http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39832&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rssThe potent political and musical force embodied by Fela Kuti exploded onto the scene in the late 1960s with a driving rhythmic force that would form Afro-Beat and ultimately change the face of African music. Kuti's explosive music drew on jazz, reggae, traditional African music and a good deal of James Brown soul to create a new style of Funk whose accents shifted in unusual ways. Driven by the percussive drumming of Tony Allen (and at one point, former Cream drummer Ginger Baker), Kuti's music meant the same to the underclass of Nigeria -- and Africa in general -- as Bob Marley's meant to Jamaica. His trumpet, keyboard, tenor and alto sax assisted his vocal shouts, arrangements and brash showmanship as he led any one of his large bands. Though he died in the late 1990s, his music lives on in the band led by his son Femi. - Jessy TerryAfrobeaten720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:36:02 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39832&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss The potent political and musical force embodied by Fela Kuti exploded onto the scene in the late 1960s with a driving rhythmic force that would form Afro-Beat and ultimately change the face of African music. Kuti's explosive music drew on jazz, reggae, traditional African music and a good deal of James Brown soul to create a new style of Funk whose accents shifted in unusual ways. Driven by the percussive drumming of Tony Allen (and at one point, former Cream drummer Ginger Baker), Kuti's music meant the same to the underclass of Nigeria -- and Africa in general -- as Bob Marley's meant to Jamaica. His trumpet, keyboard, tenor and alto sax assisted his vocal shouts, arrangements and brash showmanship as he led any one of his large bands. Though he died in the late 1990s, his music lives on in the band led by his son Femi. - Jessy Terry http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2675939&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 2675939 tra.2675939 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.0 Zombie alb.186441 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/6/7/507678_170x170.jpg 2001-07-24 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Zombie tra.2675939 746000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2675939&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2675939&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881948&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:59:31 -0700 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 29881948 tra.29881948 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.0 O.D.O.O alb.29875142 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/3/2/7/1787231_170x170.jpg 2009-08-25 00:00:00.0 null true O.D.O.O tra.29881948 1914000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881948&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881948&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9604709&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Sat, 1 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 9604709 tra.9604709 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.99 The Best of the Black President alb.9600703 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/7/3/1833726_170x170.jpg 2009-10-26 00:00:00.0 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Water No Get Enemy (edit version) tra.9604709 590000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9604709&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9604709&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413327&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Tue, 7 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 6413327 tra.6413327 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.99 The Underground Spiritual Game alb.6400193 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/4/3/683469_170x170.jpg 2004-09-07 00:00:00.0 2004-09-07 00:00:00.0 true Monkey Banana tra.6413327 139000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413327&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413327&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12150872&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Africa Thu, 5 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 12150872 tra.12150872 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.0 Expensive Sh*t / He Miss Road alb.12146343 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/0/9/2/1252904_170x170.jpg 2008-06-10 00:00:00.0 2006-10-05 00:00:00.0 false Water No Get Enemy tra.12150872 658000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12150872&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12150872&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9604712&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Sat, 1 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 9604712 tra.9604712 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.99 The Best of the Black President alb.9600703 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/7/3/1833726_170x170.jpg 2009-10-26 00:00:00.0 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 true No Agreement (part 2) tra.9604712 473000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9604712&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9604712&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413323&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Tue, 7 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 6413323 tra.6413323 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.99 The Underground Spiritual Game alb.6400193 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/4/3/683469_170x170.jpg 2004-09-07 00:00:00.0 2004-09-07 00:00:00.0 true Ololufe Mi tra.6413323 68000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413323&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413323&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2675940&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 2675940 tra.2675940 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.0 Zombie alb.186441 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/6/7/507678_170x170.jpg 2001-07-24 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Mister Follow Follow tra.2675940 777000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2675940&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2675940&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413325&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Tue, 7 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 6413325 tra.6413325 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.99 The Underground Spiritual Game alb.6400193 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/4/3/683469_170x170.jpg 2004-09-07 00:00:00.0 2004-09-07 00:00:00.0 true Look And Laugh tra.6413325 258000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413325&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413325&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9604718&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Sat, 1 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 9604718 tra.9604718 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.99 The Best of the Black President alb.9600703 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/2/7/3/1833726_170x170.jpg 2009-10-26 00:00:00.0 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 true O.D.O.O. (edit version) tra.9604718 415000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9604718&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9604718&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2675941&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 2675941 tra.2675941 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.0 Zombie alb.186441 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/6/7/507678_170x170.jpg 2001-07-24 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Observation Is No Crime tra.2675941 