Erykah Badu & The Roots X Fela Kuti
December 21, 2017 9:22 AM   Subscribe

 
Nice. Two of my favorite artists of all time. Not quite feeling this mash-up, just doesn't seem to work. Love Erykah's look though.
posted by cloeburner at 9:32 AM on December 21, 2017 [2 favorites]


well that was awesome!

and yes, not only great talent and like, really awesome phrasing but yes fashion icon indeed, I love her aesthetic!
posted by supermedusa at 9:46 AM on December 21, 2017


The music was fantastic. Badu? I'm not a fan.
posted by humboldt32 at 9:54 AM on December 21, 2017 [2 favorites]


I love her aesthetic!

posted by supermedusa
I know that we've quit doing "eponysterical" but you people can't just leave low-hanging fruit like this.
posted by fantabulous timewaster at 9:59 AM on December 21, 2017 [9 favorites]


I love her unreservedly - her cover of Chaka Khan's "Stay" is forever my jam...
posted by ersatzkat at 10:22 AM on December 21, 2017


I caught this last night while channel-flipping and thought it was amazing!
posted by hydrophonic at 11:10 AM on December 21, 2017


... I want to hear the album cut. She's a brilliant and interesting musician and the roots are, simply, super fine. And Fela Kuti is pure beauty. So I want to hear the album cut cause I can imagine it all tying together there.
posted by From Bklyn at 2:49 PM on December 21, 2017


I have seen Seun Kuti perform about 4 times with Fela's last band Egypt 80. Blows me away everytime. I am sad that I was only introduced to Afrobeat about 10 years ago. I should have been listening to this for a lot longer.
posted by indianbadger1 at 3:03 PM on December 21, 2017


Man, I’m honestly surprised there are people that don’t like Erykah Badu. In my musical world she’s on par with David Bowie in her sense of presence and ability to reinvent herself and stay relevant. And this was awesome.
posted by invitapriore at 9:13 PM on December 21, 2017 [1 favorite]


"It is fabulous."
Isn't this typical editorialising which is frown upon by mods? Let me watch it.

...

Bear with me while I pick up my jaw from the floor.
posted by erin trouble at 4:23 AM on December 24, 2017


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