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Inspired by watching last years documentary "Finding Fela" (which is streaming on Netflix btw), I slowly started listening to his entire discography and was really enticed to bring his songs to RS and because the parts of the rhythm section are really easy to transcribe, I thought I'd work out all of his songs eventually. I am starting out with bass transcriptions because I'm most comfortable with that but I plan on adding guitars and vocals at a later point. Anyone who's interested in helping can provide transcriptions for the guitar parts (either as a simple ASCII or a GP file) or txt files of the lyrics, created with the Ultrastar Song Editor. I'd appreciate any help I can get. :D

 

Discography:

 

Fela’s London Scene (1971)

 

J’Ehin J’Ehin 7:26

Egbe Mi O 13:15

Who’re You? 9:30

Buy Africa 5:50

Fight To Finish! 7:25

 

Live! (1971)

 

Let’s Start 7:47
Black Man’s Cry 11:38
Yeye De Smell 13:16
Egbe Mi O (Carry Me, I Want To Die) 12:40
Drum Solo (Baker/Allen) 16:21

 

Why Black Man Dey Suffer (1971)

 

Why Black Man Dey Suffer 15:15

Ikoyi Mentality Versus Mushin Mentality 12:56

 

Na Poi (1971)

 

Na Poi (Part 1 & 2) 25:17

You No Go Die... Unless 7:33

 

Open & Close (1972)

 

Open & Close 14:55

Swegbe And Pako 12:30

Gbagada Gbagada Gbagodo Gbogodo 9:19

 

Afrodisiac (1972)

 

Alu Jon Jonki Jon 12:41

Jeun Ko Ku (Chop ’n Quench) 7:14

Eko Ile 6:41

Je Nwi Temi (Don’t Gag Me) 13:15

 

Roforofo Fight [+ Singles] (1972)

 

Roforofo Fight 15:41

Go Slow 17:24

Question Jam Answer 13:40

Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am 12:05

Shenshema Answer 9:09

Ariya 10:18

 

Shakara (1972)

 

Lady 13:49

Shakara (Oloje) 13:25

 

Gentleman (1973)

 

Gentleman 14:41

Igbe (Na Shit) 8:07

Fe Fe Naa Efe 8:12

 

Alagbon Close (1974)

 

Alagbon Close 17:01

I No Get Eye For Back 11:23

 

Confusion (1975)

 

Confusion 25:36

 

Everything Scatter (1975)

 

Everything Scatter 10:34

Who No Know Go Know 15:09

 

Excuse O (1975)

 

Excuse O 13:36

Mr. Grammarticalogylisationalism Is The Boss 16:35

 

Expensive Shit (1975)

 

Expensive Shit 13:14

Water No Get Enemy 11:00

 

He Miss Road (1975)

 

He Miss Road 10:47

Monday Morning In Lagos 11:15

 

Before I Jump Like Monkey Give Me Banana (1975)

 

Monkey Banana 11:36

Sense Wiseness 12:57

 

Noise For Vendor Mouth (1975)

 

Noise For Vendor Mouth 15:23

Mattress 13:54

 

Ikoyi Blindness (1976)

 

Ikoyi Blindness 15:07

Gba Mi Leti Ki N’Dolowo 14:13

 

Kalakuta Show (1976)

 

Kalakuta Show 14:31

Don’t Make Ganran Ganran 16:04

 

No Bread (1976)

 

Unnecessary Begging 16:11

No Buredi (No Bread) 14:05

 

Up Side Down (1976)

 

Up Side Down 14:48

Go Slow 14:42

 

Yellow Fever (1976)

 

Na Poi ’75 13:32

Yellow Fever 15:22

 

Zombie (1976)

 

Zombie 12:26

Mister Follow Follow 12:57

Observation Is No Crime 13:25

Mistake 14:46

 

Fear Not For Man (1977)

 

Fear Not For Man 14:12

Palm Wine Sound 15:16

 

J.J.D. (1977)

 

Johnny Just Drop (Part 1 & 2) 23:22

 

No Agreement (1977)

 

No Agreement 15:31

Dog Eat Dog 15:33

 

Opposite People (1977)

 

Opposite People 16:39

Equalisation Of Trouser And Pant 16:42

 

Shuffering And Shmiling (1977)

 

Shuffering and Shmiling 21:34

 

Sorrow, Tears & Blood (1977)

 

Sorrow, Tears & Blood 10:15

Colonial Mentality 13:42

 

Stalemate (1977)

 

Stalemate 12:52

African Message (Don’t Worry About My Mouth O) 15:42

 

V.I.P. (1979)

 

V.I.P. (Parts 1 & 2) (Live in Berlin) 20:10

 

Authority Stealing (1980)

 

Authority Stealing (Part 1 & 2) 24:08

 

I.T.T. (1980)

 

International Thief Thief (Part 1 & 2) 24:02

 

Coffin For Head Of State (1981)

 

Coffin For Head Of State 22:42

 

Unknown Soldier (1981)

 

Unknown Soldier (Part 1 & 2) 31:08

 

Original Suffer Head (1982)

 

Original Suffer Head 21:09

Power Show 14:48

 

Army Arrangement (1984)

 

Army Arrangement 29:59

Government Chicken Boy 29:15

 

Live in Amsterdam (1984)

 

M.O.P. (Movement Of The People) / Political Statement 37:04

You Gimme Shit, I Give You Shit 24:56

Custom Check Point 16:03

 

Music of Many Colours (1986)

 

2000 Blacks Got To Be Free 18:36

Africa, Centre Of The World 17:31

 

Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense (1986)

 

Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense (Part 1 & 2) 25:47

Look and Laugh (Part 1 & 2) 30:48

Just Like That 22:16

 

Beasts Of No Nation (1989)

 

Beasts Of No Nation 28:20

 

O.D.O.O. (1989)

 

Overtake Don Overtake Overtake 31:54

 

Confusion Break Bone (1990)

 

Confusion Break Bone 29:11

 

Underground System (1990)

 

Underground System 28:27

Pansa Pansa 17:20

All of Fela's London Scene is now available. Links are in the OP.

I'll continue to work chronologically so let's see how far I get.

Next up is one of the few live recordings Fela released and he's had a special guest star on that one: Ginger Baker. :D

Next album is finished now. I didn't include "Egbe Mi O" because it's just a live recording of the studio track without any relevant differences and the "Drum Solo" is just what it says it is. http://www.customrock.net/Forum/images/smilies/icon/biggrin.gif

"Open & Close" is done. Enjoy, guys.

"Why Black Man Dey Suffer" is done. For the first time there's also guitar parts, so if any of you guitarists wanted to play some Fela then have at it now. :D