mustafabaray

Fela Kuti singlehandedly changed the entire political landscape of West Africa in 12 minutes.
Behind the funky guitars and Afrobeat pace and rhythms, the track "Zombie" is a ruthless attack on the Nigerian military regime, which at the time was a relentless dictatorship that would brutally attack its own people, especially if anything ill was said in regards to the regime. At a glance, it already is very clear as to how this offended the government so much, especially if you look ... read more

maybe i've just grown up.
a confession cannot be written over. this feels shallow and it has lost the rawness of the original recording. they completely butchered some of these songs, most notably The Ballad of The Costa Concordia, now titled The Ravenous House. i mean this is just corny. you're 33 dude. it's not even that i don't relate to the lyrics anymore or that i can't emotionally connect to the songs of CSH in general. i still can look very fondly on the original ... read more