Fela Kuti & Egypt 80 [Arsenal TV3 Catalonian TV 1987-08-04]

Fela Kuti & Egypt 80
Arsenal TV3 Catalonian TV 08.4 1987
Rebroadcast 08.10.2008 Turmix Classic
Interview with Fela Anikulapo Kuti, in which he spoke about the role of women in African culture, marriage, the politics of his country, his stays in prison and on africa and the message of Africa. The interview is intertwined with images of a concert with his band Egypt 80.
Running time: 36mins. approx.
Video: PAL MPEG2, 25 fps, 720x576 (4:3)
Audio: MPGE1 Audio Layer II,4800 Hz,Stereo,192 Kb/s

[@michaelblaikie909]

My best friend used to play me Fela and I laughed at him. He passed away and it was the first thing I could think of to listen to to remind me of him, and suddenly I understood everything. More power.

[@AllBlakkEverythingLLC]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@paythewittness]

I think you should deeply ask yourself why you laughed at him. Because essentially you only laughed at yourself. I Hope he misses you just as much as you miss him.

[@chinwed.9341]

I'm an African American given the name Chinwe by my fellow undergrads... They took me to see Fela back in late 1980s...I was blessed to see him live and was overwhelmed with excitement...The ladies dancing , the band, FELA!! I was floored when he, FELA actually gave me a personal wink... If you want to learn about Nigeria....Listen to Fela's music and his documentaries...I hate that he left us so early..I LOVE ME SOME FELA

[@aquaraphamineralwater.2081]

He was killed if not he will still be alive now at 97 I think

[@foreignboy5994]

Fela's music is an eye opener, he was seen by those shady Nigeria politicians as a threat..music from the root of Africa

[@TebogoMothiba]

Once Fela's music finds your heart; you'll never be the same again!

[@danieldupuy7548]

Tebogo Mothiba Exactly !

[@ellaonyetube4821]

Honestly

[@salstarful]

Totally agree!

[@enjemaeffange7166]

Never!

[@josephbisong733]

His a prophet

[@alvinflynn766]

I came here because of an interview I was watching with Bob marley the man asked him if he lessons to any other type of reggae music and he mentioned this Man I love this spiritual thing

[@josemariaherrador668]

That concert was in Barcelona at Otto Zutz Club. I was there, a great concert.

[@josephthbith1209]

u were lucky to be part of history and witnessed the mega one aka the black president

[@ikechukwuokeke8170]

It was a blessing to you that you were there live

[@adewalekofoworola8381]

Wow

[@raymondmorgan7589]

Seen him 3 times in Philly.

[@ginajohn3665]

What a lucky Man are you

[@civilizedworm666]

proud, to have named my son, after him--I never get tired of stating that!

[@victorbor1216]

I'll name my son too!!

[@olatitusolubunmi8338]

Really???!!!

[@fredrickchinedu7846]

My friends Named me after him and I'm so proud to answer it

[@eiderjose]

Recently I discovered Fela thanks to a Nigerian friend and my life changed.

[@mamaashaasha7945]

Fela outlives his enemies! Fela Lives forever while the enemies crawl back into the caves to die.

[@joenice4510]

Absolutely true....how many people remember or talk about his enemies and those that jail him today?

[@robertjanuary9277]

WHAT??? Timeless, priceless, and shamelessly original, the one and only FELA!

[@osondiowendi]

Awww, Seun was daddy's boy. The little girl too. Bless their hearts. May the universe bless the Kuti family for all their efforts.

[@godschild4615]

How many children does he have in total?

[@Frankybroadcast]

Once I discovered Fela, I never looked back.

[@boubacarkebadrame6517]

That's what happening to me bro

[@salstarful]

Is unbelievable the Fela’s and afrobeat world

[@odusinaolan.3848]

have you tried Neville Goddard?

[@robertjanuary9277]

Me neither!

[@victorbor1216]

I can't believe it took me this long to discover him. Shouldn't these type of heroes be the ones we learn about in our schools and not Gorbachev, Stalin et al? We need a reawakening of the African in Africa.

[@yldabale]

"[ African women], source of power, inspiration and pleasure" Fela Kuti

[@generojgenero3419]

Powerful

[@denanydabo4515]

For sûre

[@louisotieno4712]

Damn straight

[@timmccarthy3034]

I got a reply back from a woman , here , off youtube, saying that Fella was a womanizer.....and I should not "glorify" him as a great person.....but I STRONGLY disagree with her.......I know he was a good man with a lot of love in his heart and mind for women....I can tell by what he says about women.....I think the women he had as wives (at first...when he was married to them)), and as dancers and backup singers ....ALL really loved and respected him a lot.....

[@alexg.7215]

And he believes that marriage is evil... and doesn’t believe in marriage...

