Jason Witherspoon (arzachel@best.com)
Wed, 10 Nov 1999 11:44:23 -0800
At 11:19 AM -0800 11/10/99, BAO wrote:
>>
>> 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?
Huh? The first Fela recordings (under his own name, anyway-- I'm sure he
could've been playing horn in other outfits) I've ever heard of were from
'68-
'69 (the London & L.A. sessions), & they are already very much betraying
the influence of JB & black power philosophy-- ie, more funk than jazz.
What've you heard from Fela before the (very) late sixties?
Jason Witherspoon
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