Society HAE and Str8buttah Productions presents… “Fela Kuti + Ginger Baker: LIVE! Remixed,” the second of a series of mixtape collaborations with African artists, the first being the AFRIKA21 Mixtape Vol. 3 produced by Spoek Mathambo.
“Fela Kuti + Ginger Baker: LIVE! Remixed” is produced by Teck-Zilla of Str8buttah Productions and combines snippets of rare interviews with Fela, Ginger Baker and Fela’s musicians with sound bites and remixes of the live recordings from his 1971 “LIVE!” album, which featured Africa70 and Ginger Baker. Original soundscapes by Teck-zilla are also present on the DocuMixtape’s featured tracks.
TRACK LIST
1. INTRO:Who Is Fela?
Snippets from Fela Kuti Documentary & Music by Stephane Tchal-Gadjieff and Jean Jacques Flori
Snippets from Fela’s Unreleased interview with VOA (1967)
2. Let’s Start
Sample: Let’s Start
Instruments by Fela Kuti and The Africa 70 Band
Drum programming by Teck-Zilla
Bass by Teck-Zilla
3. INTERLUDE1:Why Ginger Baker
Snippets From Ginger Baker Interview on “Nigeria 70 – The Definitive Story Of 1970’s Funky Lagos” – The Documentary CD by Sue Bowerman
4. Black Man’s Cry
Sample: Black Man’s Cry
Instruments by Fela Kuti and The Africa 70 Band
Drum programming by Teck-Zilla
Bass by Teck-Zilla
Scratches By Teck-ZIlla
5. INTERLUTE 2: Welcome to Nigeria
Snippets From Ginger Baker Interview on Nigeria 70 – The Definitive Story Of 1970’s Funky Lagos – The Documentary CD by Sue Bowerman
6. Felabration
Sample: Black Man’s Cry
Instruments by Fela Kuti and The Africa 70 Band
Drum programming by Teck-Zilla
Bass & Synth by Teck-Zilla
Scratches By Teck-ZIlla
7. INTERLUDE 3: Fela And Politricks
Snippets From Fela Kuti Documentary & Music by Stephane Tchal-Gadjieff and Jean Jacquues Flori
8. Let’s Start Reprise
Sample: Let’s Start
Instruments by Fela Kuti and The Africa 70 Band
Drum programming by Teck-Zilla
Bass by Teck-Zilla
Extra Percussion by Teck-Zilla
Scratches By Teck-ZIlla
Fela Snippets From BBC Documentary
10. Egbe Mi O (CARRY ME)
Sample: Egbe Mi O (Carry Me I Want To Die)
Instruments by Fela Kuti and The Africa 70 Band
Drum programming by Teck-Zilla
Bass by Teck-Zilla
11. Yeye Dey Smell
Sample: Yeye De Smell
Instruments by Fela Kuti and The Africa 70 Band
Drum programming by Teck-Zilla
Bass & Synth by Teck-Zilla
Scratches By Teck-ZIlla
12. The After Smell (MADT DUB)
Sample: Yeye De Smell
Instruments by Fela Kuti and The Africa 70 Band
Drum programming by Teck-Zilla
Bass & Synth by Teck-Zilla
Extra Percussions By Teck-ZIlla
13. Outro: Credits
Snippets From Ginger Baker Interview on Nigeria 70 – The Definitive Story Of 1970’s Funky Lagos – The Documentary CD by Sue Bowerman
14 The Black President
Instruments by Fela Kuti and The Africa 70 Band
Drum programming by Teck-Zilla
Bass by Teck-Zilla
Extra Percussions By Teck-ZIlla
Scratches By Teck-ZIlla
Vocal Snippets From Fela Kuti Documentary & Music by Stephane Tchal-Gadjieff and Jean Jacquues Flori