[@Fido1010]

Privilege seeing him perform at the African shrine then and also privy to see him perform with Femi at Water park Ikeja, what an experience. Evergreen Fela!

[@Quasiloks]

I was privileged to have at least seen him in concert once, and he never disappointed. He is a prophet.

[@frankbarnabas6449]

Fela Kuti left a message and movement that needs to grow. His message is all about Africans, discovering and believing in themselves. He fought against the colonial mentality stuck in us that greatly affect our mental and economic freedom.

[@talentqiniso3013]

Decolonizer of the black child

[@akanfoyawu1072]

Every album was a beating. Remember this.

[@vybzboy4808]

Nobody can come close to fela music the best music all Time fela we miss you alot ❤💪👍👂😤😤😤😭😭😭😦👑👑👑👑⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐💯💯💯💯🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

[@bennethbenneth6160]

Nigeria is zoo

[@ayodeleomigbule699]

Most spiritually-conscious African i got closer to, physically(severally too)....Wow,it`s an honour-ever!

[@timmccarthy3034]

CHECK IT OUT YA'LL......the women in the front row...dancing ... singing, and grooving to this ...just as the women on stage are doing......so COOL...I LOVE THIS ...CANT GET ENOUGH OF THIS GUY.........WOW....

[@lorrainetaylor-bogle9946]

The music is great! I first heard this music a few years ago on 125th St in Harlem. As I walked by the street vendor was playing it, I passed by but turned back to ask him who was the composer. I came home that night and looked him up, I love the music!!!

[@adesojiosinusi2512]

He is a legend here in Nigeria..

[@solcreates22]

Read his bio

[@solcreates22]

@@adesojiosinusi2512legend around the world

[@koris6145]

I thought have seen it all . A legend indeed. He saw the 21st century before everyone and dropped the message.

[@glenvilleashby2872]

His philosophy on time is profound. Let’s ponder on his words.

[@mamaashaasha7945]

Glenville Ashby Why did they burn his Mama and disgrace then kill him? These are the questions, Beloved.

[@theagbaman]

What a treat this video is. Not only do we witness the Abami Eda dispensing wisdom but we also see baby Seun and a young Keji Hamilton! Wow!

[@aminaakinyemi6284]

The Ransome-kuti family have this history of activism, it must be genetic. God bless them

[@deanadewunmi3514]

They are no more Ransome,they called ANIKULAPO KUTI

[@adenijiadeola8478]

Dean Adewunmi there are still some members of the lineage that doesn’t adopt the Anikulapo name. Anikulapo is for Fela and his children children

[@musaismail842]

Yes, unforgetable....

[@ifafore]

@@deanadewunmi3514 Beko and Olikoye remained Ransome Kuti till they passed on.

[@preciousprecious4679]

Hmmmm. Wonderful. First time seeing Fela. I am a Sierra Leonean. My late mum spoke well of this man. Inspirational music. Now music has no meaning

[@WomanWest]

a man with a mind (a lot) ahead of his time

[@peternwabuokei2411]

WomanWest fela was music...and intellectually sound. a great music maestro indeed.

[@robertjanuary9277]

Way ahead!

[@angelosantiago6142]

Fela Kuti was the man!!! Fucking great music!!!

[@solinspired4428]

Fela continues to inspire me! He was one of the boldest people fearless men I've ever seen!

[@oluwatunmisheruka3043]

I feel so good whenever am listening to him

[@rawy4777]

2019 still here

[@oluwatunmisheruka3043]

Me too

[@vincevinxent5105]

Just look at stage performance we don't have this again in Nigeria

[@mujaahid72]

Nice way to enjoy a sunday watching this getting my boogie vibes going on!

[@BensonMarkAkinkugbe]

I could feel the power of the performance (my spirit charging higher)! Beautiful dancers, melodious horns lines and solos! I must really admire the African hairstyles (purely African)... VIVA FELA!

[@gbengaadeseyefakoya4391]

Reading your comment 5 years on..

[@musaambrose9573]

A man I respected so much.

[@dandamuxima]

Viva!!! ✊🏿

[@ahviwe]

Watching this made me cry

[@garthybrookens4839]

The entire set is spiritual. Fela was a visionary

[@abrahamgusto2266]

Fela was an enigma to us kids then, enthralled but dared not show our admiration coz parents largely disapproved of his unorthodox lifestyle esp public romance with weed smoking! But I rediscovered this legend in boarding school & stiĺl swept by his music in mid-age. God bless all who preserved his legacy...rest in peace, "Ogostine" Abami Eda!

[@thebridge5483]

Abraham Gusto our parents mind are colonized could even tell us whose we were before 1492

[@olamideakinbobola5399]

Rare Prophet may your soul continue resting in peace🙌🙌🇳🇬 2019 still jamming

[@omooduduwanimi7769]

Amen

[@marsthatdamnrebel]

This is about the same time period when I saw them. Will never forget experiencing Fela Kuti.

