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Fela Kuti

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Less Than Stellar: The Ten Worst Supergroups of All Time

    What's the deal with supergroups? They're rarely as great as the sum of their parts, or able to overcome the ghosts of bands past. Even the most commercially successful all-star bands usually fail on a musical level. Can they simply not live up to the hype? Or, as The Guardian proposed in this 2009 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    Heartless Bastards' Erika Wennerstrom Has A Thing For Bob Dylan

    As opposed to our favorite songs, or songs we'd like to think define our listening habits, taking a look at what a person actually listens to can be far more revealing. With that in mind, every Wednesday we ask an artist to take a look at the most-played songs in their iTunes libraries and share wit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Nigerian Bandleader Seun Kuti Digs Mavado, Vybz Kartel, and Jacques Renault

    As opposed to our favorite songs, or songs we'd like to think define our listening habits, taking a look at what a person actually listens to can be far more revealing. With that in mind, every so often we'll ask an artist to take a look at the most-played songs in their iTunes libraries and share w ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 11, 2011

    Femi Kuti

    As opposed to our favorite songs, or songs we'd like to think define our listening habits, taking a look at what a person actually listens to can be far more revealing. With that in mind, every so often we'll ask an artist to take a look at the most-played songs in their iTunes libraries and share w ... More >>

  • Music

    May 11, 2011

    The Short List: This Week's Recommended Shows

    From Tomten to Shelby Earl.

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    Tonight: I See Hawks In L.A. at the Sunset, Femi Kuti at Showbox at the Market

    ​I See Hawks In L.A., with Michael O'Neill, Mars Arizona. Sunset Tavern, 5433 Ballard Ave. N.W., 784-4880. 9 p.m. $6. While Buck Owens has given the Golden State a modicum of country cred, being a twang outfit in Los Angeles has got to be a bit like being an arborist in the desert--you can be ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 23, 2010

    Femi Kuti

    ​I See Hawks In L.A., with Michael O'Neill, Mars Arizona. Sunset Tavern, 5433 Ballard Ave. N.W., 784-4880. 9 p.m. $6. While Buck Owens has given the Golden State a modicum of country cred, being a twang outfit in Los Angeles has got to be a bit like being an arborist in the desert--you can be ... More >>

  • Music

    June 23, 2010

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    ​I See Hawks In L.A., with Michael O'Neill, Mars Arizona. Sunset Tavern, 5433 Ballard Ave. N.W., 784-4880. 9 p.m. $6. While Buck Owens has given the Golden State a modicum of country cred, being a twang outfit in Los Angeles has got to be a bit like being an arborist in the desert--you can be ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 27, 2010

    Nomo

    ​I See Hawks In L.A., with Michael O'Neill, Mars Arizona. Sunset Tavern, 5433 Ballard Ave. N.W., 784-4880. 9 p.m. $6. While Buck Owens has given the Golden State a modicum of country cred, being a twang outfit in Los Angeles has got to be a bit like being an arborist in the desert--you can be ... More >>

  • Music

    January 27, 2010

    The Short List: The Week's Recommended Shows

    ​I See Hawks In L.A., with Michael O'Neill, Mars Arizona. Sunset Tavern, 5433 Ballard Ave. N.W., 784-4880. 9 p.m. $6. While Buck Owens has given the Golden State a modicum of country cred, being a twang outfit in Los Angeles has got to be a bit like being an arborist in the desert--you can be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2009

    Last Night: George Clinton Stinks it up at The Showbox

    Jonathan Cunningham​There was a time when a headline like that was a good thing. George Clinton, 68, is one of the patriarchs of funk, the architect of cosmic slop, and a man who once headed the funkiest (and freakiest) group of black musicians to ever play together on stage. But realistically ... More >>

  • Music

    June 10, 2009

    Femi Kuti Pushes Afrobeat Into the 21st Century

    The son of a genre pioneer brings hip-hop, soul, jazz, and brevity to the mix.

  • Arts

    June 3, 2009

    Summer Guide Music Calendar: Shows and Escapes

    A selection of the season’s recommended concerts.

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    Nigerian Icon King Sunny Ade Performs in Seattle on June 29th

    Nigerian juju legend King Sunny Ade is headed to Seattle and playing the Triple Door on June 29th. While most people are familiar with Afrobeat lions like Tony Allen, Fela Kuti, and Orlando Julius, Ade's name still doesn't draw the attention from mainstream audiences that it should. And that's a s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Music April Fools Jokes

    You've got to wake up pretty early to fool the writers here on Reverb. And it's always hard to trust the news that you read on April 1st. That's why we're not falling for any of these fake music stories that we've stumbled across today. Comerica Park becomes Kid Rock Field: Kid Rock acquires the ... More >>

  • Music

    March 4, 2009

    K’naan: The Dusty Foot Troubadour

    Serving hip-hop on a global platter.