805000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2675941&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2675941&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1975679&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Wed, 1 Jan 1975 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 1975679 tra.1975679 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.0 Expensive Sh*t/He Miss Road alb.111638 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/3/1/0/630133_170x170.jpg 2000-03-21 00:00:00.0 1975-01-01 00:00:00.0 false Monday Morning In Lagos tra.1975679 675000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1975679&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1975679&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881940&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Wed, 7 Oct 2009 08:57:04 -0700 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 29881940 tra.29881940 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.0 Coffin For Head of State alb.29875137 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/9/1/7/1787191_170x170.jpg 2009-08-25 00:00:00.0 null true Coffin For Head of State tra.29881940 1362000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881940&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881940&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677448&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Fri, 1 Jan 1971 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 2677448 tra.2677448 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.0 Open & Close/Afrodisiac alb.307424 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/6/6/7/507662_170x170.jpg 2001-07-17 00:00:00.0 1971-01-01 00:00:00.0 false Je'Nwi Temi (Don't Gag Me) tra.2677448 794000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677448&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677448&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413324&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Tue, 7 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 6413324 tra.6413324 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.99 The Underground Spiritual Game alb.6400193 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/4/3/683469_170x170.jpg 2004-09-07 00:00:00.0 2004-09-07 00:00:00.0 true Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am tra.6413324 155000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413324&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413324&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881950&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:59:31 -0700 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 29881950 tra.29881950 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.0 Unknown Soldier alb.29875144 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/2/7/1787254_170x170.jpg 2009-08-25 00:00:00.0 null true Unknown Soldier tra.29881950 1869000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881950&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881950&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413326&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Tue, 7 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 6413326 tra.6413326 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.99 The Underground Spiritual Game alb.6400193 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/4/3/683469_170x170.jpg 2004-09-07 00:00:00.0 2004-09-07 00:00:00.0 true Mr. Grammaticalogylisationalism Is The Boss tra.6413326 482000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413326&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413326&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2675942&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Sat, 1 Jan 1977 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 2675942 tra.2675942 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.0 Zombie alb.186441 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/6/7/507678_170x170.jpg 2001-07-24 00:00:00.0 1977-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Mistake (Live) tra.2675942 886000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2675942&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2675942&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2251933&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Fri, 1 Jan 1971 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 2251933 tra.2251933 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.0 Fela Ransome-Kuti With Ginger Baker Live alb.139008 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/5/9/0/410957_170x170.jpg 2001-07-17 00:00:00.0 1971-01-01 00:00:00.0 false Let's Start tra.2251933 467000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2251933&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2251933&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9604598&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Sat, 1 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 9604598 tra.9604598 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.0 Shakara/ London Scene alb.9600693 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/0/9/2/1252902_170x170.jpg 2008-06-10 00:00:00.0 2005-01-01 00:00:00.0 false Lady tra.9604598 827000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9604598&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9604598&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677200&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 2677200 tra.2677200 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.0 Beasts Of No Nation/O.D.O.O. alb.107655 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/2/0/2/432024_170x170.jpg 2001-07-31 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Beasts Of No Nation tra.2677200 1700000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677200&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677200&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677201&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 2677201 tra.2677201 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.0 Beasts Of No Nation/O.D.O.O. alb.107655 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/2/0/2/432024_170x170.jpg 2001-07-31 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Overtake Don Overtake Overtake tra.2677201 1914000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677201&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677201&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881951&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:59:31 -0700 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 29881951 tra.29881951 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.0 Shuffering & Shmiling alb.29875145 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/4/2/7/1787247_170x170.jpg 2009-08-25 00:00:00.0 null true Shuffering & Shmiling tra.29881951 1294000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881951&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881951&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413328&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Tue, 7 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 6413328 tra.6413328 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.99 The Underground Spiritual Game alb.6400193 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/6/4/3/683469_170x170.jpg 2004-09-07 00:00:00.0 2004-09-07 00:00:00.0 true Ariya tra.6413328 327000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413328&variant=play&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413328&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677442&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Fri, 1 Jan 1971 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 2677442 tra.2677442 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.0 Open & Close/Afrodisiac alb.307424 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/6/6/7/507662_170x170.jpg 2001-07-17 00:00:00.0 1971-01-01 00:00:00.0 false Open And Close tra.2677442 893000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677442&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2677442&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss