Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site spar.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!prls!amdimage!amdcad!decwrl!spar!ellis From: ellis@spar.UUCP (Michael Ellis) Newsgroups: net.nlang.africa Subject: Re: African music Message-ID: <235@spar.UUCP> Date: Wed, 8-May-85 02:34:07 EDT Article-I.D.: spar.235 Posted: Wed May 8 02:34:07 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 10-May-85 22:23:47 EDT References: <244@mhuxj.UUCP> <549@teddy.UUCP> <6407@boring.UUCP> Reply-To: ellis@max.UUCP (Michael Ellis) Organization: Schlumberger Palo Alto Research, CA Lines: 19 In article <6407@boring.UUCP> jack@boring.UUCP (Jack Jansen) writes: > > >Fela Kuti's new album (well, new, it's been out for half a year or so) >is called 'Army Arrangment', and I think it's his best; especially >the titel song. > >By the way, did you know that Fela Kuti is in hospital? >He was arrested a few months ago. The official reason was that >he hadn't paid a parking ticket, but I guess the government didn't >like the combination of his popularity and his critical songs. >Yesterday, I heard a bulletin on the radio stating that he >was seriously ill, and taken to hospital. No details, though. > >-- > Jack Jansen, jack@mcvax.UUCP > The shell is my oyster.