anthony: this is mind-blowing amazing stuff. man in black glasses: this was a game changer. anthony: it s as if everybody took acid at the same time. man in black glasses: it was less the acid and more let s just freak out. anthony: these new sounds, mutations on funk, jazz, and rock, marked an explosive change in nigerian culture. how d it do when it came out? man in black glasses: it was wildfire. anthony: really? it was a hit? man in black glasses: it was a massive hit. anthony: timmy castro is a collector and aficionado. timmy castro: this is really where it started from. anthony: uh-huh.
took it directly to the people in such explicitly confrontational terms, its afro-beat and its architect, fela kuti. when the government were giving fela a hard time because he was specifically protesting by name, specific things. i mean they identified him as an existential threat, he was. people would show up at the shrine and what s he going to say? what s he mad about today? fela was an african superstar. a loud, persistent, and unwavering voice of opposition and resistance. timmy castro: people protested but they didn t name names, but fela would name names and would say you re a thief.
caused a whole shift in the sound because before the war it was high life. and after the war, it was rock and all sorts of sounds. anthony:this is mind-blowing amazing stuff. man in black glasses: this was a game changer. anthony: it s as if everybody took acid at the same time. man in black glasses: it was less the acid and more let s just freak out. anthony: these new sounds, mutations on funk, jazz, and rock, marked an explosive change in nigerian culture. how d it do when it came out? man in black glasses: it was wildfire. anthony:really? it was a hit? man in black glasses: it was a massive hit. anthony: timmy castro is a
caused a whole shift in the sound because before the war it was high life. and after the war, it was rock and all sorts of sounds. anthony:this is mind-blowing amazing stuff. man in black glasses: this was a game changer. anthony: it s as if everybody took acid at the same time. man in black glasses: it was less the acid and more let s just freak out. anthony: these new sounds, mutations on funk, jazz, and rock, marked an explosive change in nigerian culture. how d it do when it came out? man in black glasses: it was wildfire. anthony:really? it was a hit? man in black glasses: it was a massive hit. anthony: timmy castro is a collector and aficionado. man in black glasses: this is really where it started from. anthony: uh-huh. man in black glasses: blo, they had a very trippy song which i ll play for you. anthony:yeah, let s hear.
anthony:this is mind-blowing amazing stuff. man in black glasses: this was a game changer. anthony: it s as if everybody took acid at the same time. man in black glasses: it was less the acid and more let s just freak out. anthony: these new sounds, mutations on funk, jazz, and rock, marked an explosive change in nigerian culture. how d it do when it came out? man in black glasses: it was wildfire. anthony:really? it was a hit? man in black glasses: it was a massive hit. anthony: timmy castro is a collector and aficionado. man in black glasses: this is really where it started from. anthony: uh-huh. man in black glasses: blo, they had a very trippy song