Live!

Fela kuti goat

This is really energetic. I like it!

It's fine but not for me

already liked Fela Kuti, now I like him more

This was a good album to have on in the background today. Lots of percussion, but arranged in a manner that it didn't overtake the music. Paul Simon would use very similar styles on his Rhythm of the Saints album in the early 90s. You have to enjoy anything that sounds like a drum circle.

jazz de qualidade, 3/5

Zeker nice nog een keer luisteren

I enjoyed it!

- Heard of Fela Kuti before but never actually listened to any of his music - Another album which is the exact kind of thing I want from this list, something from a genre I wouldn't have listened to that's really good - Will definitely listen to more of his music - Fav songs: Ye Ye De Smell, Let's Start

Great vibe, super funky and really intense.

Troll music

it's alright. 2.5/5

Magical sound.

Yeye

funky, nice drum, african, long songs, length inc

Incredible

Didn’t know listening to drum solos was so good for concentration

very boring.

Es la primera vez que lo escucho y sin duda investigaré más, la interpretación de Fela Kuti y su banda transmite acertadamente lo que quiere decir, la grabación desprende mucha presencia y carisma

Drumming

Jam for alle pengene, rimelige groovy, lange livenumre, masser af trommesolo

Exceptional rhythm driven jazz rock. Filled with polyrhythms where the bass line provides the stable foundation, and the licks come from horns and multiple percussionists ride on top. Happy to have discovered this!

Stunningly medicore

Afrobeat to the max. According to Wikipedia, Fela Kuti married 27 women in one ceremony… absolute lad. Overall, this shit SLAPS. Although I thought I was watching Whiplash for the last song

Love Fela. Has a proper vibe about it. Good to see it translate well going to see it live. Sounds great. Love that its 5 tracks long too. Ginger Baker AND Tony Allen Drum solo?! Sot Let’s start Ye Ye De Smell Egbe Mi O (Carry Me) Ginger Baker and Tony Allen Drum Solo 4/5

This isn't my cup of tea, but I really appreciated how energetic it was. Definitely an interesting listen. My husband personally loved the instrumentals!

Drummy

Definitely good grooves and breakbeats. Recognized a few samples that I've heard previously on hip-hop songs.

excellent.

this is a VIBE - lots of good ass jams, SOME GOOD INSTRUMENTATION AND SOME TASTY BASS LICKS, it can get a bit repeatable but its a good jam to listen to when doing other things

Ginger Baker an absolute and literal (if the documentaries are to be believed) mad man. What a performance by both of them. Incredible live album and definitely one to listen to again.

Funky, fresh, great command of the audience. Great features drummer Sounds like a fun time. 3.5

funky album, a lot of fun to listen to!

Pretty good!

Like it! Nice mood.

Thought I'd start listening to some new music through this site rather than the same old albums and genres. My plan for 2023 and beyond is to listen to 1 of these albums a day until complete. I loved Cream and Blind Faith but never really looked any further into Ginger Baker's output. This album is a great listen but as I was working it was turned down quite low - time to listen to it again cranked up a bit. I've not listened to this genre before but when it finished Spotify played some similar music and I think I might explore it bit more widely.

too jazzy

Cannot be listened to sober

Fun but kind of repetitive at times.

The first and third track were great and that intro was fire but I was just not down with the funk

All instruments. Very weird. I know it’s live but… not my thing.

On first listen it will be tough for me to come back to much. Each song is 12 minutes, and although I like some background Jazz - this is a bit too active for me to listen passively and I don’t have enough Jazz knowledge to really appreciate what I’m hearing. I can recognize the talent, but I need some more melody.

There's obviously talent here, but this was kinda long and kinda boring to listen to for me. I mean, the average song length is, like, ten minutes and the shortest song on here is seven minutes long. There is a 16 minute song on here that is just a drum solo, which I think is a bonus track, but I listened to it, so I'm gonna complain about it. Not really my thing, but I respect it. Kind of shocking that I didn't like it that much, considering it's funk and soul, but there wasn't much energy in this music, so I guess it didn't connect with me. My favourite song was Ye Ye De Smell.

Een soort Afrikaanse funk met een uitgebreide percussie- en blazerssectie. Best leuk en energiek, maar ook erg herhaalderig. Gaandeweg ga je toch even spieken wanneer het voorbij is.

