Fela Kuti - Underground System

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  • Underground System (1992) Fela Kuti
    From the LP Underground System
    fela.net/discog...
    This video is part of a series of songs being posted on Fela's official TH-cam channel ( / fela ) each featuring, alongside the music, an informative commentary by Afrobeat Historian, Chris May.
    The entire catalogue, released on Kntting Factory Records, is available on the Fela website (fela.net/), along with documentaries and recorded concerts, CDs and vinyl, tee shirts, posters and many other items.

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  • @JamesAnderson-e2x
    @JamesAnderson-e2x หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Respect to Baba Fela Kuti and Thomas Sankara, two great African revolutionaries.

  • @oluggbal3005
    @oluggbal3005 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I will never forget the comprehensive show when the jamaican reggae band " Third World" walked into shrine whilst Fela was playing this tune...Baba was on the second set of horn arrangement as they walked in...there was such look of admiraton on the face of one of the members of the Third world band....it was as if he was seeing the impossible happen before his face as he made his way to baba's corner as his guest for the night.....the band was in sync, everyone was on ther A game...possibly the best moment i have heard this tune played both in real life and recorded version....the synergy between every member of the band was on point.....What a great night it was then....im.so.glad i witnessed that moment!!! That look on his face just stayed with me since then and its what comes to mind whenever i listen to this tune....

    • @Babaogun
      @Babaogun 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks for sharing this story!

    • @tdilla73foreala39
      @tdilla73foreala39 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Beautiful story. Thanks for sharing.

    • @misterwales4963
      @misterwales4963 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Reading this gives me a satisfaction and I'm happy for you that you witnessed such greatness

    • @abubakarlabran6996
      @abubakarlabran6996 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was at the shrine that day, I am one the guys fela gave name at the opposite side he normally seat he use to call us internal busy body boys, we disturb and yab him a lot on fridays / Saturday shows, rest well Abami.

    • @koris6145
      @koris6145 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@abubakarlabran6996 lol, Baba with yabis see name o

  • @chinonsoobinna2626
    @chinonsoobinna2626 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The secret of Life, is to have no Fear.

  • @mashilokgosana7866
    @mashilokgosana7866 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Fela Kuti is our very own African God

  • @newtclovers
    @newtclovers 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    A picture of Sankara playing the guitar got me here strangely enough, haha. Good music, I love this.

  • @mediaexpert2011
    @mediaexpert2011 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    "When one young leader want to rise for Africa today, useless leaders them go wan finish am ooo, when one good leader go wan rise for Africa today, useless leaders them go wan finish am ooo. Them go lie against am, plan against am..."
    That's exactly whats going on with Omoyele Sowore in Nigeria today in 2019.

  • @utaji1987
    @utaji1987 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Rest in peace president Thomas Sakara🙏...baba70 lives on.....

  • @carlbloise8595
    @carlbloise8595 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What pace, what energy, what timing, what rhythm... this tune is fire from start to finish 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @josepharamide5153
    @josepharamide5153 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I’ve listen to this song 10 times now and going

  • @bileductable
    @bileductable 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    RIP Thomas Sankara

    • @olayinkaibiyemi5668
      @olayinkaibiyemi5668 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Best Africa Leader

    • @jamesbassey8759
      @jamesbassey8759 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      One of the best African Leaders.
      They are few and far in between.
      RIP SANKARA.

  • @mediaexpert2011
    @mediaexpert2011 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Amazing master piece. Wow. I just cant get enough.

  • @hrhprincemalangazulu9963
    @hrhprincemalangazulu9963 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Playing with lyrics, greatness in its meanings.

  • @kolawolebabatunde8712
    @kolawolebabatunde8712 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nigeria politics is turn by turn, lf you are not belong,you are going nowhere, fela kuti you always on point baba 2019 still banging anybody listening to this wonderful tones

    • @kronickdigitalmedia
      @kronickdigitalmedia หลายเดือนก่อน

      2024 and still… MUSIC IS THE WEAPON OF THE FUTURE

  • @kronickdigitalmedia
    @kronickdigitalmedia หลายเดือนก่อน

    Music 🎶 is the WEAPON of the FITURE 🎷

  • @ono8809
    @ono8809 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The Great FeLa AniKUlaPo
    The Head Light Of African Music 💥🌹🙌🏾

    • @obrerhorvictor7113
      @obrerhorvictor7113 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Abami eda himself.If e no be abami eda,e no fit be like abami eda.

    • @obrerhorvictor7113
      @obrerhorvictor7113 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Abami Eda himself!!!
      His spirit lives on!!!

