Post by Baronessa on Oct 31, 2020 18:40:23 GMT
Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti (15 October 1938 - 2 August 1997)
Also Known as: Fela Anikulapo Kuti
Member of: Koola Lobitos (1963 - 1969)
Related Artists: The Africa '70, Egypt 80
Vocal Range: D2 - F♯5
{Vocal Range Timeline}Baronessa
Fela Kuti:
Na Poi (1971): A2 - A4
Why Black Man Dey Suffer (1971): B♭2 - G♯4
Shakara (1972): G♯2 - G♯4
Afrodisiac (1973): G3 - C5
Confusion (1974): E♭2 - G4
Before I Jump Like Monkey Give Me Banana (1975): B2 - F♯4 - C5
Everything Scatter (1975): B2 - A4
Excuse O (1975): F2 - A4
He Miss Road (1975): G♯2 - G4 - E5
Kalakuta Show (1976): E2 - A4 - C♯5
Upside Down (1976): N/A
Yellow Fever (1976): F2 - G4
No Agreement (1977): C3 - F4
Opposite People (1977): A2 - G♯4
Sorrow Tears and Blood (1977): G2 - F4
Stalemate (1977): G2 - E♭4
Shuffering and Shmiling (1978): F2 - F4
International Thief Thief (1979): G2 - A4
Unknown Soldier (1979): F2 - G♯4 - B♭4
Authority Stealing (1980): C3 - G4 - C5
Original Sufferhead (1981): G2 - F♯5
Perambulator (1983): G2 - F4 - C5
Army Arrangement (1985): F2 - F4 - C♯5
Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense (1986): F2 - G4 - B♭4
ODOO (1990): D2 - C5
Underground System (1992): G♯2 - G4 - A4
IhateMana
Fela Kuti:
Alagbon Close (1974): F2 - G♯4
Ikoyi Blindness (1976): B♭2 - G♯4 - B♭4
Fear Not for Man (1977): C3 - E♭5
Coffin for Head of State (1981): G♯2 - B♭4
Platypus
Fela Kuti:
Fela's London Scene (1971): B♭2 - C5
Gentleman (1973): G♯2 - A4
Expensive Shit (1975): G2 - G♯4
Zombie (1977): A2 - F4 - D5
Fela Kuti:
Na Poi (1971): A2 - A4
Why Black Man Dey Suffer (1971): B♭2 - G♯4
Shakara (1972): G♯2 - G♯4
Afrodisiac (1973): G3 - C5
Confusion (1974): E♭2 - G4
Before I Jump Like Monkey Give Me Banana (1975): B2 - F♯4 - C5
Everything Scatter (1975): B2 - A4
Excuse O (1975): F2 - A4
He Miss Road (1975): G♯2 - G4 - E5
Kalakuta Show (1976): E2 - A4 - C♯5
Upside Down (1976): N/A
Yellow Fever (1976): F2 - G4
No Agreement (1977): C3 - F4
Opposite People (1977): A2 - G♯4
Sorrow Tears and Blood (1977): G2 - F4
Stalemate (1977): G2 - E♭4
Shuffering and Shmiling (1978): F2 - F4
International Thief Thief (1979): G2 - A4
Unknown Soldier (1979): F2 - G♯4 - B♭4
Authority Stealing (1980): C3 - G4 - C5
Original Sufferhead (1981): G2 - F♯5
Perambulator (1983): G2 - F4 - C5
Army Arrangement (1985): F2 - F4 - C♯5
Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense (1986): F2 - G4 - B♭4
ODOO (1990): D2 - C5
Underground System (1992): G♯2 - G4 - A4
IhateMana
Fela Kuti:
Alagbon Close (1974): F2 - G♯4
Ikoyi Blindness (1976): B♭2 - G♯4 - B♭4
Fear Not for Man (1977): C3 - E♭5
Coffin for Head of State (1981): G♯2 - B♭4
Platypus
Fela Kuti:
Fela's London Scene (1971): B♭2 - C5
Gentleman (1973): G♯2 - A4
Expensive Shit (1975): G2 - G♯4
Zombie (1977): A2 - F4 - D5
Significant High Notes:
F♯5 ("Original Sufferhead")
E5 ("It's No Possible")
E♭5 ("Fear Not for Man", "Power Show")
D5 ("Original Sufferhead", "Zombie")
C♯5 ("Government Chicken Boy", "Kalakuta Show")
C5 ("Authority Stealing", "Egbe Mi O (Carry Me)", "Fear Not for Man", "Government Chicken Boy", "Je'nwi Temi (Don't Gag Me)", "Monkey Banana", "O.D.O.O.", "Perambulator")
B♭4 ("Coffin for Head of State", "Egbe Mi O (Carry Me)", "Gba Mi Leti Ki N'Dolowo (Slap Me Make I Get Money)", "Je'nwi Temi (Don't Gag Me)", "Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense", "Unknown Soldier", "Who're You")
A4 ("Alu Jon Jonki Jon", "Confusion Break Bones (C.B.B.)", "Everything Scatter", "Fefe Naa Efe", "Fight To Finish", "I.T.T.", "Kalakuta Show", "Mr. Grammarticalogylisationalism Is the Boss", "Na Poi" Na Poi, "Original Sufferhead")
G♯4 ("Alagbon Close", "Authority Stealing", "Black Man's Cry" Live! With Ginger Baker, "Buy Africa", "Egbe Mi O (Carry Me)", "Gba Mi Leti Ki N'Dolowo (Slap Me Make I Get Money)", "J'Ehin J'Ehin (Chop Teeth Chop Teeth)", "Lady", "Opposite People", "Shakara (Oloje)", "Unknown Soldier", "Water No Get Enemy", "Who're You", "Why Black Man Dey Suffer", "Ye Ye De Smell" Live! With Ginger Baker, "You No Go Die... Unless")
G4 ("Alu Jon Jonki Jon", "Authority Stealing", "Confusion", "Confusion Break Bones (C.B.B.)", "Eko Ile", "Equalisation of Trouser & Pant", "Everything Scatter", "Excuse-O", "Expensive Shit", "Fefe Naa Efe", "Fight To Finish", "I.T.T.", "Ikoyi Blindness", "Je'nwi Temi (Don't Gag Me)", "Let's Start" Live! With Ginger Baker, "Look and Laugh", "Monday Morning in Lagos", "Na Poi", "O.D.O.O.", "Original Sufferhead", "Power Show", "Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense", "Unknown Soldier", "Who're You", "Ye Ye De Smell" Live! With Ginger Baker)
