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In last week’s episode we met the man who sired funk, James Brown. Now, music writer David McNamee meets Brown’s heir and competitor, Fela Kuti. And we alight upon the first records in our history of dance music that start to resemble modern dance records, with Giorgio Moroder and the late 70s European disco sounds.

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Fela Ransome Kuti, Fela Ransome Kuti, Africa 70, TheAfrica 70, The
Swegbe And Pako
Fela Ransome-Kuti, Fela Ransome-Kuti, Africa '70Africa '70
Buy Africa
Joe Tex, Joe Tex, U BlackU Black
Friday Evening

Barrington LevyBarrington Levy
Collie Weed
ParliamentParliament
Flashlight
ParliamentParliament
Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)
Jerry ButlerJerry Butler
One Night Affair
Harold Melvin & The Blue NotesHarold Melvin & The Blue Notes
The Love I Lost
Love Unlimited Orchestra, TheLove Unlimited Orchestra, The
Love's Theme
CerroneCerrone
Supernature
SpaceSpace
Magic Fly
Donna SummerDonna Summer
I Feel Love