The pair got on and when the drummer flew out to Lagos in 1970 and heard Afrobeat playing on Nigerian radio, he decided to hook up with the horn player. Ye Ye De Smell (live with the Africa ’70 and Ginger Baker)įela Kuti was playing with the Koola Lobitos in London’s Flamingo club in the mid 60s when he first met Ginger Baker. The response, finally, was rapturous.įela Kuti … Appearing on the the Channel 4 show The Tube. Towards the end of his elongated American misadventure he debuted My Lady Frustration in a nightclub. Smith was the inspiration for this track: Kuti had been wearing out his welcome at her family’s house, running up phone bills, wrecking cars, draining resources and making little headway with his music. She was the one who opened my eyes … She talked to me about politics, history … she blew my mind really.” While reading her copy of Malcolm X’s autobiography he realised that he wanted to play African music, and the “Fela Kuti sound” was finally born.
As he told the journalist Carlos Moore: “Sandra gave me the education I wanted. It was through meeting her that he first began to think in an Afro-conscious way. It was during a stop at Los Angeles that he first met Sandra Smith, an African-American civil rights activist who had spent three months in jail after assaulting a police officer at a Black Panthers rally. But things really started to take shape during an otherwise ill-starred tour of America in 1969. After learning his chops in the UK, he started formulating his own sound while gigging in Ghana and Nigeria. I Love Leroy Hudson's music.Fela’s musical awakening happened over several years and in a handful of countries. Its my understanding he's out of print ! I was in memphis and I couldn't find any thing at the record store's and that's a shame!!!!!! cause they got every one else.
Looking for a killer track by leroy 'all because of you' hope somebody can help! Does anyone know where we can find Hudson's music? I'm trying to locate an album entitled "I'm so in Love with You. I'm trying to locate a track by Leroy Hudson called Paradise.If anyone out there knows.I'll have your babies!!! I am trying to locate his album "Love oh Love" can anyone help me. this classis r &b singer deserves more credit for the type of music that he introduced.ĭo you know where to find old album of his music?
I think the soulful sounds of leroy hudson are enchanting.
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