Koola Lobitos 1964-1968/The '69 Los Angeles Sessions
Released: 2001
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Released: 2001
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A new reissue that unearths a series of previously unreleased sides recorded between 1964 and 1968 with Fela's first band, Koola Lobitos. These songs are steeped in the style of highlife jazz that...
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Original Suffer Head
Released: 1982
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Released: 1982
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After the demise of Africa 70, Fela set forth to create a new group of musicians that he could mold, shape, and direct to play out his musical conceptions. Instead of just offering a new group, he...
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The Two Sides of Fela: Jazz & Dance
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This is the re-release of the old Barclay album by the same name from the 1970s, now taking advantage of better mastering techniques. The album is split into two discs, stylistically the "Jazz...
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Box Set, Vol. 2
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Following the trend set by the earlier edition in the series, this is not a box set as most have come to know them. There are no extras here, no alternate takes, no acoustic versions. Instead, this...
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Box Set, Vol. 1
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As time goes on, the Western world is gradually becoming aware of the great depth and complexity of African popular music. Compilations abound, and scenes from places like Lagos and Addis Ababa are...
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Yellow Fever
Released: 1976
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Released: 1976
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The entire mid-'70s found Fela Kuti and his Afrika 70 really honing in on their signature sound. Yellow Fever, released in 1976, sits right up there with No Agreement (1977) and Confusion (1975)...
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Confusion
Released: 1975
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Released: 1975
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Fela Kuti's 1975 Confusion shows him and Africa 70 at the heights of instrumental prowess and ambiguous jibes (the stabs are about to get a bit more direct and heated with 1977's Zombie)....
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Stalemate
Released: 1977
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Released: 1977
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Despite a massive attack by 1,000 armed Nigerian army men on his Kalakuta Republic compound on February 18, 1977, Fela Kuti, accompanied by his Africa '70, resumed his prolific musical output --...
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Opposite People
Released: 1977
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Released: 1977
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The spirited music on this release indeed heralds the calm before the storm for Fela Kuti and his ever growing Kalakuta Republic. The mood is considerably light and positive -- allowing Kuti the...
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