[@Stanleygtk]

TELL US MORE PLEASE

[@donnaokafor]

Wiooow u saw him amazing blessing wow...I'm jealous lol.

[@dietergrimm629]

yeah, that's right...I 've seen him in Innsbruck, Austria in November 1989

[@bisiolanipekun7212]

Mars X. Send me ur what’s up let’s relive the memories

[@stzmrk1]

Nigerias Greatest of all time

[@abenascott3448]

what about Flavour and King Sunny???? And Yemi!!!

[@abenascott3448]

Sade, her enchanting, lyrical smooth vocals, & style... Nigeria have a lot to boast or?

[@AAde-or3qz]

Gail Scott hahahahahaaa,! You must be a comic if you think those artists though amazing in their own rights can hold a CANDLE to Fela. He was a force of nature.

[@yemmydgreat]

True Tok bro Ray Doks. Speaking of Fierced: Fearless Boldness Confrontational to d Big gigantic monsters-Military Era. Not to mention Prophetic Revolutionary Music, Educative Evergreen Scholar here.

[@tobismith7077]

Best thing from Africa as a whole.. Fela's reputation is bigger than Nigeria.

[@henriolamachannel]

Orgiastic music. On stage it looks like chaos ... In reality, the great master controls every little detail. Powerful and revolutionary music !!!

[@hakeemshittu4167]

Super!!!!

[@salstarful]

Like always this Catalan channel show us such a interesting documentary like this. In this life we have Music...and than we have Fela! Greetings from Italy and from the biggest Fela’s fan!

[@xensema]

the great fela. everyone should learn from the revolutionary sounds and mind he brought. free up yourself mankind as fela did.

[@kcmems1684]

Baba 70 is always fresh. Thank you, Abami Eda, the Father of Afrobeat music.

[@didzofficial]

This man was a Prophet, he outlined the current Africa in those very old times.Art is what is slowly selling the Continent. Legend,Genius...G.O.A.T

[@Methadone4Life]

Can never have enough Fela footage!

[@maodonimega]

Beautiful man. beautiful music...can't hear Fela without grooving. The best kind of protest music...with soul and a beat. His stage shows are legendary. The best musicians and dancers with the great man himself at the controls...singing, dancing playing, leading. Fela is my GOAT (Equal billing with JB and Prince.)

[@chicchi1682]

Brah I could imagine FELA as our president smoking a blunt during his National address lol

[@muhammedamin1447]

it will be wow

[@pauloduye2241]

Guaranteed

[@chicchi1682]

@Okwy Special nothing wrong with it lots of people smoked different things at that time as long as the person has common sense. And as far as I'm concerned he's the only Nigerian that's ever spoken with sense and exposed things for what they really were. Everyone need their own coping mechanism to deal with black people matter on this Earth especially Nigeria matter. I just use music and food and cry from time to time.

[@AfriNam1894]

Egypt 80 & Africa 70👏👏 Dancers too 👌

[@Ilawine]

Trance music once you start it you can't stop it cause you're off to a spiritual land

[@Auntkekebaby]

+Ilawine yes

[@respectknuckles470]

Ilawine right

[@mayor4dgame]

it's called the underground spiritual game

[@afro585]

💯

[@cvtogate]

Phenomenal....so many layers!

[@michaellerner5000]

a young Seun Kuti as well.

[@babatundeolanrewaju5186]

Michael Lerner

[@mrgakozak]

A musical legend for all time. We will never again see the likes of Fela Kuti.

[@TheJamesbond01]

Greg Kozak i

[@GiftedGentleman87]

Hopefully we will

[@keemkehinde]

Great philosopher!

[@Dawityisrael]

Fela makes a profound statement approximately at the 17:00 mark. I knew he was conscious, but had no idea how aware and well studied he was. Great ancestor! Love how the Sista's dance. Many may think it is sexual in nature, but no, it 's not, I get it. Pure Spiritual expressions from the dancers, background singers, and musicians. Excellent Khem-istry!

[@MsNini-sw2jn]

Fela comes from a family of scholars and influential ppl of their time. He was VERY conscious. I grew up on him and I appreciate that so much.

[@akuaderek-hogan5686]

Peter Okafo j

[@peteredozie8442]

Bamm the SuperPredator

[@yemmydgreat]

Meaning ??? @PeterEdozie

[@timmccarthy3034]

hey ....there is NOTHING WRONG with a woman dancing, in a sexual way, to show her great and awesome beauty and power.....so , I say....let the women dance....however they want to....you know what I mean?

[@keemkehinde]

Legend and prophet of our time. Multi instrumentalist like none💪🏾

[@mr.k.w.3509]

This keeps me pure African and always spiritually woke!(True Light)

[@chriswinslow6843]

Lucky to have seen him live several times.

[@simonatsekhagbo8250]

As I see "unlike" for this KZbin music post na him I say as Fela play music reach who come be me.

[@bobbydhal2199]

you have been blessed thousand times my child ....your heart is pure

[@monikaschmidt6803]

Is Good Dat Fela Kuti is Born in Nigeria

[@BobMarleyConcerts]

dude this is pure gold, thanks

[@toyosiivanosemobor7917]

BobMarleyConcerts

[@youcancallmejames]

Just incredible. Everything. That trumpet @7:39 ...

[@oluggbal3005]

Jimmy Ballina It was and still.the rhythm guitar that caught my attention first time i heard this at Shrine..i think 1984 or 1985 (cant remember exactly). But that rhythm guitar holds everything together. It opens up another and leads all the instruments and the listener into another world and continues leading. It calls on the Bass guitar to lend it its voice when its speaking...spiritual experience all the time.

[@ayodelebiyaosi3617]

Great man, wish you are still alive

[@sirjoeweed6611]

Pure Genius!

[@obafemidoherty2503]

Too much genius

[@oludareolasupo-hassan5448]

Fela the Great! It is a pity that your music was not supported by those who ought to support it while you were alive. The spirit and the music that you left behind is still waxing stronger. The Afro beat still stands apart from all genres of music.

[@lancekomane5043]

fela kuti the legend of Africa, the greatest musician ever

[@focusistgrace3598]

Very talented man not like what we see today, Fela was ahead of his time

[@licious4633]

I have enjoyed the music,the dancing women and the message.Thanks alot Fela.

[@Ilawine]

That cheeky laugh of little Seun. 💜

[@thebridge5483]

Fela rest in piece we heard your message 🇭🇹✊🏿🙏🏿

[@tantilizingtrip1]

Great showman, musician, the real essence of music for the soul.

[@morrellyn]

He said I married one wife, I divorced her and then, married twenty- seven wives and divorced all of them at once lol too funny.

[@dr.patricko.isibor1623]

Is anybody watching this with me in this year 2020? In the 30th minute of this video, the prophet said "in the 21st century Africa will emerge and contribute to the world!". Now we see everything coming to pass as the prophet rightly said.

[@olatunbosunsaheed7155]

Yes even 2021

[@olumideilesanmi8292]

Good job Fella may your soul Rest In Peace

[@peteradoga9096]

Women Source of power ,inspiration and pleasure👍

[@Baajiki-e9x]

Fela! I have spoken with this òrìṣà, he taught me so much about our culture and tradition. A unique being.

[@adetayoadeboyejo6663]

Fela lives through his music. He left behind a body of artistic masterpiece for the future generation to relish

[@FasasiAbdulfatai]

Fela lives forever

[@chimpower]

The twerking ....oh my

[@princess21538o]

He was more then a musician.

[@alexobi1970]

The greatest philosophical musician that ever lived.

[@abieturay7735]

Oyibo nor pass mi for sure dear fala. Rest in peace my dear.

[@Narikeljinjira]

a truly righteous upload, sublime memory recall seeing this!!!

[@miss.m10]

Lovely, I can't stop watching it

[@charlesficheriii1478]

I must say this has been heaven sent. Thank you!

[@afolabiayodele4431]

Fela the Great!

[@doctorfrankeinsound4284]

Real greatest peace rebel of Africa good music and very clever songs was his only weapons. just FABULOUS!!!!!.

[@dareydarey4252]

The spiritual energy flowing from this beat can send a soul to trance

[@associatioesart9451]

merci fela pour tes bonnes musiques

[@papawilberforce8098]

I can't get enough of this stuff....! Peace & love!

[@ellaonyetube4821]

Fela is our pride ,thank God he came from our great country Nigeria, he forever lives

[@amandamadonono5594]

I love fela and his music

[@segunolusola9605]

Fela kuti the legend of music

[@afrikan1000]

The big difference between Fela Kuti and the current generation of artists was that he (Fela) was living his divine purpose as a liberator/social activist, while the latter are more concerned with their egos and acquiring money and material possessions while they sit back and see their countries being ruined by race traitors and kleptocrats.

[@fridayabbah335]

Wow! I was just 2 years, 3 days old on this day!

[@spekeify]

Greatly entertainment thanks Man

[@vidanski]

fela es el sonido primigenio... nos lleva a nuestros origenes... un grande

[@idowuojo4055]

Dis fela music just dey give me Joy

[@danielchenaux3186]

vu en concert a lagos et a genève trop fort

[@ramsonben]

A man who lived three lives per year, for a total of 174 on this planet, the man who saw tomorrow yesterday

[@holandperry6024]

Nice and great song you Sang