BAO (tunde@arches.uga.edu)
Wed, 10 Nov 1999 14:19:18 -0500 (EST)
>
> Anyway, as far as African funk tracks, well, Fela was heavily influenced by
> African-American music, which is not the same thing as African music. Funk
> is Afro-American all the way; so, the more interesting thing about Fela is
> how Afro-American music influenced African music, which isn't the title of
> your paper (yet!)
I dont know how true this is. Fela was making music way before the 70s
funk days. Though he probably was influenced by the Jazz more. In fact Id
say his works are less like funk and more like jazz...though whats in a
name eh?
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