Gentleman

Fela Kuti & Africa 70 · 1973 · Album Gentleman (EMI), satire de l'africain en costume européen

Context

Tezeta, meaning nostalgia in Amharic, is a composition by Mulatu covered on Éthiopiques 4, taken from the LP Ethiopian Modern Instrumental Hits. The All About Jazz review highlights Tesfa-Maryam Kidane's tenor solo.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Afrobeat, makossa, highlife-jazz. Among the origins and influences of Afrobeat, makossa, highlife-jazz: Soul jazz, boogaloo, Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk.

By the same artist

• Jeun Ko Ku (Chop & Quench) (1973)
• Alu Jon Jonki Jon (1973)
• Water No Get Enemy (1975)
• Confusion Pt. I (1975)
• Zombie (1976)
• Africa – Centre of the World (1980)

Sources

• EN: Gentleman (Fela Kuti album)

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