Comments on: Bongos Ikwue :: Woman Made The Devil http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2007/04/26/bongos-ikwue-woman-made-the-devil/ Los Angeles based mp3 & music blog Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:32:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 by: Matthew http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2007/04/26/bongos-ikwue-woman-made-the-devil/#comment-10122 Tue, 15 May 2007 09:41:06 +0000 http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2007/04/26/bongos-ikwue-woman-made-the-devil/#comment-10122 It may be, but the sodding thing is still seventy five!!! quid on Amazon and as such there is little prospect of my buying it anytime soon. 2nd hand shops probably a better bet. It may be, but the sodding thing is still seventy five!!! quid on Amazon and as such there is little prospect of my buying it anytime soon.

2nd hand shops probably a better bet.

]]> by: M-J http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2007/04/26/bongos-ikwue-woman-made-the-devil/#comment-8293 Tue, 01 May 2007 17:10:37 +0000 http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2007/04/26/bongos-ikwue-woman-made-the-devil/#comment-8293 ib: WTF? While I won't defend the lyrical content, I feel compelled to point out that Afrobeat was and is the soundtrack to the resistance against the military juntas, poverty and oppression that have long dominated the lives of ordinary Nigerians. And Nigeria is "immediately next door" to Uganda and Rwanda just like Colorado is "immediately next door" to New York State. In fact, the Rwandan genocide was laregely fuelled by the exhortations of the junta-controlled media; while Afrobeat, especially as practised by Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has always preached tolerance and understanding. In other words, the only turd here is your ignorant and bass-ackwards comment. (Nigeria70 is one of the great, great, great Afrobeat comps -- worth it for the pic of the dude on the cover alone.) ib: WTF? While I won’t defend the lyrical content, I feel compelled to point out that Afrobeat was and is the soundtrack to the resistance against the military juntas, poverty and oppression that have long dominated the lives of ordinary Nigerians. And Nigeria is “immediately next door” to Uganda and Rwanda just like Colorado is “immediately next door” to New York State. In fact, the Rwandan genocide was laregely fuelled by the exhortations of the junta-controlled media; while Afrobeat, especially as practised by Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has always preached tolerance and understanding. In other words, the only turd here is your ignorant and bass-ackwards comment.

(Nigeria70 is one of the great, great, great Afrobeat comps — worth it for the pic of the dude on the cover alone.)

]]> by: Matthew http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2007/04/26/bongos-ikwue-woman-made-the-devil/#comment-7639 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:17:10 +0000 http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2007/04/26/bongos-ikwue-woman-made-the-devil/#comment-7639 I am so universally put off by anything that faintly whiffs of World Music that I instinctively recoiled at this post. Then I listened to the song. Then I ate my words! I am so universally put off by anything that faintly whiffs of World Music that I instinctively recoiled at this post.

Then I listened to the song.

Then I ate my words!

]]> by: ib http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2007/04/26/bongos-ikwue-woman-made-the-devil/#comment-7637 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:11:41 +0000 http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2007/04/26/bongos-ikwue-woman-made-the-devil/#comment-7637 Great find, and the album looks worth possessing for its cover alone. But the lyrics ? - "God made a man/ and man made a woman/ but a woman made the Devil/ and we'll throw her out through the window"... Please. What seems mere saloon room whisky machismo coming from Merle Haggard, sounds positively chilling when you consider Nigeria's present "tensions" and the fact that it is immediately next door to both Uganda and Rwanda. I can all too easily imagine Kofi Anan bopping around to this in preparation for some media junket while he dismissed the Canadian UN forces request to seize the horded machetes before things got really "out of hand". What a prize turd. Great find, and the album looks worth possessing for its cover alone. But the lyrics ? - “God made a man/ and man made a woman/ but a woman made the Devil/ and we’ll throw her out through the window”… Please.

What seems mere saloon room whisky machismo coming from Merle Haggard, sounds positively chilling when you consider Nigeria’s present “tensions” and the fact that it is immediately next door to both Uganda and Rwanda. I can all too easily imagine Kofi Anan bopping around to this in preparation for some media junket while he dismissed the Canadian UN forces request to seize the horded machetes before things got really “out of hand”. What a prize turd.

]]> by: Jeff http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2007/04/26/bongos-ikwue-woman-made-the-devil/#comment-7610 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 01:51:55 +0000 http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2007/04/26/bongos-ikwue-woman-made-the-devil/#comment-7610 Damnit! This track is so fantastic on sooooo many levels.....brilliant! Damnit! This track is so fantastic on sooooo many levels…..brilliant!

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