Skip to the main navigation skip to the main content skip to search skip to footer skip to the main content back to the top. Kuti, fela coffin for head of state unknown soldier. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. Coffin for head of state was released in 1981, three years after the defenestration and the tragic death of fela s mother, funmilayo kuti.
So i carry the coffin i waka waka waka movement of the people them waka waka waka young african pioneers them waka waka waka we go obalende we go dodan barracks. Coffin for head of state fela kuti to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Fela s london scene reissue 1994 fela kuti beasts of no nation1 fela kuti the best of the. It was released in nigeria by coconut records in 1976, and in the united kingdom by creole records in 1976 the album criticised the nigerian government. Includes unlimited streaming of coffin for head of state 1980 via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more.
So i carry the coffin i waka waka waka movement of the people them waka waka waka young african pioneers them waka waka waka. Fela has certainly dealt with sad issues in his songs, but here he deals with sadness in a very direct, morose personal way. Lyrics to coffin for head of state part 2 by fela kuti. Nigerian singer who was a key figure in the development of afrobeat, blending agitprop lyrics and dance rhythms as. Set up your profile to see when friends have played an album or playlist. Coffin for head of state 1980 by fela kuti, released 18 january 2011 1. Through jesus christ our lord by the grace of almighty lord. Defiant, theatrical, courageous and provocative, kuti and his followers carried his mothers coffin to the front gate of the army barracks, asserting that his dead mother in the coffin should assume the position of president of nigeria. The best of the black president, the best best of fela kuti. Knitting factory records reissue fela kutis coffin for head of state on vinyl, previously only available as part of the box set series.
Download and convert fela kuti coffin forhead of state to mp3 or mp4 for free. Zombie is a studio album by nigerian afrobeat musician fela kuti. Symbolically, in memory of his mother, the black president and his own family deposited a coffin in front of. Fela kuti coffin for head of state part 2amen, amen, amen. Listen free to fela kuti coffin for head of state coffin for head of state. Fela kuti coffin for head of state download song ykm.
Get all the lyrics to songs on coffin for head of state and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. We go obalende we go dodan barracks we reach them gate o we put the coffin down obasanjo dey there with him big fat stomach yaradua dey there with him neck like ostrich we put the coffin down chorus but them take am. Best of fela kuti mixtape download mp3 fela shrine dj mix. Licensed to youtube by the orchard music, merlin pias, wmg on behalf of knitting. His father a reverend and head of a grammar school and his mother a teacher and later. Watch the video for coffin for head of state from fela kutis the best of the black president for. Check out coffin for head of state by fela kuti on amazon music. Political songs coffin for head of state by fela kuti.
He later changed his name in 1977 from his slave name to fela anikulapo kuti, the name of a king. Coffin for head of state unknown soldier by fela kuti on. Written by fela kuti coffin for head of state kalakuta 1981. During the protest, the symbolic coffin of fela s mother was laid at the entrance to dodan barracks, obasanjos residence. Buy coffin for head of state 1981 by fela kuti on partisan records store. The sleeve features photographs of a protest on september 30th 1979, the day before the head of nigerias military regime, general obasanjo, was to hand power to a democratically elected civilian president, shehu shagari. Expensive shit vinyl fela kuti shakara vinyl fela kuti live. Through jesus christ our lord by the grace of almighty lord through jesus christ our lord. Coffin for head of state 1981 fela kuti from the lp coffin for head of state cd release 1997 this video is part. Fela ransome kuti was born in abeokuta, nigeria on oct 15 1938 and died august 2 1997.
Fela coffin for head of state unknown soldier discogs. Buy coffin for head of state by fela kuti mp3 download online from 7digital united states over 30 million high quality tracks in our store. Knitting factory records reissue of fela kutis classic coffin for head of state album from 1981. Watch the video for coffin for head of state from fela kutis the best of the black. The album, made up of one track only, is among fela s most courageous responses to the nigerian armys destruction of kalakuta on 18 february 1977. Download felakuticoffinforheadofstate mp3 or mp4 free. Coffin for head of state by fela kuti on amazon music. Coffin for head of state is the saddest in his repertoire. Knitting factory records is proud to reissue fela kutis coffin for head of state on vinyl, previously only available as part of the box set series. Read about coffin for head of state part 2 by fela kuti and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Fela kuti coffin for head of state lyrics and tracklist. Watch the video for coffin for head of state from fela kutis the best of the black president for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
Coffin for head of state 1981 fela kuti from the lp coffin for head of state cd release 1997. The cd coffin for head of state unknown soldier is the best two fer proper albums release knitting factory records assembled in their re issue series, in that these are sister albums, both odes to his mother who was killed during one of the government raids on the kalakuta republic. Fela kuti coffin for head of state sounds of the universe. Download fela kuti coffin for head of state mp3 for free.
A mournful tribute to his beloved mother, the slow, repetitive coffin for head of state recounts this. Licensed to youtube by the orchard music, wmg, pias on behalf of knitting factory. During the attack, fela s mother, aged 78, a veteran of nigerias struggle for independence from british colonial rule and. The album is among fela s most courageous responses to the nigerian armys destruction of kalakuta on 18 february 1977.
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