Baba 70' as Fela was fondly called, presented a huge figure in his time
and even after his death, his legacy lives in the modern Nigeria
entertainment culture. In his several piece of AFRO BEAT Musical works,
it is believed by a school of thought that there are secret messages
encoded in the rhythms of Fela’s saxophones, as he was a ‘highly
spiritual’ man. Those messages which he could not speak in words nor
represent in the lines of his lyrics were encoded in the rhythms of his
saxophone.
In an attempt to interpret the encoded messages, like the biblical
Joseph the dream interpreter, Joseph Jones from 'Planet Jonzing',
Nigerian Act and South African Returnee, has taken five minutes and a
few seconds to interpret the secret messages encoded in the rhythms of
the saxophone on one of the songs in Baba Fela's ZOMBIE Album.
The Interpreted version titled "WHAT YOU GoNNA DO” is described as a
FELABRATION SONG and according to the artiste, it is dedicated to the
KALAKUTA and the KALAKUTA MUSEUM, including all Afro Beat music fans
plus South African and other tourists who find pleasure and relaxation
at the Kalakuta Museum or New Afrikan Shrine Lagos, Nigeria. The
interpreted version serves as alternative teacher for other Africans or
foreigners and people who enjoy the AFRO BEAT Music Genre but may not
understand completely the Yoruba and pidgin English lyrics used by Baba
Fela.
The song title "What you Gonna Do' may sound contrary to the African
way of such expression, but this shows that the modern Nigeria
Entertainer,including this South African returnee Joseph Jones has
assimilated or blended into other culture as a result of continuous
social interaction between the Culture. The style of wordings in this
music marks a new dimension in Afro Beat music; if you do not sing on
the instrumentation, you can chant it and it is called the ‘Afro Beat
Chanting’, said the Artiste Joseph Jones.
In Nigerian Music today, there has never been a style as this new Joseph
Jones’ AFR o BEAT CHANT, he has put a ‘C’ for 'CHANT' on the A-B for
Afro Beat; someone is yet to match this record and that someone must be
'JONZING'. The artiste has seeks permission from Baba Fela Kuti's
Management to make a video of this new Afro Beat Chant.
Baba Fela's Zombie LP was a metaphor to describe the methods of
the Nigerian military, it was a smash hit but it infuriated the Military
government. The attempt by Joseph Jones to interpret the encoded
messages has put into consideration the mood, the life and the times of
the people during that Military Regime in Nigeria. You would hear behind
the lead vocal what the Artiste calls the 'BUSH CRY'. It signifies the
joy in pains and the tribulations of the people.
With this piece of music, It asks both African and non African,
'What you Gonna Do' with the AfroBeatChant?..
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