"Underground System was among the better recordings of Fela's late career, comprised of two extended tracks, the title cut and 'Pansa Pansa.' 'Underground System' starts off with rhythms that are far faster and more urgent than those on most of Fela's characteristically lengthy tracks. If that sounds like a marginal quality upon which to judge a song as a standout, well, something like a much faster and played-as-though-we-mean-it tempo really does help to differentiate it from the singer's generally similar output of the 1980s and 1990s. The backup singers also come in quickly with infectious chants, prior to a typical Fela lyric observing the difficulty in enacting positive political change in Africa. ..."
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YouTube: Underground System, Pansa Pansa 1/2 (Berlin 1978), Pansa Pansa 2/2 (Berlin 1978), C.B.B. (Confusion Break Bone)
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