Fela Kuti - Upside Down b/w Go Slow (1976)

originally heard

via durwood's older brother

on a cassette copy...

still got it.

(that took yrs t sink in)

and since, sure

i heard a hella Fela

but man, this riff

it still

stands

out

way out

/there.

funny story: guy walks inna bar t'other night (me)

hears a groove, says to tender, "this be fela, no?"

tender grins largely, says you got this beer on me!

i din't know what the song was, but it was fela...

then he poses a challenge -- hey he says, switching

the tune to another... i just got this one on my ipod

but don't have a title for it (love it tho!): know it?

hilarious to me that it's the one fela i know best

fuck yeah i say, this is upside down. its the best!

he says yeah, its got such a groove and then them

lyrics pound you in the fucking face, ma politico...

thanks, says he. next beer's on me too. mmm.

and m nxt thought? ...why ain't this on the roxx?

Note: This is regarded as ununsual in the Kuti oeuvre

because of the guest vocals by Sandra Ankake Isidore.

She comes in at the 8:27 mark, and her lyrics kick ass.

hear

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