    • @kronickdigitalmedia
      @kronickdigitalmedia หลายเดือนก่อน

      Alafia 🔥🔥🔥MUSIC IS THE WEAPON OF THE FUTURE 🔥🔥🔥

  • @mecom3450
    @mecom3450 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    (コーラス)5:15
    We be about 14 of us
    We de make one club together
    Everything na turn by turn }(4ce)
    Reach-chairman na turn by turn
    俺たち、14人
    一緒にクラブを作るんだ
    全部代わる代わる
    順番に議長のところまで進んでいこう
    (メインソングの一部)17:28
    when no de fear to talk di truth
    Yes O!!
    Him name na President Sankara
    Yes O!!
    恐れずに真実を語る男そうとも!!
    やつの名はサンカラ大統領
    (中間部)18:58
    When e reach sankaras turn to be chairman
    African leaders dem start to fear
    Di underground system in their lives
    Di show of corruption and destruction
    サンカラが議長になったら
    アフリカの指導者達は恐れ始める
    やつらの生活のなかにある地下組織
    そこには腐敗と崩壊しかない
    (サビの一節)20:25
    Dem go kill Sankara O
    Ye e Ye O!!
    やつらはサンカラを殺す
    YE E YE E O
    (最終部)21:34
    if dem kill sankara nko
    dem shoot me today e no go possible tommorow (to end)
    if dem kill sankara nko
    dem no go fil kill him story O
    if dem kill sankara nko }
    Di blood a gog e for dem head O }(2ce)
    if dem kill sankara nko }
    Africa must reach where im go reach }(to end)22:20
    やつらがサンカラを殺したら
    今日俺は撃たれるだろう、多分明日かもしれない
    やつらがサンカラを殺しても
    やつの歴史を消すことはできない
    やつらがサンカラを殺しても
    やつらの神が血を流すことになる
    やつらがサンカラを殺したら
    俺が進む場所へアフリカ人も進むべきだ

    • @niyitowolawi4136
      @niyitowolawi4136 ปีที่แล้ว

      These important lyrics must be documented for easier access! Also if you can do a similar decoding for the chorus line on M.O.P. please.

  • @ArcherHoops
    @ArcherHoops 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    RIP Sankara

  • @balrajsingh776
    @balrajsingh776 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Appreciate the text descriptions - great work!

    • @felakuti
      @felakuti  7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Hey Balraj, I'm glad you appreciated the text on Underground System. Hopefully you have subscribed to the Fela channel for more text commentaries every Friday. Yeah Yeah

  • @WallRedd
    @WallRedd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sweet rapid fire! Baba at work.

  • @akadike6190
    @akadike6190 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Fêla was a monster on a rampage

  • @abayomiadekunle3728
    @abayomiadekunle3728 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This man is just too much , the legend of our Tyme ,good heaven abami EDA.

    • @kronickdigitalmedia
      @kronickdigitalmedia หลายเดือนก่อน

      ASE… 🔥🔥🔥 And Still… MUSIC IS THE WEAPON OF THE FUTURE🔥🔥🔥

  • @007agentmr
    @007agentmr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Justice justice for Sankara

    • @muhammadnawaz5039
      @muhammadnawaz5039 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      We shall storm into Ivory Coast to get that occidental condom Blaise Compaore to Burkina Faso to face Thomas Sankara.

  • @damilolasamuel1436
    @damilolasamuel1436 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love this album very much

  • @oyewoleralpheal6299
    @oyewoleralpheal6299 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    so sweet, live long Baba fela

  • @franknitty2485
    @franknitty2485 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The Greatest!!!!🎼🎵🎶🎷

  • @samuelkoku1615
    @samuelkoku1615 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Even if it's turn by turn, "what should be today will not be possible tomorrow" 😔

    • @kronickdigitalmedia
      @kronickdigitalmedia หลายเดือนก่อน

      Music is the WEAPON of the FUTURE 🎷

  • @Jackmosh
    @Jackmosh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Fela on overdrive!!!

  • @megananderson4058
    @megananderson4058 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Yeah! Yeah!!

  • @muhammadnawaz5039
    @muhammadnawaz5039 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The total master of the satire the total satirist

    • @kronickdigitalmedia
      @kronickdigitalmedia หลายเดือนก่อน

      The penultimate performer… He taught us that MUSIC IS THE WEAPON OF THE FUTURE 🔥🔥🔥

  • @alaoaowolabi6211
    @alaoaowolabi6211 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Many people say he no go possible tomorrow

    • @medfitconsultant
      @medfitconsultant ปีที่แล้ว

      Got it now 😮....that was the lyrics!!!😮. Thank you.

