate court dem dey take chance o (Take chance, take chance)
Inside the Magistrate court, they take a chance
Inside High Court o dem dey take chance o (Take chance, take chance)
Inside the High Court, they take a chance
Inside Supreme Court dem dey take chance o (Take chance, take chance)
Inside the Supreme Court, they take a chance
Inside magistrate court dem dey take chance o (Take chance, take chance)
Inside the magistrate court, they take a chance
Inside High Court o dem dey take chance o (Take chance, take chance)
Inside the High Court, they take a chance
Inside Supreme Court dem dey take chance o (Take chance, take chance)
Inside the Supreme Court, they take a chance
Writer(s): Fela Anikulapo Kuti
Contributed by Leah F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@weneedgoodgovtinnigeria2194
his songs serves countless purpose
1...he passed different messages about African underground systems
2...his songs is always there to relax yourself and be able to realize the value of life
3...His songs has been a medication since then till now and till the eternity
he has revealed Nigerian politician secrets before he passed away that is why the so daft and dumb with fucking and evil nigerian politician with thier empty medulla oblongata don't like him when he was alive
Daddy you will always be remembered continue resting sir
@processinmotion2829
Every non-Afrikan should listen to fela too, i think βΊοΈπ₯π€―βπ½
@chinonsoobinna2626
Every Afrikan should listen to Fela, I think.
@hyppenkosi4065
Relevant even today
@birdflavor8904
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@louisotieno4712
Police for small fight[small fight],
Army for big fight[big fight],
Navy for water fight[water fight],
Air force for Air fight [Air fight],
I can't get enough of this man
@louisotieno4712
@Malik Walker well done broπππ€£
@mrgakozak
This guy could lay down rhythms like nobody else. A superb master craftsman, in a league wholly his own.
@olusholatravih2524
C can host
@dsloyalty7775
A genius mind of musicπ₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯
@belloismail5697
Fela the Legend of all time. The African with the preaching of our ancestors. He follow the footsteps of the underground gods of our ancestors. May you live in peace wherever you are...! We missed u so much.