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November 11, 2011

Rough Guide to Afrobeat Revolution

Although Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls are by no means an "Afro-Beat" band, in the sense that a band like Antibalas is, I did write a song dedicated to the late poet/activist Ken Saro-Wiwa who was executed by hanging by the Nigerian government in 1995.  Fela Kuti is one of my all time favorite musicians and so is his drummer Tony Allen.  I used their music as inspiration to write this composition which originally appeared on our Delmark release "Breeding Resistance" in 2004.  Somehow the track caught the attention of the guys responsible for putting this compilation together Rough Guide.  It's really a great compilation & I urge you to pick up a copy. To learn more about the story of Ken Saro-Wiwa check out this article.

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