KingAzubuike:

I still don't know what people see in that fela. He fought against the government fine but his music were just meaningless. He sang alot of beautiful nonsense very meaningless lyrics

study afro sound and lyric as ah whole
fela defined it, now our artist rebrand it and made it more pleasant for that reason, our artist values fela more

KingAzubuike:

I still don't know what people see in that fela. He fought against the government fine but his music were just meaningless. He sang alot of beautiful nonsense very meaningless lyrics

people fear what they don't understand and hate what they can't conquer.. Fela is a legend ... The greatest......... If you don't like him that is OK ...but he said things back then that are relevant even till today

KingAzubuike:

I still don't know what people see in that fela. He fought against the government fine but his music were just meaningless. He sang alot of beautiful nonsense very meaningless lyrics

Meaningless? Have you listened to Beast of no Nation. Zombie, Army Arrangement, Sorrow tears and blood,ODOO,. Lady., Colonial mentality, Coffin for Head of State. Yellow Fever? Beast of no Nation satirizes international relations to an unbelievable level showing how well read/aware the man was. His musical compositions even without lyricd are pure gold. Listen again please

Gmajor:
Fela is extremely overrated.
Lagbaja produced music that is richer in tune, lyrics and melody than Fela

Kids, kids, please have some respect. How can you even compare the two? Fels was a revolutionary musician that invented the afro beat genre of music that inspired burna boy and yes even your lagbaja (who's music I hope you know is atrobeat?). Lahbaja is a great perfomer no doubt but comparing him to Fela is like comparing Chris brown to Michael Jackson. Nuff said

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Check "Dog eat Dog", though he was unable to complete it.

Only Indomie generation will even think of comparing Lagbaja to the Great Abami Eda!

KingAzubuike:

I still don't know what people see in that fela. He fought against the government fine but his music were just meaningless. He sang alot of beautiful nonsense very meaningless lyrics

His music wasn't meaningless o though it was largely political. Nonetheless, not all his music was politics and it make sense e.g. water no get enemy, What's political about that?

KingAzubuike:

I still don't know what people see in that fela. He fought against the government fine but his music were just meaningless. He sang alot of beautiful nonsense very meaningless lyrics

Open your ears or better still ask your parents about fela's music

ajebuter:
Who's comparing Lagbaja to Fela?

How can you compare ' Death' ( Fela) and ' Sleep' ( Lagbaja)??

I mean, what is this Kati-kati??

It should not even be discussed at all...

Shouldn't even be discussed at all

Is this suppose to be a question ?

In all ramifications FELA scored 85% ...... Lagbja scored 25%

Better go on Youtube and humbly listen to the music of the greatest African musician of all time.

Maybe you were in nappies 7 years ago when the Fela on Broadway musical was going on in theatres across the world, and attended by every major star on earth, from Jay Z to Beyonce, to Will Smith, to Spike Lee, to Alicia keys

Baba Fela anyday, all day.


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Some years ago, at his Motherland in Ikeja. While on stage Lagbaja confirmed it. That Fela be real master of the Game. Reason he dedicated a track from one of his albums titled "Oku ati Alaye" ......
The dead and the living.

Give fela 10 mins to sing a song, he will use the first 5 mins for rythymless beats, 2 mins for lyrics wey no get meaning and the last 3 mins for another round of rhythmeless beats.

Lagbaja was way better in my opinion. [/quote]

NewDelhi:
I'll give it to lagbaja. His music are more captivating, better beats and rhymes to put you in a dance mood. Even if you no dance you go dey shake head.

Give fela 10 mins to sing a song, he will use the first 5 mins for [b]rythymless beats, [/b]2 mins for lyrics wey no get meaning and the last 3 mins for another round of rhythmeless beats.

Lagbaja was way better in my opinion.

Na that phrase make cold catch me.
I won't lie e pain me, I nearly cry.
I don't know where to start from.
POLYRHYTHM.

OP ur ignorance can b e excused but for ur arrogance, there is no redemption for that.

NewDelhi:
I'll give it to lagbaja. His music are more captivating, better beats and rhymes to put you in a dance mood. Even if you no dance you go dey shake head.

Give fela 10 mins to sing a song, he will use the first 5 mins for rythymless beats, 2 mins for lyrics wey no get meaning and the last 3 mins for another round of rhythmeless beats.

Lagbaja was way better in my opinion.

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Listen and listen very attentively, you are nothing but a GOAT

rossniti:


I disagree big time.

You don't understand music.

Fela was on a totally different level from Lagbaja.

What do you mean by ''rhythmless beats''?

Fela?

You must be drunk.

Better go on Youtube and humbly listen to the music of the greatest African musician of all time.

