Twitter Radio: Afrobeat

I love funk. When I started actually reading about funk in 2005, my folks Siraj Fowler showed me this documentary about Fela Kuti, the James Brown of Afrobeat. Although I'd never heard about Fela, I soon learned that my father used to play his music. In fact, I recognized one song.

This morning, I felt that soulful Sunday vibe, and "Ain't Nothing Like Afrobeat in the Morning."

My favorite Afrobeat song. "Don't Bring That Shit to Me" by Seun Kuti

Here's my #TwitterRadio Afrobeat Mix:

Kicking off this morning mix with some Fela Kuti, Originator of the Afro Beat sound.
http://twitter.com/ReginaldJames/status/8457944994

• Fela Kuti - Teacher Don't Teach Me No Nonsense http://bit.ly/G9NLR
• It's "Dancing Time" by Nigeria 70 (Fela Kuti's band) http://bit.ly/95Fq6s
• "Crazy Afrobeat" Tony Allen http://bit.ly/D2PkK
• "Ye Ye De Smell" by Fela Kuti & Ginger Baker http://bit.ly/bMXzrx
• "Expensive Shit" by Fela Kuti http://bit.ly/4KPeml
  
• "Let Me Love You" - Bunny Mack http://bit.ly/ddYsms
• Fela Kuti and Egypt 80 "African Problems" http://bit.ly/a6mFHd
• Fela Kuti & Roy Ayers - 2000 Blacks Got to Be Free http://bit.ly/bQxBxY
• Fela Kuti "I.T.T." http://bit.ly/4oTVLl
• Beng Beng Beng by Femi Kuti http://bit.ly/1yfCbS
• Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 "Many Things" http://bit.ly/9G5dfs
• Habib Koite "Africa" http://bit.ly/9bngek

It's also important to note that Afrobeat has also influenced Hip Hop. Here are a few obvious tracks:

• Common's "Heat" http://bit.ly/aXgVrG
• Femi Kuti & Common http://bit.ly/au55cx
• Kev Choice's "Kwanzaa Song"
  

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