Fela Kuti Vinyl Australia

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

Fela kuti vinyl australia.

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. 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. Johnny just drop 1977 v i p. This proved to be prophetic stuff given the police and army assaults intended to silence him which were just around the corner.

Australian artists signed directly to the cooking vinyl australia label include ceres eliza the delusionals luca brasi mia dyson high tension ivan ooze. 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. 180gm vinyl lp pressing. Fela kuti beasts of no nation vinyl.

In 1981 fela changed the group s name for the last time to egypt 80. 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. In australia consumers have a legal right to obtain a refund from a business if the goods purchased are faulty. Knitting factory records cooking vinyl australia are proud to reissue the individual titles from the fela kuti box set 4 curated by erykah badu.

Fela s rise in the early 1970s paralleled the downfall of the hopes africans pinned on their newly won independence. Cooking vinyl australia boasts a diverse roster of bands singer songwriters and artists representing a wide range of music genres. Afrobeat his gift to the world is now an international staple on his own uncompromising terms social content intact. Femi kuti s music is the heart and soul of modern afrobeat.

Pop int l world music. 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. 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. This includes yellow fever 1976 no agreement 1977 j j d.

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