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2009

    New Music: K'naan Releases Troubadour -- Performs in Seattle March 10

    K'naan Troubadour (A&M Octone) The UN projects that in 2009, a third of Somalia's total population will be dependent on humanitarian aid--this, in a country that has no central government, where the most viable economic vocation is piracy. Enter K'naan. Having fled civil war in Mogadishu in 199 ... More >>

  • Music

    December 17, 2008

    Indie Rock Didn’t Lose Its Soul in 2008

    But it did visit Africa.

  • Music

    August 6, 2008

    What Has 16 Legs and Makes Critics Reference Kuti and Can?

    NOMO, a Detroit octet who lives to groove.

  • Calendar

    June 25, 2008

    Seun Kuti and Egypt 80

    Saturday, June 28

  • Music

    March 12, 2008

    Local Collective SunTzu Sound Celebrate Five Years of Funk

    The crew has been able to make true clubland magic (i.e., dancing) happen in places other than Pioneer Square.

  • Music

    December 12, 2007

    Sublime Frequencies Carries the World’s Music Across the Critical Divide

    Brazilian gang funk, Arab dance jams, and African acid rock.

  • Music

    June 20, 2007

    Chris Cornell's Carry On, Plus New Music From Blitzen Trapper, Shearwater, and Great Lake Swimmers

    Brazilian gang funk, Arab dance jams, and African acid rock.

  • Music

    February 21, 2007

    Cyann & Ben, Kristin Hersh, Richard Swift, The Good, the Bad & the Queen

    Brazilian gang funk, Arab dance jams, and African acid rock.

  • Music

    January 25, 2006

    The Undead '60s

    Making good on paisley-tinted retro with groovy indie-popsters Of Montreal.

  • Music

    August 31, 2005

    Think Globally

    Three new albums reconfigure the pan-African groove.

  • Arts

    June 8, 2005

    Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra

    ALSO: Isamu Noguchi, Three Sisters, High Noon, annd Anne Bogart/SITI.

  • Music

    May 18, 2005

    Doing It to Death

    Give it up for funk classicists Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings.

  • Music

    October 13, 2004

    The Homosexuals

    Also: Fela Kuti and I ♥ Huckabees.

  • Music

    August 18, 2004

    The Cure

    Plus: Antibalas, Black Dice, The Court and Spark, The Red Krayola, and Animal Collective.

  • Music

    May 19, 2004

    Seven Nights

    Plus: Antibalas, Black Dice, The Court and Spark, The Red Krayola, and Animal Collective.

  • Music

    April 14, 2004

    Hiding in Plain Sight

    The Sun City Girls are Seattle's biggest cult band, with 70-odd albums that run the gamut from fascinating to infuriating. They're also changing the face of aural ethnography with their Sublime Frequencies record label. So why haven't you heard of them?

  • Music

    November 19, 2003

    Rocket from the Tombs, Antiblas Afrobeat Orchestra, and David Bromberg

    The Sun City Girls are Seattle's biggest cult band, with 70-odd albums that run the gamut from fascinating to infuriating. They're also changing the face of aural ethnography with their Sublime Frequencies record label. So why haven't you heard of them?

  • Music

    November 5, 2003

    (Not) Strictly Rhythm

    The Rapture does the truffle shuffle in too-tight pants.

  • Music

    March 12, 2003

    CD Reviews

    The Rapture does the truffle shuffle in too-tight pants.

  • Music

    January 1, 2003

    Critical Mass 2002, Part 1

    Seattle Weekly's music writers sift through a year's worth of highs and lows to come up their annual top-10 lists.

  • Music

    January 1, 2003

    Critical Mass 2002, Part 2

    Seattle Weekly's music writers sift through a year's worth of highs and lows to come up their annual top-10 lists.

  • Music

    January 1, 2003

    Tribute/Comp of the Year

    Red Hot + Riot: Capturing the music and spirit of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti.

  • Music

    September 5, 2001

    Imaginary Friends

    Red Hot + Riot: Capturing the music and spirit of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti.

  • Music

    June 27, 2001

    Dig the Neu! Breed

    Red Hot + Riot: Capturing the music and spirit of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti.

  • Music

    December 20, 2000

    Top-10 Lists

    Our critics select the best albums by genre, plus singles, local music, and 10 you might have missed.

  • News

    July 19, 2000

    Best Commerce

    Best of Seattle, 2000

  • Arts

    May 24, 2000

    Riding the current

    The harsh social and political realities behind Africa's heavenly rhythms.

  • Arts

    September 1, 1999

    Poet's Corner

    Saul Williams slams his way into the spotlight.

  • Music

    March 17, 1999

    Smashed Hits

    Music censorship doesn't start and end with rock 'n' roll.

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