Episode 15: The Ghost of Fella Kuti

Photo by Crystal Glaze

Fella Kuti was Nigerian musician and activist who launched a modern style of music called Afro-beat, which fused American blues, jazz, and funk with traditional Yoruba music.

The rhythms and sentiment that mix in it covers a lot of ground that we hear in latin music or in the music of New Orleans. In this episode we are gonna dive into all of it. Join us as we interview and hear performances by Hard Proof, Jeremy Joyce, and the debut of Mia Alejandra.

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