Highlife On The Move: Selected Nigerian & Ghanaian Recordings from London & Lagos 1954-66 by Various Artists, released 16 March 2015 1. Ginger Folorunso Johnson & His Afro-Cuban Band - Highlife No 5 2. Kwamalah Quaye Sextetto Africana - Son of Africa 3. Nigerian Union Rhythm Group - Abeni 4. Steve Rhodes & His London Hi-lifers - Drink A Tea 5. Fela Ransome-Kuti & The Highlife Rakers - Fela's Special 6. Steve Rhodes & His London Hi-lifers - Oju Rere 7. Chris Ajilo & His Cubanos - Afro Mood 8…

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Every year is celebrated a Fela Day (few weeks ago in Paris), proving that Fela Kuti's spirit is still gliding around, despite a very varied comprehension. Good occasion anyway to search in muzzicaltrips archives, and look at how evolves perception of african music along the years. Here's an article about Fela Kuti which reveals part of the perception of a jazz magazine from 1981 (Jazz Hot, first jazz magazine in Europe created in 1935). In 1981, Fela just released Authority Stealing, not…