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Sorry, Sorry (Femi Kuti song)

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"Sorry, Sorry" is a 1998 Femi Kuti song from the album Shoki Shoki. It is one of his best known tunes.[1] The lyrics are a complaint against Africa's leaders and military rulers.[2]

Remixes

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  • "Sorry Sorry," from Hotel Costes: La Suite (French CD, Pschent 543 361 2)[3]

References

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  1. ^ Rhythm: Global Sounds and Ideas 2000 When Femi Kuti and his band Positive Force played Africa Fete in 1995, most people saw a frenetic but pale reflection of Femi's dad, ... "Sorry Sorry," the most powerful song on Shoki Shoki, approaches the wild urgency of Fela's best work.
  2. ^ L'autre Afrique - Numéros 6 à 18 - Page 84 1997 "Dans la chanson "Sorry Sorry", je m'en prends aux dirigeants et aux militaires, qui portent la responsabilité de la situation actuelle de l'Afrique."
  3. ^ Stereophile - Volume 29 p114 2006 "brain-twisting remix of Feb Kuti's "Sorry Sorry," from Hotel Costes: La Suite (French CD, Pschent 543 361 2), uses phase effects to make it seem as if the music is coming out of your ears rather than into them.