How Fela Kuti Turned Music Into a Weapon – DUAL SCREEN AUTO SYNC
This is a Dual Screen Experience! You’ll need to watch this on a TV or Computer and also have your phone – otherwise this video won’t make much sense.
Use your phone to head to https://sync.diggingthegreats.com/watch/fela-kuti-companion-video to automatically sync the accompanying video. Full explanation in the video above – let me know how you enjoyed this format!
Note: there are strategically placed YouTube ads in between each section of this video and you’ll need to hit stop on your phone during an ad break, and then just hit play to resync again once the video continues. If you have YouTube Premium, you DO NOT need to stop your phone at any point.
This is a re-release of the Fela Kuti video that automatically syncs the companion video. To watch the manual sync video, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqTn-aS9W04
If you don’t know who Fela Kuti is, I’m about to introduce you to your new favorite artist. If you’re familiar with him already, you know he invented a new genre of music called Afrobeat, combining funk, jazz, and West African rhythms, but that’s only half of the story. The other half is what his music stood for. Today we’re diving into the music and world of Fela Kuti, and we’ll see how he created some of the best music ever made, gave hope to people for generations, and nearly toppled a dictatorship.
Thanks to Jad Abumrad for chatting with me. Go check out his podcast “Fela Kuti: Fear No Man” wherever you listen to podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fela-kuti-fear-no-man/id1835735529
You can also catch our full hour long conversation here: https://diggingthegreats.com/posts/interview-with-148170750
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THANK YOU TO THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER TIER ON PATREON
Sam Deka
Shawn Barker
Josh Nelson
And thanks to everyone on Patreon who helped Beta test this format!
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:25 Dual Screen Explanation
03:35 Fela’s Early Days
08:51 Fela in America
14:33 Fela’s Return
20:59 Trickster Energy
26:39 Zombie
34:40 Can Music Change The World?
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TOPICS COVERED
Fela Kuti
Sandra Izsadore
James Brown
Afrobeat
Colonialism
Jad Abumrad
Fela Kuti Fear No Man
The Grammys
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Music History
Can Music Change The World
#felakuti #afrobeat #musichistory
@furank_i
August 17, 2026 at 8:02 am
This vid fixed my gripe about the background audio on the phone being too loud and distracting from the main video. It still syncs a bit behind, I have to click > about 5 times to get it synced enough. Very immersive!
@ignatiuslatte2637
August 17, 2026 at 8:02 am
What?
I’m goons have to pause this until later. Fela is one of my all time favourite artists. Despite being distasteful in many ways. I’ve used his tracks to buy audio equipment for decades. You must move to this shit.
❤
@LawrenceIsbell
August 17, 2026 at 8:02 am
This is the coolest thing I've experienced ever. Thank you.
@aeducationalenjoyer.1259
August 17, 2026 at 8:02 am
Commenting for the sake of engagement.
@ArGoMo
August 17, 2026 at 8:02 am
Hey!
Liked a lot the format. Thanks!
It worked well with QR code, but the syncing was not easy.
The times when you asked for "yes" helped with the syncing. Perhaps there should be more of those "tips", perhaps with countdowns or time stamps.
Cheers!
@jstyle_project
August 17, 2026 at 8:02 am
he really stood on business❤❤but he was still human🙊🙊
@UEOEIAEE
August 17, 2026 at 8:02 am
Fela is the greatest 🇳🇬😚
@spagehtti_ayyos
August 17, 2026 at 8:02 am
fucking BANGER holy moly
@WoWGoldTitans
August 17, 2026 at 8:02 am
What a cool and innovative, interactive experience. I'm glad I had to the time to sit down for this one as intended. I already love the channel and videos and the Dual Screen Auto Sync worked perfectly and took it to the next level.
Can music change the world? Yes!
Thank you,
Valinet
@janenaalamlemills2937
August 17, 2026 at 8:02 am
Silent watcher, Wanted to share that I absolutely LOVE this dual experience please don’t stop!
@GrahamGibby
August 17, 2026 at 8:02 am
SmartTube on Android TV does not clearly label 'alternate audio' so I'll stick with single-screen offerings.
@jonathondorofy
August 17, 2026 at 8:02 am
i loved this. Not only was this a great solution to the copyright frustration. I felt more engaged in the video.
@portraitsofjayzsunnybridges
August 17, 2026 at 8:02 am
mr digging the greats I loved this video n ignore all the peeps talking abut the dual audio thing its really not that hard to set up u did a good job, keep up the great work 🙂
@zenmaster24
August 17, 2026 at 8:02 am
sorry – not a fan of a dual device thing. i need to wear headphones – having my speakers on and my phone listening and also playing sound, isnt going to work for me.
I would prefer if you could just release the track thats meant to be played on my phone as another youtube video – im ok with switching to different videos in different tabs and manually seeking – as long as i can do it all with headphones, im good 👍
@benpancedd
August 17, 2026 at 8:02 am
The background music on the phone while you are talking on youtube is very confusing and distracting at first (getting used to it right now, I’m typing this while watching). Also was asked to open with Podcast on my iPhone and all kind of cookies (I’m from the EU). Also didn’t understand which button on the phone to click: “Fela Kuti Companion Video”, “Join diggingthegreats” or the “Listen to Fela Kuti track x”. It’s working now but I didn’t understand any of it. Watching 2 screens does not feel natural either. Great idea but a little bit to complicated…
@michaelhaugh72
August 17, 2026 at 8:02 am
Bruh! This is the dopest thing I’ve ever seen on youtube!
So much more I could say about the actual content, but for now I just wanna go off about how cool this dual screen thing really did turn out!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
@eancklean7922
August 17, 2026 at 8:02 am
I loooove the format!! It’s one of the most original concepts I’ve seen here on YouTube
@jpbriggs408
August 17, 2026 at 8:02 am
Love the way you've been experimenting with the dual video option, and it's always such a fun and immersive experience. That being said, you always introduce it as watching on your tv/computer and a companion "phone", but it works just as great in two side-by-side windows on a computer! Keeps me from reaching for my phone, and the sync and everything works great on the same device. Volume matching has been solid, too, neither has been too loud or soft when played from the same device. Cheers!
@Knick_Fury
August 17, 2026 at 8:02 am
First time trying it, it did work HOWEVER… on the sync instructions, you still have guidance to select the alternate audio (which is not needed for this one… not to mention the language choice from the prior versions isn't even an option on this one). Can be a bit confusing. You might want to change that first direction accordingly. Otherwise, nice job!
@pg3196
August 17, 2026 at 8:02 am
Please can you do another video but without all the fancy stuff
@pg3196
August 17, 2026 at 8:02 am
The whole dual sound thing is great but I just want to hear the music normally. Sorry bro
@bboymarksman
August 17, 2026 at 8:02 am
First dual screen video I've watched and I was a bit sceptical, but it was really nice! Proves that the patreon support is still worth it for me
@harrylake9388
August 17, 2026 at 8:02 am
Beyoncé with a cowboy hat😂 she ain’t country. The awards a fake. What a disgrace.
@yekoland
August 17, 2026 at 8:02 am
Bro, loved the intension but it was so freaking annoying 😂
@racooze
August 17, 2026 at 8:02 am
congrats on the dual sync I ain’t doing allthat
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