Shuffering and Shmiling

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共2首歌曲

艺人: Fela Kuti
语种: 英语
厂牌: Barclay
发行时间: 2001年01月01日
专辑类别: EP、单曲

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by Jack LV Isles

After the 1977 police attack on Fela's Kalakuta Republic, where his mother and about 80 members of his entourage and band were injured and arrested, he set out to light a fire underneath the authority figures and his various other enemies that were causing him and, in his eyes, the people of Nigeria to suffer in the form of harassment, oppression, and economic devastation. Shuffering and Shmiling is one of those comments. While continuing along in his tradition of savvy instrumental innovation, &Shuffering and Shmiling& plays out with the same intensity and voracious soloing that mark other great Africa 70 performances like Confusion, Gentleman, and No Agreement; but the point of departure here is the outward remarks he makes on a touchy topic: religion. Fela had become increasingly concerned about the growing influence of non-traditional religions fracturing African countries. He believed that these divisions had created a population unable to unify and stand up for themselves and instead had them living in conditions that forced &them go pack themselves in like sardine (into a bus): Suffering and smiling,& and without trying to change things he says they &Suffer suffer for world/Enjoy for heaven.& Shuffering and Shmiling is another highly recommended Fela Kuti and Africa 70 release. [In 2000, MCA released Shuffering and Shmiling and No Agreement as a two-fer.]

Shuffering and Shmiling

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