Expensive shit

Amadou and Mariam
Blind couple from Mali


Fela Kuti
The king of afro-beat.

I have been obsessed with African music lately. Here are a few artists and where to get them.

Fela Kuti - Expensive Shit
http://www.mediafire.com/?7x9zzyt5lll

J.A. Adofo & City Boys International
awesometapesfromafrica.blogspot.com
(download the second album on the first page, "adeasa" in its entirety)

Yoro Diallo Dit Fernando Moutchatcha
awesometapesfromafrica.blogspot.com

Victor Uwaifo
awesometapesfromafrica.blogspot.com
(back in the archives)

Fela is afro-beat, a well known style of jazz, funk and traditional music blended together. the story on "expensive shit" is that Fela became so popular and rich that he decided to run for president of Nigeria, and the government knew he would win, so they planted a joint on him (marijuana laws are crazy in Nigeria) and tried to put him in jail, he ate the joint and swapped shit with another inmate and escaped prison. he put out "expensive shit" shortly after

J.A. Adofo is from Ghana, and plays a popular genre from the 1970's and 80's called highlife. He is the best highlife I've ever heard. listen to "Enfa Odo Ndi Ogoro" and "Adeasa"

Moutchatcha is a little known musician from Mali. i cant find any info on him. check out "San Wo San"

Victor Uwaifo is another highlife guy, but more focused on funk.