{"id":42088,"date":"2018-12-17T12:11:24","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T10:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/listen-to-fela-and-burna-boy-in-a-strong-ye\/"},"modified":"2020-04-27T03:36:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T02:36:42","slug":"tmxo-fela-burna-boy-a-strong-ye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/tmxo-fela-burna-boy-a-strong-ye\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen to Fela and Burna Boy in \u2018A Strong Ye\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"pam-featured-content\" ><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19171 pam-featured-content\"  src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Burnaboy-e1533645044291-678x432.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Burnaboy-e1533645044291-678x432.jpg 678w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Burnaboy-e1533645044291-678x432-661x421.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Burnaboy-e1533645044291-678x432-465x296.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Burnaboy-e1533645044291-678x432-375x239.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><b>If you have ever wondered what a Fela and Burna Boy track would sound like.<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nigerian DJ and producer, TMXO have a released a mash-up of Burna Boy\u2019s \u2018Ye\u2019 and Fela\u2019s \u2018Sorrow, Tears and Blood\u2019. A lot has been said about Fela\u2019s aesthetical evidence in Burna Boy\u2019s music. In fact, his album, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outside<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, released earlier this year reeks of Fela\u2019s vibe proudly, a notion clearly evident in his popular song, \u2018Ye\u2019 and his post Outside hit, \u2018Gbona\u2019. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, like Fela, Burna Boy\u2019s penchant for societal themes puts him in the same box with his influence and this has led a lot of people wondering what a collaboration between Burna Boy and Fela would sound like. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>TMXO\u2019s mash-up, titled \u2018A Strong Ye\u2019 replaced Burna Boy&#8217;s hook on &#8220;Ye&#8221; with Fela&#8217;s in \u2018Sorrow, Tears and Blood\u2019 and the result is magical. \u00a0\u2018Sorrow, tears and blood\u2019 was released in 1977 on the Nigerian Kalakuta label, mild and different from Fela\u2019s hard-edged and aggressive Afro-funk.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to \u2018A Strong Ye\u2019:<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"TMXO x BurnaBoy x Fela Anikulapo Kuti - A Strong Ye by TMXO\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" data-src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F541860987&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=750&#038;maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Read next:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/fuse-odg-interview\/\">Fuse ODG opens up about music and politics in Africa<\/a><\/span><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have ever wondered what a Fela and Burna Boy track would sound like. Nigerian DJ and producer, TMXO have a released a mash-up of Burna Boy\u2019s \u2018Ye\u2019 and Fela\u2019s \u2018Sorrow, Tears and Blood\u2019. 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