1 Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 450 degrees. 2  Toss potatoes with oil, salt and pepper. 3  Arrange, cut side down, on a large lipped cookie sheet or jellyroll pan. 4  Roast until tender and golden brown, about 30 minutes (check after 20 minutes). 5  Transfer to a serving dish.
The downbeat is the first beat of the bar, i.e. number 1. The upbeat is the last beat in the previous bar which immediately precedes, and hence anticipates, the downbeat. Both terms correspond to the direction taken by the hand of a conductor.
Throughout his life, Fela contended that AfroBeat was a modern form of danceable, African classical music with an urgent message for the planetâs denizens. Created out of a cross-breeding of Funk, Jazz, Salsa and Calypso with Juju, Highlife and African percussive patterns, it was to him a political weapon. Fela refused to bow to the music industryâs preference for 3-minute tracks, nor did he buckle under entreaties to moderate his overwhelmingly political lyrics.