UNRELEASED AUDIO: Fela Kuti & Egypt 80 – 1981 Amsterdam & 1988 Lagos Sunsplash

I’m going deep into my archives and unleashing these unreleased live tracks for the very first time. Don’t ask where I got them because I’m not telling. Here we have 4 full-length live tracks from the legendary Fela Kuti with his Egypt 80 band in excellent soundboard quality.

DOWNLOAD MP3 ZIP FILE: MEGA or WETRANSFER

1981 Amsterdam:
01. Gov’t Chicken Boy [27:29]
02. Original Sufferhead [35:26]

1988 Lagos Sunsplash:
01. Big Blind Country [22:20]
02. O.D.O.O. [39:40]

Fela Kuti

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Also, don’t miss this prior Funk It post of a burning Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 performance: http://funkit.virose.net/?p=2431

Chris Dave & The Drumhedz @ Paradiso in Amsterdam – North Sea Jazz Festival D’Angelo aftershow

Chris “Daddy” Dave (drums)
Pino Palladino (bass)
Isaiah Sharkey (guitar)
Cleo ‘Pookie’ Sample (keyboards)

Chris Dave & The Drumhedz
July 9, 2012 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso – D’Angelo aftershow

1 of 4 – unknown tune or improvisation:

Chris Dave & The Drumhedz
July 9, 2012 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso – D’Angelo aftershow

2 of 4 – Cosmic Slop > Actual Proof (Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters):

Chris Dave & The Drumhedz
July 9, 2012 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso – D’Angelo aftershow

3 of 4 – Conant Gardens (Slum Village) > unknown ending/outro:

Chris Dave & The Drumhedz
July 9, 2012 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso – D’Angelo aftershow

4 of 4 – The Line (D’Angelo):

BONUS DOWNLOADS:

Chris Dave & The Drumhedz
November 18, 2012 London, England @ Ronnie Scott’s

Set One: http://www.mediafire.com/?r7ddgaqzrtdv3gh
Giant Steps [John Coltrane cover] / Let’s Ride [Q-Tip cover] >
Actual Proof [Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters cover] >
Mainstream [Outkast cover] >
??? >
Fred [Tony Williams Lifetime cover] >
???
???

Set Two: http://www.mediafire.com/?jwdqjkyvzadc6ru
Conant Gardens [Slum Village cover] (inc. I Can’t Help It & other teases) >
Guitar solo > ??? >
Send One Your Love [Stevie Wonder cover] >
Zombie [Fela Kuti cover] >
drum solo >
??? >
Hey Joe [Jimi Hendrix cover] >
??? / band intros >
Encore:
???
Move [Q-Tip cover] >
Elevators [Outkast cover]

Chris Dave – Drums
Kebbi Williams – Saxophone & Flute
Jermaine Williams – Bass
Isaiah Sharkey – Guitar, Vocals

Pino Palladino & Friends
May 10, 2011 London, England @ Ronnie Scott’s

Set One: http://www.mediafire.com/?q6i46q8mj6a45l4
Off The cuff
???
Crisis [Bob Marley cover]
Sno’ Peas [Phil Markowitz cover] (with Adam Glasser)
Who’s That Lady [The Isley Brothers cover] (with Hamish Stewart & Adam Glasser)
??? > Zombie [Fela Kuti cover]
Fred [Tony Williams Lifetime cover]

Set Two: http://www.mediafire.com/?8w1chszc5h8pqb1
??? > Conant Gardens [Slum Village cover] (inc. Radiohead and Stevie Wonder teases) > ??? (reprise) >
Just Wrong
It’s A Desperate Situation [Marvin Gaye cover] (with Hamish Stewart) >
Water No Get Enemy [Fela Kuti cover] (with Adam Glasser)
??? >
Guitar [J Dilla cover]
Little Wing [Jimi Hendrix cover]
Encore:
The Line [D’Angelo cover] (with Adam Glasser) >
Mainstream [Outkast cover] (with Adam Glasser)
2nd Encore:
Chicken Grease [D’Angelo cover] >
???
???

Pino Palladino – Bass
Tim Stewart – Guitar
Chris Dave – Drums
James Poyser – Keys
Mark Crown – Trumpet
Harry Brown – Trombone
Jason Yarde – Saxes

Guests:
Adam Glasser – harmonica
Hamish Stewart – guitar, vocals (Average White Band)

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Since you made it this far, here are some bonus D’Angelo videos with upgraded audio:

North Sea Jazz Festival – July 8, 2012:
audience videos with pro/soundboard audio: download zip file
pro/soundboard audio: MP3 or FLAC

BET Awards – July 1, 2012:video or audio

CREDITS:
Photos by Anja Sorge. Chris Dave videos by Anja Sorge.
D’Angelo videos:
Playa Playa, Devil’s Pie >Chicken Grease, Lady by Rapha.El
Shit Damn Motherfucker by Anja Sorge
Untitled video by AEILM67
Sugar Daddy video by SLeeuw68

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