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PRE-ORDER Fela Kuti - Excuse-o [New Vinyl LP] Clear Vinyl, Orange

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Artist: Fela Kuti

Title: Excuse-o

Format: Vinyl LP

Genre: International

UPC: 720841207436

Release Date: 2024

Record Label: Knitting Factory

Album Tracks

DISC 1:
1. Excuse-O

DISC 2:
1. Mr Gramaticalagylisation-Alism Is the Boss

Limited orange colored vinyl LP pressing. Excuse-O isn't just a showcase of Fela's ability to build a groove that could fill a full LP side; it's a masterclass in personal and political criticism wrapped in two exceptional extended grooves. The title track A-side is a jittery rhythm where Fela sings of the many small agitating things that he comes across that could lead to an argument, or if unchecked, escalate to a fistfight; the track culminates in his annoyance of finding another man chatting up a woman he just went to buy a drink for. The B-side is a denunciation of Nigerians' cultural inferiority complex and how the use of "proper English" language affected all aspects of one's life. This pointed commentary on post-colonial life is set in a smoother groove with call-and-response vocals driving the message home. This album marks the moment he moved away from singing exclusively in Yoruba and began to sing more in Pidgin, or as he called it "Broken English," to widen the appeal of his music. This edition is pressed on Monkey Kola Orange (opaque orange) vinyl.