V.I.P. (Vagabonds in Power)
Fela Kuti

[Live concert, Berlin Jazz Festival, 1979]nn[Afrika 70 intro]nGood evening, ladies and gentleman. Bonsoir, mesdames et messieurs. Guten Abend, meine Damen und Herren.nnWe present to you today the greatest thing that ever came out of Africa. We present to you today: Fela and the Afrika 70. Playing a music that is backed with politics, Fela and musicians travelling for the emancipation of the black race all over the world. Fela the musician, fighting not for money, but fighting for justice, fighting against suffering, and fighting for progress for his people. nnThis musician you are going to see this evening. And it's going to be the beginning of a new history for you and for us, because for a long time, very little has been known about Africa (from Europe). Today, we open a new page where you get an experience of a real African music from this most wonderful, great musician. You're going to see something very original--politically, religiously, and musically. nnAnd now, for an experience you've never heard before, from the greatest musician we have just been speaking about... I'm not going to keep you waiting too long! I'm going to bring him in and you are going to remain here, spellbound for many minutes, listening to the most wonderful political music that ever came out of any part of the world. From a musician called: Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Here he comes!nn[Fela intro]nYou know, as a foreigner, I must be happy to be in Berlin because when I'm in Berlin I'm here to learn something new. I don't want to jive you hear tonight, my friends, brothers, and sisters. I want to present myself as an African. I want you to look at me as something new, that you do not have any knowledge about. Because most--99.9 percent--of the information you get about Africa is wrong.nnSomeone told me, he says, If you're African, why are you wearing European dresses? I say to him, You cannot say it is European dresses because that is a matter of history. And that is only for a symposium discussion in future. Brothers and sisters, friends, I'm gonna play a tune. I want to play a tune that is called: VIP. VIP means 'Very Important Personality'. Somebody, a great man, ha ha. nnBut you see, this VIP is one that get too rich. They do not want to see the ordinary man on the street who is poor. (If you don't understand my language, I'm sorry, I can't help you. If you do not want to hear, other people want to hear. And it is the right of all human beings to respect other people's feelings.) For me, I give them a name--VIP--means... 'Vagabonds in Power'. nnI want you all to get in the groove of this sound now. Let's all clap with the rhythm so we can feel it. Let's go now, ready! Thank you. Now we feel it. Now we can now move...nnnn[Chorus]nVery Important Person!nnV.I.P.nV.I.P.nV.I.P.nV.I.P.nnVery Important PersonnMean say na powernMean na sole sole powernHim be special personnnBut everybody get him power (Everywhere!)nEverybody get him power (Everywhere!)nI say, everybody get him power (Everywhere!)nEverybody get him power (Everywhere!)nnPart one, coming...nnOmolanke pushernHim get him powernOver him omolanke (Everywhere!)nnMolue drivernHim get him powernOver him bus and conductor (Everywhere!)nnBusinessman nko?nHim get him powernOver employee and employer (Everywhere!)nnInspector GeneralnHim get him powernOver different different recruits (Everywhere!)nnKalakuta PresidentnHim get him powernOver Kalakuta Empire (Everywhere!)nnHead of State nko?nHim get him powernOver him own country (Everywhere!)nnPart two, coming...nnMan get powernHim take amnTalk nonsensenHa ha, why?nn[Chorus]nI don't know!nnMan get powernHim take amnCheat personnHa ha, why?nn[Chorus]nI don't know!nnMan get powernHim take amnSteal moneynHa ha, why?nn[Chorus]nI don't know!nnYou don't know anything at allnYou just my brother, ha hanTry this one:nn[Chorus]nHa ha!nnHim no know hungry peoplenHim no know jobless peoplenHim no know homeless peoplenHim no know suffering peoplennHim go dey ride best carnHim go dey chop best foodnHim go dey live best housenHim go dey waka for roadnYou go dey commot for road for amnHim go dey steal moneynn[Chorus]nNa Vagabond in Power!nnHim be wrong mannNa Vagabond in PowernI say him be wrong mannNa Vagabond in PowernI say him be wrong mannNa Vagabond in PowernI say him be wrong mannNa Vagabond in Powernnnn[Fela outro]nI just had some news that my country, Nigeria, they are going to watch this show tonight. And I hope they are watching this show now.

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