Ik lees dat de drummer eerst maar eens uitgebreid studie heeft gedaan naar de Afrikaanse ritmes. Kijk, dat is nu gaaf. Samen muzikaal verbreden en ontdekken. En nu mag ik zelf ontdekken. De muziek is aanstekelijk, een hoge score voor de opzet. De uitvoering is iets minder. Deels wellicht doordat je de interactie tijdens het spelen niet echt meekrijgt. Dan klinken de keelklanken van de zanger soms wat raar. Maar ook wel omdat de vinger van de toetsenist soms half-naast het goeie toetsje lijkt te belanden. Ik ga het ze niet al te kwalijk nemen. Ben allang blij dat mij gewoon weer muziek wordt voorgeschoteld in deze lijst. Een 4-.

Vrolijke aanstekelijke jazzy feestmuziek. Ik twijfel tussen 3 of 4 sterren, maar omdat ik positief verrast ben, rond ik het af naar boven.

So much diversity, liked it

No thanks

As much as I like Fela Kuti, this isn't an essential record of his. Just like with his other records, you get just a handful long jazzy afrobeat compositions which are all good and I'd kill to see live, but nothing here is extraordinary. We have yet to see from Kuti could pull off in the likes of Zombie, Confusion, or Expensive Shit. "Zombie" for example was an excellent pop track inviting the audience to dance and sing with memorable hooks, and I'm not seeing much of that here. I will admit that Ginger Baker, the drummer of Cream, is an incredible addition and blew me away a few times. These pieces feel more jammy and improvised with a raw live sound. My favorite track here is the groovy and funky "Black Man's Cry."

Surprisingly good

great combo

This is proof that great music transcends languages and cultures. I didn't understand much of what Fela Kuti was singing about, but I could feel the passion and the sheer joy that went into playing his music. It made the songs all the more fun to listen to - and they're already good to start with. Makes you think about what other amazing music is out there, that we're just not adequately exposed to.

Do padrão fela, baita som

Wow! Amazing rhythms. The energy! Not something I'd listen to every day, but wow.

We're the songs really long? Yes. Was this one of the most fun jazz albums I've ever heard. Also yes. Really impressive instrumentation showcasing African influence. Thumbs up

The first track gave me The Doors vibe! Love it. Great listen !

Wonderful album. I love hearing the afrobeat polyrhythms alongside those perfectly arranged horns. One of the greatest live albums.

Very good! Loved it

Good but just not for me

Some good groovin'

I really enjoyed this album, but parts of some if the tracks dipped in quality and engagement more than others. Overall great fun, but only a 4/5

Yes these are the albums that make this project worth while. Iv never heard of Fela Kuti before, this is the best African album Iv heard and one of the best live albums. You just can’t help but dance to these songs, the energy is brilliant. And ginger baker on the drums just tops this off, a live album masterpiece.

Another great Kuti live album - while not as raw or memorable as 'Zombie,' the album still wins out on its energetic, improvisational performances and Fela's driving energy as a frontman.

"Live" is the right word for this, cause it's also lively and exuberant. Nothing short of a joy to hear.

Listened through 4 times. Morning, noon or night it's great. Just utterly outstanding danceable music. No, it's not like any Ginger Baker I've heard before, but yes it's as good as every Fela Kuti album I've heard.

An interesting jazzy album that was a little better than expected. Weirdly enough have heard some of one song because it was sampled before. This album was ok though. 4.5/10

This was interesting and set me down a path of afrobeat and funk for the day.

Didn't need the 16 minute drum solo. No ones needs a 16 minute drum solo.

Nobody's listening to this because of Ginger Baker.

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: for Jazz and solo it ain’t too bad but still remains background music for me Favourite song: Track 3 - Ye Ye De Smell(but ultimately it won’t be going on any playlist of mine)

Gøy!

good music but live album

Instrumentals are incredible, but I enjoy songs with lyrics better and these aren’t exactly words. 6/10 instrumentals carried

Great Jazz album.

Just feels lacking in variety, if not energy. Bonus - it’s only 46 minutes but it is really repetitive. I was already looking at the time five minutes in.

With added ginger. But not for me.

Fantastic. Utterly inspiring.

Alot of fun, knocked a star off for the long drum solo's

I enjoyed this, has a fun energy, quality jazz style with some funk, less said about the drum solo the better bur 3 easy.