Maybe you were in nappies 7 years ago when the Fela on Broadway musical was going on in theatres across the world, and attended by every major star on earth, from Jay Z to Beyonce, to Will Smith, to Spike Lee, to Alicia keys and Madonna, in honour of the great man.

Small children talking rubbish.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkJfdqoKcYg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kzU5-xcSF4


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp6KWhy2FAk

Fela Created a special genre known as Afrobeat and so many international and local artist's including Lagbaja has been tapping from Fela's songs.
Many people here do not know fela studied music abroad and what they call nonsense are actually African idioms and proverbs.

alabo1:


Meaningless? Have you listened to Beast of no Nation. Zombie, Army Arrangement, Sorrow tears and blood,ODOO,. Lady., Colonial mentality, Coffin for Head of State. Yellow Fever? Beast of no Nation satirizes international relations to an unbelievable level showing how well read/aware the man was. His musical compositions even without lyricd are pure gold. Listen again please

Authority Stealing is my best fela track as in the love I have for that track is different

alabo1:


Kids, kids, please have some respect. How can you even compare the two? Fels was a revolutionary musician that invented the afro beat genre of music that inspired burna boy and yes even your lagbaja (who's music I hope you know is atrobeat?). Lahbaja is a great perfomer no doubt but comparing him to Fela is like comparing Chris brown to Michael Jackson. Nuff said

I still stand by what I said.
Fela pales in comparison to a lot of Nigerian music legends.
That someone inspired you does not mean you can't surpass him/her.
Graham Bell invited the telephone in the 1800, but his invention pales in comparison to what Steve Jobs was able to produce.

Whenever the Fela topic is brought up, people always tend to approach the topic with a rose tinted glass that really clouds their judgement.

Yes, Fela is a activist and his songs were well loved.
Yes, Fela to a large extent pioneer the Afro beat.


Fela is unabashedly African. He loved Africa, it's culture and language and looked down on people who wanted to be more westernized.
He was a staunch political activist and always spoke up when he felt that things were not going right and as such, he was a constant torn on the flesh of the military regime.


Fela's music is not about it's content but what it stood for.

Lagbaja schooled with music and understand this music very well, fela is just an activist wey also get talent to sing, which by that gave pushed him to limel. Lagbaja,! Omo baba mukomuko, that man sabi pass fela countless time

Haba. Death and sleep no be thesame thing nah. In yoruba, it is said " igi imu jina s'ori". FELA na king, na baba, na ogbongę. You dey compare Oonirisa with local Kings. Atomic bomb vs hand grenade. Giwan ruwa vs tilapia. Abeg, I can go on and on till daybreak. I dey vex sef. No basis for comparison. If you had said FELA vs BOB MARLEY, or EBENEZER OBEY vs KSA of all time, we could sit down to iron out some things, but please all hail the Legend FELA ANIKULAPO KUTI!!!

They are shouting fela is a legend, you can't campare him with lagbaja blalala without telling us how he is great using his hit songs.

Fela is more of a movement founder hyped into people's consciousness than an actual music star. Its like comparing naira Marley who is a tout with music legend like tuface.

Lagbaja

Why una like to whine una sef? Una no know who beta pass b4.../

NewDelhi:
Give fela 10 mins to sing a song, he will use the first 5 mins for rythymless beats, 2 mins for lyrics wey no get meaning and the last 3 mins for another round of rhythmeless beats.

Rhythm-less beats Lol... U've got to change ur speakers bro or repair ur eardrums. Even Fela's drummer back then Tony Allen, was and is still a celebrated legend, not to talk of Fela himself.

I like to think of Fela as a movement while Lagbaja a genre.

Yes u might not like Fela but if you listen to his songs and connect with it. You see that he saw the future
Listen to tracks like lady ( it was referring to feminism), listen to beast of no nation ( it talks about bad government)
I could go on and on they are both good in their respective brand of music.

NewDelhi:

As in I have a file that contains all his album and music. It's almost 4 gig. The guy was an activist no doubt but some of his music no just follow. He go just dey talk nonsense. Reminds me of one of his songs. He wanted to bash government as usual. Before he started he started talking about yansh. Said something like "yansh na wonderful material property, woman dey use am shìt ,fvck, piss. Yansh is very wonderful.".

Abeg weytin concern yansh with the matter on ground. He go con use 80% time for beats, use 20% for lyrics.

Not taking away his greatness tho

Omg fela na werey..

He is a god....he delivers in style.... he does not beg for your respect or love. He doesn't even care.

Fela is more than just a musician.....while lagbaja is strictly an entertainer, fela is much more than that

Lagbaja de crase?

Fela is a king.

What a comparison? Fela's 'nonsense' music enlightened generation across all lands including I. But I don't know the impact Lagbaja's music has made on even Nigerians.
Music is message and Fela ensured that.