To see the rest of the photos see the JAMES PETROZZELLO website or see this link below http://www.jamespetrozzello.com/#/portfolios/queens/1/
Showing posts with label Fela Kuti. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fela Kuti. Show all posts
Thursday, September 22, 2011
THE QUEENS OF FELA!
Photographer James Petrozzello has captured the infinite beauty, strength, and elegance of the dancing singing Queens of the musical FELA! as they pay tribute to the original Wives/Queens of the King Creator of Afro-beat. The Black President and Chief Priest of the Shrine: Fela Anikulapo-Kuti
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
RAIN: Let the Battles reign, let the fires burn...
Fela goes to the spirit world to ask his mother for permission to leave Nigeria because of all the injustice and violence he suffers under the Government.
I love the message in this song let the battles reign let the demons cry let the fires burn, this video shows the end of a song that tells the story of a warrior (Obalogun) who does battle with some ferocious demons that kill with their screams. Obalogun blocks his ears with dirt and he embraces them bursting into flames destroying them, and cleansing the earth. His mother, the mother of the gods Yamaha then cries tears of pride and pain that flood the earth putting out the flames and brining rebirth to the earth.
A chance for a new beginning.
The bottom line is that in this life as individuals we have to face hardships and battles we may not want to face, but by going through them these experiences can make us stronger, we learn things about ourselves we may not have known, through these life battles we are reborn...
So too the mindless rioting, looting, and violence that London has experienced in the past 4 days while destructive and frightening expose a problem that not only London but England has.
Mas Assassin.
I love the message in this song let the battles reign let the demons cry let the fires burn, this video shows the end of a song that tells the story of a warrior (Obalogun) who does battle with some ferocious demons that kill with their screams. Obalogun blocks his ears with dirt and he embraces them bursting into flames destroying them, and cleansing the earth. His mother, the mother of the gods Yamaha then cries tears of pride and pain that flood the earth putting out the flames and brining rebirth to the earth.
A chance for a new beginning.
The bottom line is that in this life as individuals we have to face hardships and battles we may not want to face, but by going through them these experiences can make us stronger, we learn things about ourselves we may not have known, through these life battles we are reborn...
So too the mindless rioting, looting, and violence that London has experienced in the past 4 days while destructive and frightening expose a problem that not only London but England has.
However this has been overlooked by Governments, communities, and households alike, from this mayhem the UK has a chance to see itself without the blinds of pride and superiority, trying to solve problems in Afghanistan and Iraq while rage and terror was growing in its cities ignored while set to explode as it has.
This is an opportunity for re birth and understanding, a chance to look inwards and ask how a generation of youth can go feral right under our noses, and ask how this problem can be fixed, because it can be fixed, as King David Rudder said “out of a muddy pond ten thousand flowers bloom”
Mas Assassin.
Friday, July 08, 2011
FELA! Hits Sadlers Wells on July 20th
Co-produced by Jay-Z, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, FELA! opened on Broadway in 2009 to rave reviews, I missed it when it hit London for a short time earlier this year, but its back for six weeks this summer and I booked my ticket!!. The musical is based on the life of Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, his music and his controversial life.
FELA! tells the true story of the legendary Nigerian musician Fela Kuti, whose blend of jazz, funk and African rhythms ignited a generation. Combining dance, theatre and music, FELA! reveals Kuti’s controversial life as an artist and political activist in rousing fashion
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