Fẹla Kuti – 7 LP Vinyl Box Set # 3 Brian Eno - Mint
Fẹla Kuti – 7 LP Vinyl Box Set # 3 Brian Eno - Mint Eno played Fela for Talking Heads .... Remain in Light the result Fela's London Scene, Shakara, Afrodisiac, Gentlemen, Upside Down, Zombie, I.T.T.
Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti 15 October 1938 – 2 August 1997), also known as Abami Eda, was a musician, , composer, political activist, and . He is regarded as the pioneer of , a Nigerian music genre that combines with American and . At the height of his popularity, he was referred to as one of Africa's most "challenging and charismatic music performers". described him as a musical and sociopolitical voice of international significance
Fela's London Scene is an album by Nigerian Afrobeat composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist , recorded in England in 1971 and originally released on the Nigerian label Shakara is an album by Nigerian Afrobeat composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist , recorded in in 1971 and originally released on the Nigerian label. Afrodisiac is an album by Nigerian composer, bandleader, and multi-instrumentalist , originally released on the Nigerian label in 1973. The album's four tracks were re-recordings of Nigerian redone in London in 1972. The album features Kuti's first Nigerian hit "Jeun Ko Ku," which sold over 200,000 copies. stated that "These four workouts are propulsive mixtures of and , avoiding the homogeneity of much funk and African records of later vintage, done with nonstop high energy. The interplay between horns, electric keyboards, drums, and Fela's exuberant vocals gives this a character, without sacrificing the earthiness that makes it danceable as well" Gentleman is a 1973 by Nigerian musician . It was written and produced by Kuti and recorded with his Afrika 70 band. The cover artwork's depiction of a monkey's head superimposed on a suited body is a reference to the album's title track, which Kuti composed as a commentary on the colonial mentality of Africans who adhered to European customs and clothing. Zombie is a by musician . It was released in Nigeria by Coconut Records in 1976, and in the United Kingdom by in 1977. I.T.T. - International. Thief. Thief - 1980 Upside Down - 1976
