Sun Ra and His Arkestra

"And then when I went to Chicago, that's when I had these outer space experiences and went to the other planets." --Sun Ra, Jazz musician (May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993)

The dialogue in the video at the beginning is in French, but it is very short.


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Fela Kuti (musician)

Fela Anikulapo Kuti (1938–1997), Fela for short, was a Nigerian musician and composer, pioneer of afrobeat music, human rights and political activist. See the interview in the second video about his political influence.

Fela in performance (1971) filmed by Ginger Baker


The Broadway show Fela! shows his music and his political roots

Click HERE to access the Broadway Show site. You can watch some video in the Fela's Music Re-release tab on the right.

(Below: interview from the Colbert Nation. Afterwards have to click on the performance in the video to see the dance and hear the music)

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Michel Camilo - Caribe

Michel Camilo is a pianist and composer from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is known as a great jazz, Latin and classical pianist with superb technical ability, and has played and recorded with many world-famous musicians.

For more, incl. free audio and video, click on his home page HERE

Michel Camilo All Star New York Big Band from "Live in Altos de Chavón" concert playing "Caribe" in 2 parts:
Part 1


Part 2


Same tune, only solo, from the 40th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival, June 18, 1993.