Gentleman is both an Africa 70 and Afro-beat masterpiece. High marks go to the scathing commentary that Fela Anikulapo Kuti lets loose but also to the instrumentation and the overall arrangements, as they prove to be some of the most interesting and innovative of Fela's '70s material. When the great tenor saxophone player Igo Chico left the Africa 70 organization in 1973, Fel...(展开全部) Gentleman is both an Africa 70 and Afro-beat masterpiece. High marks go to the scathing commentary that Fela Anikulapo Kuti lets loose but also to the instrumentation and the overall arrangements, as they prove to be some of the most interesting and innovative of Fela's '70s material. When the great tenor saxophone player Igo Chico left the Africa 70 organization in 1973, Fela Kuti declared he would be the replacement. So in addition to bandleader, soothsayer, and organ player, Fela picked up the horn and learned to play it quite quickly -- even developing a certain personal voice with it. To show off that fact, "Gentleman" gets rolling with a loose improvisatory solo saxophone performance that Tony Allen eventually pats along with before the entire band drops in with classic Afro-beat magnificence. "Gentleman" is also a great example of Fela's directed wit at the post-colonial West African sociopolitical state of affairs. His focus is on the Africans that still had a colonial mentality after the Brits were gone and then parallels that life with his own. He wonders why his fellow Africans would wear so much clothing in the African heat: "I know what to wear but my friend don't know" and also points out that "I am not a gentleman like that!/I be Africa man original." To support "Gentleman," the B-side features equally hot jazzy numbers, "Fefe Naa Efe" and "Igbe," making this an absolute must-have release. [In 2000, MCA released Confusion and Gentleman as a two-fer.]
0 有用 blow a kiss 2011-02-11 21:57:11
非洲节奏之王 Fela Kuti ,完美地融合的非洲打击乐的jazz,有swing的味道
0 有用 GENTOVA 2023-01-14 00:29:02 海南
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0 有用 YangYang 2020-10-11 23:09:15
节奏学习
3 有用 关念ヅ 2021-07-04 20:10:22
1973 3/30:52 太好,律动是刻在人类血管内的。说afrobeat融非洲节奏和美国爵士就很奇妙,大家都是非洲人。 第一首又压缩时间神曲,好听到感受不到时间流逝。 封面很有型,不知道你们有没有听说过一个怎么把皮鞋卖给不穿鞋非洲土著的故事。no gentleman!想起自己听kinks听得不想做智人了想做apeman。
0 有用 汽水儿 2018-11-15 17:37:27
牛逼啊
0 有用 苗子 2023-10-22 20:14:27 江苏
@2023-01-13 23:36:12
0 有用 Phantom pain 2023-03-06 18:00:46 内蒙古
非洲律动和爵士的融合
0 有用 MAKEMU 2024-06-09 09:37:41 天津
总有种魔力吸引我一遍一遍的听,有种粗旷的生命力,可能是今年听过的最喜欢的一张专辑
0 有用 潇弭 2024-03-01 23:15:22 安徽
1973,【B+】不做奴隶、不做绅士
0 有用 振鹭于飞 2024-05-26 08:15:23 江苏
尼日利亚/非洲节拍