i posted this info the minute i heard about it....and yes, i was VERY
saddened by it...fela, despite his idiosyncracies, was truely a great
among not only musicians but people in general...anyone on this list, any
list for that matter, should aquaint themself with his voluminous body
of work...and those of u who've never seen him live have no idea what
you've missed...easily one of the best ive ever seen...
tom w
np: fela - I.T.T. (international thief thief)
On Tue, 12 Aug 1997 23:23:30 +0000 abenn@dircon.co.uk writes:
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>Twas rather surprised, after seeing all the William Burroughs tributes
>pouring in that nobody mentioned the sad passing of Fela Kuti. Well
>.... I
>for one shall sorely miss him, I know he probably wouldn't fit into
>the
>criteria for IDM but then neither did Mr Burroughs but we're allowed
>to
>veer off at tangents sometimes, aren't we? (they often prove the most
>interesting of journeys, after all).
>
>Fela Kuti - You fought the law in your strive against injustice and
>the
>Nigerian government will surely reap all their evil karma back unto
>themselves for what they did to you ... The courage that you showed,
>the
>incredible, mind blowingly powerful, trance inducing music you created
>.... well tis a huge loss ... nobody could ever fill your shoes.
>
>Respect!
>
>Alessandra
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