F♯4 ("Confusion", "Don't Make Garan Garan", "Excuse-O", "Igbe", "Ikoyi Mentality Versus Mushin Mentality", "Just Like That", "Kalakuta Show", "Lady", "Monkey Banana", "Mr. Grammarticalogylisationalism Is the Boss", "Na Poi", "Pansa Pansa", "Shakara (Oloje)", "Yellow Fever", "You No Go Die... Unless")
F4 ("Alagbon Close", "Army Arrangement", "Authority Stealing", "Black Man's Cry" Live! With Ginger Baker, "Coffin for Head of State", "Colonial Mentality", "Confusion Break Bones (C.B.B.)", "Don't Make Garan Garan", "Eko Ile", "Equalisation of Trouser & Pant", "Everything Scatter", "Expensive Shit", "Gba Mi Leti Ki N'Dolowo (Slap Me Make I Get Money)", "Gentleman", "Government Chicken Boy", "I No Get Eye for Back", "Ikoyi Blindness", "Ikoyi Mentality Versus Mushin Mentality", "It's No Possible", "J'Ehin J'Ehin (Chop Teeth Chop Teeth)", "Just Like That", "Look and Laugh", "Mistake", "Mister Follow Follow", "Monkey Banana", "No Agreement", "Observation Is No Crime", "Opposite People", "Pansa Pansa", "Perambulator", "Power Show", "Shuffering & Shmiling", "Sorrow Tears and Blood", "Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense", "U.S. (Underground System)", "Water No Get Enemy", "Why Black Man Dey Suffer", "Yellow Fever", "Zombie")
Significant Low Notes:
C3 ("Army Arrangement", "Authority Stealing", "Coffin for Head of State", "Colonial Mentality", "Equalisation of Trouser & Pant", "Everything Scatter", "Expensive Shit", "Fear Not for Man", "I.T.T.", "Igbe", "It's No Possible", "J'Ehin J'Ehin (Chop Teeth Chop Teeth)", "Mistake", "No Agreement", "Observation Is No Crime", "Opposite People", "Perambulator", "Power Show", "Sorrow Tears and Blood", "Stalemate", "Why Black Man Dey Suffer", "Zombie")
B2 ("Excuse-O", "He Miss Road", "Na Poi", "Sense Wiseness", "Who No Know Go Know")
B♭2 ("Alagbon Close", "Army Arrangement", "Colonial Mentality", "Don't Worry About My Mouth O (African Message)", "Egbe Mi O (Carry Me)", "Government Chicken Boy", "Ikoyi Blindness", "Ikoyi Mentality Versus Mushin Mentality", "Lady", "Opposite People", "Pansa Pansa", "Shakara (Oloje)", "Shuffering & Shmiling", "Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense", "U.S. (Underground System)", "Water No Get Enemy", "Yellow Fever")
A2 ("Equalisation of Trouser & Pant", "Fefe Naa Efe", "I.T.T.", "Kalakuta Show", "Na Poi", "Zombie")
G♯2 ("Coffin for Head of State", "Confusion", "Gentleman", "It's No Possible", "Just Like That", "Shakara (Oloje)", "U.S. (Underground System)", "Unknown Soldier", "Yellow Fever")
G2 ("Expensive Shit", "I.T.T.", "Look and Laugh", "O.D.O.O.", "Original Sufferhead", "Perambulator", "Power Show", "Sorrow Tears and Blood", "Stalemate", "Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense")
F♯2 ("Just Like That")
F2 ("Alagbon Close", "Confusion Break Bones (C.B.B.)", "Excuse-O", "Government Chicken Boy", "Look and Laugh", "Na Poi" Yellow Fever, "Shuffering & Shmiling", "Unknown Soldier")
E2 ("Confusion Break Bones (C.B.B.)", "Kalakuta Show")
E♭2 ("Confusion")
D2 ("O.D.O.O.")
{Questionable Notes}F5 ("Fear Not for Man"[1a])
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[1] Questionable quality
a. Screamed nano-trill
Questionable notes are any notes with a questionable significance. In short, this spoiler acknowledges notes that I am aware exist, but do not want to contribute to the singer's range. These involve (but are not limited to) weak vocal fry, uncontrolled slides, very short notes, notes hit at an ambiguous pitch and notes where it is unclear who is singing.
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[1] Questionable quality
a. Screamed nano-trill
Questionable notes are any notes with a questionable significance. In short, this spoiler acknowledges notes that I am aware exist, but do not want to contribute to the singer's range. These involve (but are not limited to) weak vocal fry, uncontrolled slides, very short notes, notes hit at an ambiguous pitch and notes where it is unclear who is singing.
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• Blue denotes falsetto passages.
• Bold denotes outstanding passages.
• Italics denote non-melodic passages.
• Underlines denote obscured passages.
