Fela Kuti Vinyl Australia

This proved to be prophetic stuff given the police and army assaults intended to silence him which were just around the corner.

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Johnny just drop 1977 v i p. Everything scatter originally released in 1975 is one of several masterpieces from early in fela s mid 1970s purple period. Afrobeat his gift to the world is now an international staple on his own uncompromising terms social content intact. Nearly two decades after his death vindication has come to fela kuti africa s musical genius.

Pop int l world music. In australia consumers have a legal right to obtain a refund from a business if the goods purchased are faulty. Cooking vinyl australia boasts a diverse roster of bands singer songwriters and artists representing a wide range of music genres. 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.

In 1981 fela changed the group s name for the last time to egypt 80. Fela s rise in the early 1970s paralleled the downfall of the hopes africans pinned on their newly won independence. Australian artists signed directly to the cooking vinyl australia label include ceres eliza the delusionals luca brasi mia dyson high tension ivan ooze. 1979 coffin for head of state 1980 army arrangement 1984 underground system 1992.

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. Femi kuti s music is the heart and soul of modern afrobeat. 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. 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.

Limited orange colored vinyl lp pressing includes digital download. 180gm vinyl lp pressing. 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. Fela kuti beasts of no nation vinyl.

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.