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SONG OF THE DAY Fela Kuti – I Know Your Feeling

Posted on November 26, 2016 by The Listening Post Blog

Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, musician and composer Fela Kuti has often been described as one of Africa’s most “challenging and charismatic music performers.”  Hailed as a “superstar, singer, musician, Panafricanist, polygamist, mystic, legend,” Kuti was also a human rights activist and political extremist, … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Kologbo feat. Monkuti – Cool Down

Posted on May 7, 2018 by The Listening Post Blog

Nigerian Afrobeat guitar legend Oghene Kologbo has been making music ever since he was a young teenager!  Spending many years performing with Fela Kuti, he later went on to record more than 50 records with his band, Afrika 70. To celebrate … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 feat. Carlos Santana – Black Times

Posted on December 11, 2017 by The Listening Post Blog

Nigerian-born Oluseun Anikulapo Kuti is the youngest son of the legendary afrobeat pioneer, Fela Kuti.  Better known as Seun Kuti and now a proficient musician in his own right, Seun is both a saxophonist and vocalist who impressively took on his father’s role as … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Fred Fisher Atalobhor & His Ogiza Dance Band – Thief Man

Posted on August 1, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

Nigerian trombonist, vocalist, composer and songwriter, Fred Fisher Atalobhor was born in Bendel, Nigeria in 1951. By the late 1960’s he was playing in bands across Africa and after impressing producer Odion Iruoje, who spotted him at a vocal session … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Black Flower – Future Fauna

Posted on June 8, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

Now, today’s song requires a little commitment and a spare and uninterrupted 14 minutes of your time if you happen to have it? I don’t advise that you open your eyes and let the world back in until this song … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Iftin Band – Sirmaqabe (No Secrets)

Posted on May 28, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

This tune is literally music to my ears! It makes me all melty inside, transmitting those tingles that you sometimes get when a melody or a beat, or whatever it is strikes a magic part in your soul! It’s a … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Don Isaac Ezekiel Combination – Amalinja

Posted on February 15, 2022 by The Listening Post Blog

The Don Isaac Ezekiel Combination were a band formed by three ex-members of Fela Kuti’s 1960s highlife-jazz outfit, the Koola Lobitos –  this being the prototype band Fela Kuti set-up before changing the name to Africa 70 in 1970. Consisting … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Shaolin Afronauts – The Scarab

Posted on December 29, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

There’s a real nice combination of soothing verses tension whirling about in this immersive instrumental delight today, and though you may be forgiven for thinking this is the work of The Budos Band or The Sorcerers, this is, in fact, … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY In Motion Collective – Tah’s Theme

Posted on November 25, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Formed as a Californian trio in 2010, In Motion Collective later developed into a whopping 10-piece, horn-heavy powerhouse and features group members: Joe Harrison (Tenor Saxophone, Piano), Jesse Audelo (Baritone Saxophone), Billy Edwall (Trumpet), Michael Armstrong (Trombone), Dillon Casey (Guitar), … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Black Flower – Bones

Posted on July 5, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Curious waves of magic are weaved when you embark on today’s sonic voyage! The flute alone could lure a billion snakes out of hiding or, akin to a type of pied piper, could steal many an unsuspecting ear with its … Continue reading →

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