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	<title>The FADER &#187; afrobeat</title>
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		<title>Stream: New Tracks from 37th State, Tony Allen&#8217;s New Afrobeat Group</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/04/stream-new-tracks-from-37th-state-tony-allens-new-afrobeat-group/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Schnipper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="300" height="300" src="http://cdn.thefader.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/tonyallen-560x560.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="tonyallen" title="tonyallen" /></div>Tony Allen, Fela Kuti&#8217;s incredible drummer (also Damon Albarn&#8217;s incredible drummer) has formed 37th State, a new afrobeat group along with Kuti&#8217;s original keyboard player Dele Sosimi. The commissioned vocals from a whole host of &#8230; <strong><a href="http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/04/stream-new-tracks-from-37th-state-tony-allens-new-afrobeat-group/" class="read-more-link">read more &#187;</a></strong>]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Femi Kuti&#8217;s Take Away Show</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/13/video-femi-kutis-take-away-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Schnipper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="528" height="300" src="http://cdn.thefader.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/femi_kuti_take_away_show-560x318.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="femi_kuti_take_away_show" title="femi_kuti_take_away_show" /></div>Femi Kuti is pacing like a crazy man on a Parisian rootop. It looks freezing, his band of brass and hand drum players in mostly matching orange puffy coats. Then he stops, chops his hands &#8230; <strong><a href="http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/13/video-femi-kutis-take-away-show/" class="read-more-link">read more &#187;</a></strong>]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Ghariokwu Lemi Talks Fela Kuti Album Art</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/12/video-ghariokwu-lemi-talks-fela-kuti-album-art/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Macia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fela Kuti recorded and released dozens of albums, each with a specifically agitprop cover meant to elicit the same rebellious feelings as the songs between them. Lagos native and friend of Fela, Ghariokwu Lemi, is &#8230; <strong><a href="http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/12/video-ghariokwu-lemi-talks-fela-kuti-album-art/" class="read-more-link">read more &#187;</a></strong>]]></description>
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		<title>Fela Kuti Joins Record Store Day with Limited Vinyl EP + Questlove Interview and Mix</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/31/fela-kuti-joins-record-store-day-with-limited-vinyl-ep-questlove-interview-and-mix/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/31/fela-kuti-joins-record-store-day-with-limited-vinyl-ep-questlove-interview-and-mix/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Macia</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fela Kuti]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div><img width="594" height="300" src="http://cdn.thefader.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/FELA-10inch.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="FELA-10inch" title="FELA-10inch" /></div>After years of artists borrowing his ideas or appropriating his jams, it can seem as though Fela Kuti is as commonplace in the modern music fan&#8217;s collection as The Beatles or Stevie Wonder. But only &#8230; <strong><a href="http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/31/fela-kuti-joins-record-store-day-with-limited-vinyl-ep-questlove-interview-and-mix/" class="read-more-link">read more &#187;</a></strong>]]></description>
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		<title>Madlib, &#8220;African Voodoo Queen&#8221; + &#8220;The Frontline (Liberation)&#8221; MP3</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/09/madlib-african-voodoo-queen-the-frontline-liberation-mp3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/09/madlib-african-voodoo-queen-the-frontline-liberation-mp3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Macia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the emergence of African musical obscurities blogs like Awesome Tapes From Africa, Voodoo Funk and others, it&#8217;s easy to forget that there are guys like Madlib who are sitting on mountains of rare African &#8230; <strong><a href="http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/09/madlib-african-voodoo-queen-the-frontline-liberation-mp3/" class="read-more-link">read more &#187;</a></strong>]]></description>
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		<title>Exclusive Stream: Femi Kuti&#8217;s New Album Day by Day</title>
		<link>http://www.thefader.com/2008/11/18/exclusive-stream-femi-kuti-s-new-album-day-by-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thefader.com/2008/11/18/exclusive-stream-femi-kuti-s-new-album-day-by-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>THE FADER</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TheFADER.com is proud to present an exclusive full album stream of Day by Day, Femi Kuti&#8216;s first solo album in seven years and first for Downtown Records&#8217; new imprint Mercer Street. The album is out &#8230; <strong><a href="http://www.thefader.com/2008/11/18/exclusive-stream-femi-kuti-s-new-album-day-by-day/" class="read-more-link">read more &#187;</a></strong>]]></description>
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