Fela Kuti Vinyl Australia

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In 1981 fela changed the group s name for the last time to egypt 80. Fela kuti beasts of no nation vinyl. Femi s father fela anikulapo kuti created the style a blend of traditional nigerian drum patterns the smooth groove of highlife and american soul funk and r b and took it to the world inspiring people with insistent dance beats and lyrics bristling with political. He was known as fela ransome kuti until about 1978 when he renamed himself fela anikulapo kuti the middle name meaning he who carries death in his pouch.

This proved to be prophetic stuff given the police and army assaults intended to silence him which were just around the corner. Cooking vinyl australia boasts a diverse roster of bands singer songwriters and artists representing a wide range of music genres. 4 8 business days. This is essentially a cd reissue of fela kuti s 1972 album roforofo fight with the addition of two previously unreleased tracks from the same era.

The best known song on 1973 s afrodisiac is jeun ko ku a satire about gluttony and fela s first major hit in west africa. Fela s rise in the early 1970s paralleled the downfall of the hopes africans pinned on their newly won independence. Knitting factory records cooking vinyl australia are proud to reissue the individual titles from the fela kuti box set 4 curated by erykah badu. Limited orange colored vinyl lp pressing includes digital download.

In australia consumers have a legal right to obtain a refund from a business if the goods purchased are faulty. Femi kuti s music is the heart and soul of modern afrobeat. Everything scatter originally released in 1975 is one of several masterpieces from early in fela s mid 1970s purple period. 180gm vinyl lp pressing.

1979 coffin for head of state 1980 army arrangement 1984 underground system 1992. This includes yellow fever 1976 no agreement 1977 j j d. Buy fela kuti expensive shit vinyl lp today from discrepancy records with fast free delivery australia s top rated online vinyl record lp store we re your number one shop for vinyl records. Each of the four songs on roforofo fight clocks in at 12 to 17 minutes and there s a slight slide toward more 70s sounding rhythms in the happy feet beats of the title track and the varied yet.

Nearly two decades after his death vindication has come to fela kuti africa s musical genius.