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Fela Kuti – Zombie (12:23)

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Zombie was first played by Fela Kuti and Africa 70 at FESTAC (Festival for Black Arts and Culture) in Lagos, Nigeria in 1977. The song’s immediate popularity (it satirised the military government of the time) incurred the wrath of the government, and soldiers destroyed Kuti’s home. He fled to Ghana and continued to perform Zombie there, at one point provoking a riot which resulted in the entire band being thrown out of the country. the song is said to have become popular throughout Africa, as a way of cocking a snook at the military governments which plagued many countries there.
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  • Davadarho

    JORO JARA JORO ! Go ahead Fela :D

    Saturday afternoon

  • JamesPurdie

    Don't know what this is but it's not Zombie. Nice enough though.

    last month

  • CircusRock

    GTA IV brought me here.

    last month

  • kidskirty

    I have a different version of this tune on the LP Fela & Africa 90.

    March 2012

  • jamesuza

    u dey.

    February 2012

  • sheepareevil

    dat trumpet solo

    January 2012

  • BowieFreak

    Amazing track!

    January 2012

  • DawnMiles

    That ain't the zombie track man! Nice track though but hope I can still listen to the original classic!

    December 2011

  • Robbinari0

    MASSA!

    December 2011

  • lolo-b

    hey, somebody changed the track here! where there used to be fela on the radio there is something else!

    November 2011

  • kimbaparis

    Great track, but not Fela Kuti

    November 2011

  • dreadjobi

    baba forever

    October 2011

  • Michaonair

    Die ersten 4 min. waren schon mal sehr gut.

    October 2011

  • zocsman

    SENSACIONAL!

    October 2011

  • metawirt

    This track linked here is surely not Fela's Zombie!

    September 2011

  • shootinguplove

    Grooviest.

    September 2011

  • brownswood

    the rhythm!!

    July 2011

  • buterflyyy

    : )

    July 2011

  • HenleySmith

    wat a fela king kuti x

    May 2011

  • shedonist

    Fela!

    May 2011
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