  • @princeolowu3992
    @princeolowu3992 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Long live Tomas Sankara 🌍

  • @leseditionsmangoka2869
    @leseditionsmangoka2869 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    ❤️

  • @Obinne
    @Obinne 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I feel his personal frustrations and his agony over the gruesome murder of Thomas Sankara. The obtuseness and stupidity of African leaders on being manipulated by neo-colonizers really riles him. he is like cant you think. wake up and smell two rats

  • @muhammadnawaz5039
    @muhammadnawaz5039 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sankara Samora Malcolm X Fela Nkrumah resurrected and multiplied

    • @kronickdigitalmedia
      @kronickdigitalmedia หลายเดือนก่อน

      2024… MUSIC IS THE WEAPON OF THE FUTURE 🔥🔥🔥

  • @louisotieno4712
    @louisotieno4712 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I need to get the lyrics of what,the ladies are singing...
    Simply,epic

    • @prodbydjsmalls
      @prodbydjsmalls 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      LOUIS OTIENO this is what they are saying . “We be about 14 of us, we dey make one club together, everything na turn by turn, each each chairman na turn by turn

    • @saxofix4456
      @saxofix4456 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      prodbydjsmalls wow thanks for this. I never what they were saying all along

    • @louisotieno4712
      @louisotieno4712 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@prodbydjsmalls thanks man

    • @drjuliusdomfangngnekou260
      @drjuliusdomfangngnekou260 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@prodbydjsmalls thanks!

    • @kronickdigitalmedia
      @kronickdigitalmedia หลายเดือนก่อน

      The ladies are singing in a call and response to what Fela is preaching about in the verses… The Underground Spiritual Game… almost like a choir, or better yet, a teacher and students in unison… Fela taught us all over the diaspora… THAT MUSIC IS THE WEAPON OF THE FUTURE 🔥🔥🔥

  • @huntersofenergy
    @huntersofenergy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You nor fit kill sankara SPIRIT!!!!!

  • @amaradjili4555
    @amaradjili4555 ปีที่แล้ว

    ❤❤❤

  • @queeniwearth
    @queeniwearth 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    "Nah Obasanjo be the biggest thief I think about, and Abiola!
    I don sing song against African thieves..."

    • @louisotieno4712
      @louisotieno4712 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Both of them also mentioned in I.T.T👊🤣

    • @chinonsoobinna2626
      @chinonsoobinna2626 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They worked for the CIA and western interest. Yeye people

    • @medfitconsultant
      @medfitconsultant ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​Take your mind back to $17 billion borrowed from World Bank...to fix Nigeria electricity issues...under obasanjo leadership as atiku was his vice president...that money 💰 vanished...and electricity supply became a mirage for Nigerians!!! Enquiry on the lost fund, became a national matter...yet nothing came out it...That was the second time asking, under obasanjo regime!!! Remember the N2.8billion that went missing while obasanjo was military head of state? No lesson learned from that, as the same blunder happened again, under his watch. Surely as President now, Obasanjo can not claim immunity!!! Sorry.

  • @obi387
    @obi387 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The persecution of Fela has strong similarities to the persecution of Jesus Christ

    • @toycar21
      @toycar21 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      please elaborate
      I think you could be right

    • @obi387
      @obi387 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@toycar21 Fela was a GOOD man who tried to spread a positive message to his people and all black people all over the world! The Nigerian government were (are) like King Herod and the Philestines who wanted him SILENCED because his message was being adhered to by the masses. They felt threatened by FELA because he was exposing their WRONGS and they hated that so ordered for his execution!..What a disgrace!!!

    • @osaobomhenefoghe8967
      @osaobomhenefoghe8967 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I won't fault your reason, but the analogy.
      Please leave Jesus Christ out of any world affairs

    • @obi387
      @obi387 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@osaobomhenefoghe8967 Sorry if you've felt offended by me mentioning Jesus, but with all due respect, I can mention Jesus whenever and wherever I feel. My advice to you (and all people who read a comment they disagree with), do what I do when I see a comment I don't like or disagree with. I don't NECESSARILY HAVE TO RESPOND or DISLIKE, I simply KEEP IT MOVIN'!!!

    • @muhammadnawaz5039
      @muhammadnawaz5039 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes o

  • @ifeanyinwaezeigwe880
    @ifeanyinwaezeigwe880 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Turn by turn

  • @massimilianodiberardino1781
    @massimilianodiberardino1781 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Che cazzo di bomba...

  • @GANOTAL
    @GANOTAL 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can anyone write the chorus of this song,

  • @jurgenforster8314
    @jurgenforster8314 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1
    00:01
    01:45 hhh
    13:20

  • @georginahamilton8939
    @georginahamilton8939 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What were you going to say honey I love You BEY ahh I love You 2 get hurt easily cos they know you care about me darling and YF baby girl am I not worthy of being your friend and YF baby girl I hope You liked lic hmmm don't know if I can trust you and I ain't changing my identity for nobody PATAPO yup I know You Care about You Wifey You're completely different than the average human being and part Angel ANI 1 Khunefa

  • @oladoyindaramola6404
    @oladoyindaramola6404 ปีที่แล้ว

    Eleniyan

  • @user-rl4kh9rd6j
    @user-rl4kh9rd6j 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ❤❤😮😮😢🎉😂 16:57

  • @chigozieodo344
    @chigozieodo344 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    ❤️❤️❤️