http://mp3.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 TerryAfrobeaten720Fri, 4 Dec 2009 07:43:54 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881948&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881948&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881948&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9604709&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9604709&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9604709&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413327&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413327&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413327&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9604712&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9604712&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9604712&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413323&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413323&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413323&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413325&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413325&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413325&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9604718&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9604718&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9604718&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881940&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881940&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881940&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413324&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 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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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413326&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413326&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881951&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881951&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881951&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413328&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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413328&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413328&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9604717&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Sat, 1 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 9604717 tra.9604717 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.0 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 Army Arrangement (part 2) tra.9604717 1021000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9604717&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9604717&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413330&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Tue, 7 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 6413330 tra.6413330 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 Swegbe And Pako tra.6413330 217000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413330&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413330&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881941&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:59:31 -0700 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 29881941 tra.29881941 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.0 Confusion alb.29875138 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/0/2/7/1787204_170x170.jpg 2009-08-25 00:00:00.0 null true Confusion tra.29881941 1537000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881941&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881941&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413329&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Tue, 7 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 6413329 tra.6413329 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 Unnecessary Begging tra.6413329 515000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413329&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413329&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30317322&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Thu, 8 Oct 2009 08:41:36 -0700 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 30317322 tra.30317322 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.0 V.I.P. (Parts 1 & 2) (Live in Berlin) alb.30309640 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/0/2/5/1815206_170x170.jpg 2009-08-25 00:00:00.0 null true V.I.P. (Parts 1 & 2) (Live in Berlin) tra.30317322 1209000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30317322&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30317322&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20767354&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Thu, 21 May 2009 06:19:38 -0700 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 20767354 tra.20767354 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.0 Zombie alb.20760108 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/4/3/6/1366345_170x170.jpg 2008-05-20 00:00:00.0 null true Zombie tra.20767354 746000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20767354&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20767354&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20767355&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Thu, 21 May 2009 06:19:38 -0700 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 20767355 tra.20767355 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.0 Sorrow, Tears & Blood alb.20760109 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/4/3/6/1366346_170x170.jpg 2008-05-20 00:00:00.0 null true Sorrow Tears And Blood tra.20767355 616000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20767355&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20767355&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413331&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Tue, 7 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 6413331 tra.6413331 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. Follow Follow tra.6413331 352000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413331&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413331&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413332&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Tue, 7 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 6413332 tra.6413332 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.0 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 Africa Center Of The World tra.6413332 1041000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413332&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6413332&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661270&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Tue, 7 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 8661270 tra.8661270 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.99 Predator alb.8654842 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/7/8/0/1730870_170x170.jpg 2005-06-07 00:00:00.0 2005-06-07 00:00:00.0 true The Devastation tra.8661270 50000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661270&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661270&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661274&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Tue, 7 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 8661274 tra.8661274 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.99 Predator alb.8654842 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/7/8/0/1730870_170x170.jpg 2005-06-07 00:00:00.0 2005-06-07 00:00:00.0 true Milestones Reduced to Garbage tra.8661274 137000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661274&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.8661274&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881949&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Afrobeat Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:59:31 -0700 Top Tracks by Fela Kuti on Rhapsody Online 29881949 tra.29881949 Fela Kuti art.39832 0.0 Authority Stealing (Part 1 & 2) alb.29875143 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/1/7/1787189_170x170.jpg 2009-08-25 00:00:00.0 null true Authority Stealing (Part 1 & 2) tra.29881949 1448000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881949&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29881949&variant=data&rws=%2Ffela-kuti%2Ftop-tracks.rss