This is quite fun, but too meandering to get a really high score. Can just about scrape a 3, would probably have been a comfortable 3 without the SIXTEEN MINUTE drum solo track at the end. Fun sound, strays into the overly experimental at times but not too often. Probably won't listen again, but glad I listened once!

live black folk traditional African music

Pas mal! Un peu longuet mais ça s'écoute bien!

Прослушано! Очень круто, прекрасный джазовый альбом.

Cool to experience but lacks a bit of range and scope, the jams sound too similar and simple.

Standard World Music 3 Star Rating

Rambles all over melodically, tolerable but uncentered.

4.1 - You always know what you're going to get with Fela and it's always good. He's the party MC with a message and he brings the funky beats and extended instrumental jams.

This was pretty cool. Was not familiar with this bandleader.

Really fun

Meh

Pretty good, love Afrofunk and Fela is the king of it

Goeie jams

Terrible music…

I enjoyed the first two songs over the second two. Pretty fun listen with lots of energy. 7/10

30 Oct/22: I know next to nothing about Afrobeats as a genre and wow, this album is quite the introduction! Absolutely loved it, this is live music at its best. Standouts after listening to the whole thing once: Black Man’s Cry and the Baker/Allen drum solo. Something that surprised me right from the start is how much the trumpets remind me of the Salsa and Latin sounds of my youth; but of course they’re similar! Cuban salsa especially has a ton of influence from African sounds, so that was a component I held onto while listening to the record and it really enhanced the experience.

Love African music.

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Let’s start, Egbe mi o

Nicht ganz mein Geschmack. Mag aber den bluesigen Vibe

I’m not sure what other Fela Kuti records are on this list, so I’m gonna take this opportunity to say that Fela Kuti was a certified badass. A legitimately revolutionary musician, from a political stand point, but also musically. If you’re unfamiliar with him, take a few minutes to read about his career and the oppositional force he was to the oppressive Nigerian government in the 70’s/80’s. Live! might not be his best record (that’s Zombie, or maybe Expensive Shit, in my estimation), but it’s a tight, funky firestorm that doesn’t let up across its 4 tracks.

Wilde afrikanische Musik, ganz nice aber nichts für jeden tag

2.5

I liked it a lot but the songs were really really long

Super funky, super groovy. Did not need the 15 minute drum solo at the end, tho.

Lilit zegt cavakes. Maar toch een strenge 2

I knew of Fela Kuti from how he influenced later projects by the Talking Heads, but being able to sit down and listen to his stuff from a clean lens is really enjoyable. I love the funk inspired sounds, but I never usually find people capitalize on them well. Fela definitely does.

Quite nice. I probably need to listen to it more to get the hang of all these rhythms and arragements. Fela Kuti is still blind spot for me, as is much of music from the African continent. Maybe someone should write a similar 1001 albums book about music from other continents--one for Africa, one for Asia, and one for South America, that you could add to Dimery's book, mostly about music from the "western world". And then you'd keep the 250 best records from each book to give a global version of it. That would yield quite a surprising mix, wouldn't it? Number of albums left to review: less than 800. Number of albums I'll keep on my own list: half so far. Number of albums I might keep: a quarter (including this one). Number of albums I won't keep: another quarter.

varmaan ollut hieno live. odotin ehkä menevämpää tai enemmän vaihtelua, rummut meni nyt ennemmin transsitilaan. puolensa siinäkin

Periaatteessa erittäin kuunneltavaa, mutta jazz-soolot varmistavat, etten tule ikinä kuuntelemaan uudestaan.

live bands are really hit or miss for me but this one was a pleasant and funky surprise on all fronts. modern day afrobeats has been deservedly taking the world by storm but it's nice to see its forebearers laying the groundwork so to speak

Every song is very long... Best song is "Egbe Mi O" Cool history of Afrobeat 2/5

funkers

Hmmm, another one where obviously it’s me that’s missing something. Im sure this is great but I don’t get it; again it’s Not For Me™️

Not on spotify

This is just awesome, incredible rhythms and melodies, an amazing sound and beautifully cohesive. I could listen to Let's Start on repeat.

