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Fela Kuti - BOX SET #6 CURATED BY IDRIS ELBA (DELUXE EDITION)

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Format: Vinyl
Rel. Date: 12/01/2023
UPC: 720841400813

BOX SET #6 CURATED BY IDRIS ELBA (DELUXE EDITION)
Artist: Fela Kuti
Format: Vinyl
New: Available $149.99
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DISC: 1

1. Open & Close   14:54
2. Swegbe and Pako   12:28
3. Gbagada Gbagada Gbogodo Gbogodo   9:19   

DISC: 2

1. 2000 Blacks Got to be Free   18:38
2. Africa Centre of the World   17:32

DISC: 3

1. Stalemate   12:54
2. Don't Worry About My Mouth O (African Message)   15:45

DISC: 4

1. I Go Shout Plenty   13:01
2. Why Black Men Dey Suffer?   13:45

DISC: 5

1. M.O.P. (Movement of the People) Political Statement Number 1 (Part 1)   19:09
2. M.O.P. (Movement of the People) Political Statement Number 1 (Part 2)   18:24

DISC: 6

1. Customs Check Point   16:11
2. Gimme Shit I Give You Shit (Part 1)   6:03
3. Gimme Shit I Give You Shit (Part 2)   19:15

DISC: 7

1. O.P. (Opposite People)   16:38
2. Equalisation of Trouser and Pant   16:42

More Info:

"Knitting Factory Records and Partisan Records are proud to release the sixth installment of the much anticipated vinyl reissues from the Fela Kuti catalog. Vinyl Box #6 was curated by actor, producer, DJ, rapper and singer, Idris Elba aka DJ Big Driis. This edition features Open & Close, Music of Many Colors, Stalemate, I Go Shout Plenty!!!, Live In Amsterdam, and Opposite People. The artwork for each album has been meticulously recreated from the original vinyl pressings, alongside vintage vinyl label artwork. Previous box set curators include Chris Martin, Erykah Badu, Ginger Baker, Brian Eno, and Questlove.

Fela Kuti (1938-1997) was a Nigerian musician, producer, arranger, political radical, outlaw and the originator of Afrobeat. Since his untimely death in 1997 he has become a worldwide musical icon. A titanic musical and sociopolitical voice, Fela’s legacy spans decades and genres, touching on jazz, pop, funk, hip-hop, rock and beyond."

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