Tag: Nigeria

Finding Fela

Music Reviews •

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Big Hassle). Review by Scott Adams.

Fela Kuti Lives

Features •

With over 40 albums and an unassailable legacy as the originator of one of Africa’s most popular and enduring sounds, the job of curating Fela Kuti’s catalog for the 21st century is a difficult and enviable task. Ink 19 dives into the Knitting Factory’s Chop n’ Quench, Fela’s first nine albums re-released, and gives a heads up on the Na Poi set of albums due to drop on May 11.

Fela Kuti Lives

Features •
With over 40 albums and an unassailable legacy as the originator of one of Africa's most popular and enduring sounds, the job of curating Fela Kuti's catalog for the 21st century is a difficult and enviable task. Ink 19 dives into the Knitting Factory's Chop n' Quench, Fela's first nine albums re-released, and gives a heads up on the Na Poi set of albums due to drop on May 11.

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Permanent Damage: Memoirs of an Outrageous Girl

Print Reviews

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Warren Haynes Band

Event Reviews

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Midge Ure

Event Reviews

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Matt and Mara

Screen Reviews

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Tattooed Life

Screen Reviews

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