This was fun. I liked my previous experience with Fela and this was no exception. I did not need the drum solo track. There's a certain kind of person who would enjoy that kind of thing and they can go right ahead and eat that up. I will pass.

interesting. een beetje uitheems wel

first day,, this is not my favourite genre. 6 long songs totalling 1h when i'm supposed to sleep so uh.. skipped the first song after the halfway mark, played a bit of the rest to see if there's any i generally vibe with, andd there aren't. might come back to this if i have more time, to see if it grows on me, but i highly doubt so

5 Jazz

Now this will keep you warm on a cold day! Which it is, very cold today, below zero. I wonder how Tony Allen felt about Ginger Baker treading on his territory. Loved listening to this. Not very familiar with Fela's discography so I am not sure how this sits with the others but the music is undeniably vital, so grooving, I could listen to it all day!

Always love Fela's monster jams. You gotta have some serious fuckin chops to keep up with Fela, and Ginger Baker definitely passes muster.

I get the influence and the rhythmic elements are great. It was a passively enjoyable listen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jbzdl9isW0

Great musically, but wasn’t my thing. Could be great on vinyl as a dinner album. All round wasn’t too invested

Lots of good instrumental sections that slightly overstay their welcome. Not a lot of lyrical parts on any of the tracks, but I don't think that's the point. Overall pretty good but not a genera of music I typically enjoy so that brings down my rating.

Not my type of thing

Classic Afro-beat! Incredible performance. A "must-hear" album.

just wonderful, would have appreciated if spotify would have had all 5 songs and not just 4 but still amazing🥰

That's cool! I enjoy this fantastic album! I'm giving the best rating. - This outstanding album gives what you expect from this marvellous era. ***** - Great rhythmic patterns and powerful grooves. ***** I can feel the magic, and my feet follow the beats from the first notes of every song. ***** I was looking for something like that. Thank you very much!

Una jam session afrobeat è un album sicuramente "di nicchia", specialmente per i 16 minuti di assolo di batteria dell'ultimo brano. Se escludiamo quest'ultimo però, il resto dell'album è molto piacevole.

Man, that's just a lot of fun. Hard to find much to fault with this one. It's energetic, skillful, and timeless. Sure, there's a bit of an overabundance of hand drums but that's the genre, you know? Super fun.

Lekker drummen ja toch

Didn't listen all the way through, interesting but not my jam yet.

Funky beat. Lots of horns.

Great background jam when cleaning the house. 3.5/5

A rollicking good time!

Improvising live music in 10,000 times harder than meticulously practicing a piece. Unfortunately, it doesn't always turn out to be 10,000 times more impressive. I have a lot of respect for this album. I think I would appreciate it more if I was more familiar with Kuti's work. And I don't quite get why Ginger Baker is here.

Sounds like a funk explosion. I liked it but I doubt I’ll go back for more. That being said, THIS is how you do live drum solos.

Not my thing

Never heard of Fela Kuti before but I know of Ginger Baker from Cream. This album is much like Jazz but somewhat different. It starts very strong with the song "Let's start" and sticks with it through the album. This is probably something I would pick up at the record store if I see it.

That was fun.

Groooooovy

Great sounds throughout. Ginger Baker is a great drummer.

As another reviewer suggested. Just the kind of thing you would hope to discover on a list like this. Cover art 1/5

It's a treat. Very interesting to listening to it.

Really enjoyed that you could feel the energy of the live performance. All around great, naturally the drumming was a stand out here with lots of cool rhythms

Viagem percussiva impressionante.

Funky jam band. Could definitely have a beer on the back porch while listening to this.

meh

This is a fun and funky album but I find the music very repetitive and chaotic. 3 stars.

SOUL! Straight off the bat - this hits good - I wanted to get up and start grooving. One thing that spoils it is the final Ginger Baker drum solo. He's not really that good.

Enjoyed more than I expected! Really easy to listen too and very soulful and touching

Damn this was good. Good vibes all-round.

08/22/2022 Okay, I really loved this album. There were multiple times that I had to remind myself that it’s a LIVE recording. Fela Kuti is a legend and ginger baker really fucking shines on these recordings. This album is like that meme from a few years ago: “when you’re riding different waves but still building.” I want to listen to more of his albums now. — I started grad school today!!! Can’t believe I can’t officially say that I’m a graduate student, an architecture student!!! Today was so so long, I’m nervous about time management and how I’ll navigate classes, meals, my dog, and my own health. I’m trying to keep the faith, and also get some good sleep in too. Tiffany brought us these amazing pineapple cakes from Taiwan that were unlike anything I had had before. I need to buy a whole box. Until tomorrow….

Always cool to listen to music outside of my wheelhouse, and this fits that. I was focused on the bass and thinking how I'd tire of playing the identical riff over and over and over and over in this band, and that didn't aid in my enjoying the music. It also speaks to why this is not music I am drawn to. It's impressive, the band is really good, but the redundancy of the material wears on me. It's not my bag, baby.

I dug this and hadn't heard it before, so that's cool. I don't know that this is my favorite Fela album ever. Also, I'm not sure how much Ginger brought to the table, but hey, if it got more people to listen to Fela, then right on. Anyway, the dude's band it tight and any Fela is good Fela, so, thumbs up.

If you had me choose between jazz and afro beats, I'd pick this vibe over jazz. I like the danceability. Fela is a complicated dude for me to really like because of his 27 wives. This is getting a lower rating because while I really like the vibe, it sounds like one long song.

Had never heard of it. But loved the beats.

awesome rhythms

3/5 Fun live album, but drew on pretty long. Jams were nice but didn't seem to really go anywhere.

Truly outstanding!

Holy crap. I was blown away here. Rated one of the best live albums ever. I didn’t realize Ginger Baker had such chops. This whole album has an underlying jazz feel to it that meets so nicely with Fela Kuti’s music. No complaints.

what an important, interesting addition to this project! the pioneer of afrobeat definitely deserves his spot on this list. a previous album on this list that i hard was by fema kuti, fela kuti's son who performed covers of his father's songs. there is something about the live presence on this album! with the afrobeat (a genre i'm uneducated about and like just okay) sound and the humor, there's some magic that fela kuti creates. the jazz influence! this album is made up of music through which you *feel* primarily. and the inclusion of ginger baker, cream's drummer, on a few tracks is, in a word, cool.

This album was really unique! I am not typically big on jazz (this is not news to anyone who has read my reviews at this point), but the afrobeat sounds really caught my attention. This is a short album that spans over an hour of time. The music is full of passion and feels like it could go on forever (in a good way). Ginger Baker's work is also outstanding on this album. It sounded like he really took the time to understand the culture and its music in order to perform this!

KEEP IT UNREAL. very much the basis of any of mr scruffs club nights. very enjoyable.

Reminded me of the old Mondays, when I'd do some light training in the morning, have a nutritious lunch and then get covered head to toe in the jizz of the entire Chelsea first team and backroom staff. What a life it was.

Live! Better to be live than dead I suppose.

Top fella Feli.

I came across this album some time ago as I was exploring Ginger Baker's catalog. I don't get out much to be honest. I was hooked on Fela after one listen of this album and Afrobeat in general for which Fela is the originator. Watch Beware Mr Baker to see more about this album and Ginger, it's worth a watch.

I get it. I appreciate it for what it is. It’s not my cup of tea.

I really liked the drums. Wasn't awful.

This one surprised me. I liked it a whole lot more than I expected to. Pretty good stuff!

Too much ginger baker and not enough fela kuti for my liking. This felt like a 45min drum solo… and if there’s one thing I hate more than a drum solo, that’s an entire album of drum solo!

jaming

some of the most groovy music i've ever heard. lots of fun. if you're a drummer like me you will absolutely fanboy over the amazing moments from tony allen and ginger baker on this record. great tunes

good for its genre. Not my preferred genre overall.

Wow feel that rhythm.

Skip the sixteen-minute drum solo bonus track and save your sanity and your eardrums. It was never on the original version of the album, and while it’s probably interesting to some, it’s unnecessary for most. The rest of the album however is pure bliss.

Thank you to the person who wrote the review about 28 star for this album-one for every wife. Sent me on a very enjoyable Wikipedia rabbit hole.

I had enjoyed Fela Kuti's "Zombie" album when it came up on randomly on the generator. I really dug the afro-jazz vibe. And now, with Ginger Baker added in to the mix, this made it even better. The bonus track: do we need a 16 minute drum solo? No, but it's still nice to hear. Baker is infamous for this, the song "Toad" by Cream, performed live has a THIRTEEN minute drum solo. So a 16 minute drum duet is no surprise. The other songs are in the same vein as "Zombie," although a bit more scat-singing. So high marks from me!

Never did get around to checking out more Fela Kuti since his last awesome album showed up on this last. More of the same - really dug the opening track and enjoyed the second track but not quite as much. Then comes the addition of Ginger Baker - was not aware how good he really was. Damn. Plus the Africa '70 is still killing it. Was feeling like a 4, maybe 4.5 for me but I'm going to round up because this is a live album that doesn't sound live and tired at times.

“Let’s Start” has says! Well, that was certainly a start. I would love to have seen Fela’s band back in the 70s (with or without Ginger Baker). These concerts feel like they would’ve been one hell of a party if the recordings come anywhere near to what the actual live experience was. I’m sure that I mentioned this before, but you can hear the influence of the Talking Heads’ sound here, especially on albums like Remain in Light and the ones that came after. This album also showed me just how good Ginger Baker was. The drumming on “Yeye De Smell” is out of this world. A very solid 4 for Fela.

1.75

Jazz music with an African beat. Not for me.

i dig it

Enjoyed the energy for sure.

Thoroughly enjoyable, funky, hypnotic. Well worth repeated playing. The drum solo at the end probably prevented this being a 5 star review!

The last song was missing from Spotify but this was totally acceptable funk. Not much else to add

Jäi kesken. Ei vaan pysty. Paskaa.

Kuvittelin itten Pori Jazzeille, viltillä rinteessä, hyvässä seurassa ja Fela Kuti jamittelee päälavalla. Aurinko paistaa ja ukkelilla maailman levein hymy

Never been much of a jazz fan but it was a pleasant enough listen. Few tracks but they're very long. Maybe too long.

Very engaging and strangely soothing collection of live tracks.

Nicht so meins…

not something I would have found on my own, but really dig this! Great pace and awesome drumming

Pretty Crazy drumming on this one. Songs are amazing and complex, but my adhd is struggling with song length. I bet if i was stoned i could really lose track of time to these tracks. Pretty solid album though. High point: Ye Ye De Smell Low Point: Egbe Mi O (carry me)

What this generator is all about, an album one would not normally find. A very good live jazz album that is all of five songs that runs a little over an hour. Percussion heavy album that is capped off with a sixteen minute dual drum solo. If you want to learn more about the crazy-ass Ginger Baker, check out the documentary "Beware of Mr. Baker."

Mega pangare….

Fela the type of fella to only release bangers

Live? Swag

7/10 very entertaining!

Overall 5/10 Egbe Mio 6/10

Much funkier than I expected, quite a lot of fun. The 20 minute drum battle isn't really what you need

This album is a reminder that I need to explore Fela Kuti so much more. I've listened to an album here or there but really need to dive deeper. This was fantastic.

If you love drums, you'll love this album. If you are on a bike ride, you'll appreciate someone keeping an upbeat, rhythmic pace. It'll keep you going. If you are completely against drum circles, you'll hate this album.

Oh, este afrojazz me gusta, tiene mucha onda.

It was okay, not quite my thing.

This is the sort of album I want to hear on this list.

Hot damn.

One of the ones on this list that I would never otherwise seek out but really enjoyed. I don't get into the jazz waters much but boy are they pleasant sometimes

super album live. Vraiment c'Est une découverte, ca jam pas mal et c'est très explosif. 4.5

This is a great album! All new to me and some really sweet music happening here, no doubt. Caught my ear from the start and kept it going all the way through. Complex harmonies, funk-jazz-groove style, and ear-catching melodies, all with some tuly intricate beats. Really dug it.

Great afrofunk

Hypnotic, mesmerising, chaotic. Brilliant.

Fun and a stunning live performance

Not bad, but I didn't care for it Great drum work from Ginger

Super album, heerlijke jazzie en samen met 1 van de beste drummers ooit

Genre: Afrobeat 4/5 In one of the best live albums I've listened to in quite some time, from an artist (Fela Kuti) I was unfamiliar with, featuring a drummer (Ginger Baker) who I'm rather familiar with, Fela Kuti's Live! is a recording that perfectly encapsulates the concept of Afrobeat. Born from African rhythms and jazz-funk, Afrobeat, essentially founded by Fela Kuti, is a genre rife with driving rhythms and neat, technical instrumentation. It comes together in a truly beautiful way, and all of the tracks here do something to excite you and challenge you. Ginger Baker, who shows up for the 2nd half of the album, delivers a muted, respectable, appropriate performance throughout, never becoming the highlight of the show, helping to make the feature feel genuine, and never gimmicky. My personal favorite, Ye Ye De Smell, the track which introduces our good friend Ginger, does a great job of showing us exactly who he is. Once the full band drops out, Ginger and Africa '70 drummer Tony Allen let loose, unleashing a tremendous duo drum solo that fits perfectly in the middle of the fine performance. Black Man's Cry features a cathartic vocal performance from Fela Kuti, and only goes to highlight how little some things have changed. Overall, Kuti serves as a miraculous bandleader, keeping tone and tempo consistent on his Hammond organ, and utilizing his players to the best of their abilities. Great sax solos throughout, smart and constantly altering arrangements as the songs play along, and a real passion and energy felt through the entire show. Solid, rewarding listen.

Good foundational Afrobeats jazz.

So much fun to listen to.

Fantastic music.

One of the all time great live albums you'll ever hear.

Encore un grand merci à Emmanuel Macron pour cet album.

Macron demission.

I enjoyed listening to this. It would have been something to be at this concert.

I wasn’t at all sure what to expect here, but when they started playing on the first track, I was totally into it! Totally jamming’!

Not my usual fare but very enjoyable.

Wow! This album is hot! Great sounding recording. The horns and drums are off the hook! The patter made it a vibrant, live experience - really enjoyed the call-and-response in “Carry Me I Want To Die.” Happy to have this LIVE! album in the rotation.

This is what I'm doing this for. Love a bit of Afrobeat and well aware of Fela Kuti's legend (and of course Ginger Baker's) but not got around to listening to many legendary albums. The groove is alive. Oh my god, the drumming. Superb

Excellent

Ritmos psicodélicos y africanos bien combinados. No me ha parecido demasiado inspirador

Not my thing. I respect the musicianship but I wouldn't listen to this.

I am enjoying the music so far. Normally I don't like live recordings but the quality is superb. It's refreshing listening to music that I wouldn't normally be exposed to.

Liked this one. Songs were really long but it worked well as background music while I was working. Would listen again and to more by Fela Kuti! 4/5

love this type of music

Expecting to thoroughly enjoy this, but it was a little more freeform that I was anticipating. Still enjoyable. Amazing musicians and would likely be more enjoyable listening to it in a different setting.

My friend said Fela Kuti is funny name

Good fun live afrobeat. I do love a drum solo. Black Man's Cry is a great track also, and the sing along in Egbe Mu O (Carry Me)

16 min drum solo.... negative 100 stars

meh

Less of an afro-beat flavour than some of his other work

Excellent, will definitely be listening again.

Legendary performance.

Fela Kuti and Ginger Baker were both on the cusp of something when they paired up for this seismic album back in 1971. One of the many shining gems in a discography full of them, Fela and his Africa 70 showcases the euphoric yet political pull of Afrobeat with Ginger more than holding his own. If only we knew then what would come next.... Favorites: Let's Start, Black Man's Cry, Ye Ye De Smell.

Fela is a god. This album is killer. Another I'll need to pick up on vinyl.

Great!!

This album was full of energy. The arrangement was great and the fusion of African and western music was seamless and done in such a way that highlights the African influence in western popular music. Ginger Baker was a great addition to this as well.

You definitely need to be in the right mood for Fela. You could probably say the same about most music. This is good, and I will listen to more of Fela Kuti's music, I promise

Languid compositions replete with Fela's urgency. I think I would have liked more, but am not sure if an album could handle more songs or if said songs would survive compression.

pesado

This was great! Way outside the stuff I normally listen to, and I listened to it twice back to back. Killer.

Like a James Brown, similar music. I like it.

Afro jazz, great buzz going on, and fascinating story behind the music. Big influence on Talking Heads of course.

Great energy and rhythm and hard to imagine this is live too. Seems a bit cobbled together at the end with Ginger Baker seemingly adding credibility to the whole affair when it stands on it's own merits. Just falls short because of this in my view. Leaves me wanting something else but definitely worth listening to.

With Ginger Baker Live! is basically quite good but no AYMHBD. (5/10) FT: Black Man's Cry

So far what I've learned from this site is that anything Kuta is normally fire.

Fela Kuti clocking in another smooth funk masterpiece. Ginger Baker absolutely kills it on the drums.

Hah hah, awesome! I'm expecting a bunch of commenters losing their damn minds at the 16 minute long drum solo... I could listen to afrobeat all day, and this is a great example of the genre. Fave track - "Black Man's Cry" - funky as hell!

first listen such a vibe, love hearing the various African influences on jazz culture and i wish i was alive in the 70s

Disseste que os nossos corpos florirão em lágrimas com a certeza de quem nunca regou uma planta na vida.

Funky jamz. Goes on a bit though.

Pretty solid album. Definitely enjoyable. Freewheeling and structured jazz at the same time. Really enjoyed this sound but I can't say I'd listen to every track again. Fave tracks: Let's Start and Black Man's Cry. Would give this album 4 stars if I loved all the tracks this much, but knocking off a star for the second half of the album which was less interesting imo.

African jazz album, played live. I like the song intros from Fela ahead of the songs, simple introducing the title and briefly the meaning. Ginger Baker joins for the B-side, after touring Africa to learn about African drumming styles with Fela prior to this recording. Fun album, the songs are lengthy and overall it feels like a long jam session.

What an intro! Great subsequent tracks. Would have loved to watch the concert live

Bopping from start to finish. The legend Fela with two legendary drummers on board? Can't get better than that!

An excellent performance by Fela, and getting this early taste is very illuminating in how he reached stardom in the way he did.

Long drum solos really aren't my thing!

A little slow for my taste

Long form songs that don't work isolated, but good. Standout tracks Black Man's Cry Ye Ye De Smell

3/5

7/10 Best Song - Ye Ye De Smell

Jazz with a lot of African influences. Definitely interesting, especially the Ginger Baker solos, but not first-choice jazz.

I liked this, but was probably a one time listen.

The songs were initially pretty fun to listen to but were too long and unfocused, losing my interest.

Not my usual tastes, but I actually liked it a lot

A whole lot of funk! Easy to listen to as background music and some good jams.

This was fun! Great music to work to as it’s upbeat with a nice variation in instrumentation.

I like Fela Kuti--the songs kind of all sound the same, but they're pretty fun, good vibes, so pretty happy to have this going in the background. And Egbe Mi O rocks. I'm writing less today because I wrote a whole bunch for yesterday's album and it didn't seem to save, so I'm mad

I actually didn't mind this nearly as much as I thought I would. Partially because I listen while I'm working, this had some nice rhythm and sound for just having on while working, without distracting lyrics that pulled my attention away from work. I wouldn't choose to listen to something like this, but it was fine as sound in the background. I think it would be worse if my sole attention was on it and I was actively listening, because it's not really my style.

Funky album but those songs were super long and felt more like a jam session than a coherent album

Funky. Jazzy. Seems like there’s a lot of this Kuti fella on here but this is a good one, someone should probably sample those drums.

Good African jazz

Ritmos africanos. Está bien.

Awesome album!

It's a live-jam album, so it doesn't all work out, but there's a lot of good stuff to hear with this one. Not something I'd keep in my rotation, though.

Was gong to be 3, until the interminable Ginger Baker drum solo kicked in.

Great rhythm. I like the vibe of this a lot, but it's not something I would return to--just not quite enough meat.

Super groovy! Loved it.

Opens with a BANG then settles into the background. Put this on while cooking your favorite meal with your favorite person.

Hot, hot, hot afrobeat featuring one of rock's all-time great drummers. The chemistry among all these musicians is unreal, and the product bleeds cool. I would put this among the best live albums I've ever heard.

8th March 2022 Listened in the morning while putting together the weekly briefing. Watched Liverpool Inter in the evening. 0-1. Remember this from watching beware of mr baker. Funky and primal.

Not a huge fan of live albums in general, but this one feels special.

I liked it, but I did not fell off my chair. I will certainly try more of Fela Kuti's material

Just knew the artist by name, really impressive performance. This Live definitively fit in this List.

This album took over my body from start to finish. INSANE grooves and musicianship + the brass are perfect. Furthermore, I think this is the best performance I've ever heard of Ginger Baker, who is amongst my best drummers. It instantly became one of my favorite live recording. I will need to buy this live on vinyl.

Great vibes

Something very different for me. I liked some of the pipe/wind stuff. But overall I just couldn't get into this

Felt is God

I don't think this is the best place to start exploring Fela Kuti. It is a peculiar live performance but it is not a prime example of the artist.

Awesome. Love fela kuti.

This album has a fantastic start and then just keeps going. Very funky and jammy with great rhythms. Didn't even notice the songs are 12 min long! Just a fun, and well-rounded album.

ainda estou na primeira música e já vou dar 5 estrelas