Fela Kuti - King of Afrobeat: The Anthology (Box Set) (1999 NIG)

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Políticos corruptos, Africanos de clase media obsesionados con la cultura de fuera, multinacionales avariciosas, brutales ejércitos, Fela Kuti los criticó, les escupió y pagó el precio: culminando en una sentecia de cárcel de dos años en el año 1984.

Su Afrobeat fue tan personal como su postura política : una percusión vívida y unas fuertes secciones de viento ofrecieron una alternativa al soul y funk americano que agitó el Este de África a partir de finales de los ´60. Fela murió en 1997 – y nos deja una incriticable reputación como el Auténtico Africano de siempre. (Traducción mia de la crítica de Q Magazine, Julio 1999)

oh I love African music, it's so happy..'

This compilation is a fine introduction to an artist who is the missing link between John Coltrane, James Brown, Can and The Talking Heads. Excellent booklet and some of the most out there, plainly mental music I have ever heard. Felas keyboards rock in all the wrong places at exactly the right time.



Think you've heard everything? You ain't heard nothing until you discover this.(Comentario extraido de Rateyourmusic.com)

3 CD compilation for the late producer, arranger, musician, arranger, musician, political radical, outlaw. 16 tracks, beginning with 'My Lady Frustration' (1969) and ending with 'Beast Of No Nation (part 2)' (1989). Packaged in a book like folder which measures 10 x 6 inches approx.. 1999 release. Newly remastered, includes 36 page booklet with extensive liner notes and rare photos.

Born Fela Ransome Kuti on October 15, 1938 in Abeokuta, Nigeria, he lived the life of a revered musician, political activist and dissenter. Fela was the bane of every Nigerian dictatorship and military regime that successively took power during his lifetime (His home was twice ransacked and once burnt down by military thugs, and Kuti spent 2 years in prison on fraudulent charges.). This antagonism provided much if not all of the material for Kuti's unique artistry.

By the end of his life, Kuti had become a symbol of Nigeria's (and African) struggle against colonial oppression, rule and influence. His battle ended on August 2, 1997 when Fela Anikulapo Kuti succumbed to complications caused by the AIDS virus in Lagos, Nigeria. But the music lives on. This collection captures many of Fela Kuti's classic musical moments. Silenced by death, Fela's legacy, which spanned more than 35 years, eventually burgeoned into a sizeable, impressive catalog.

Fela's one of the greats of the rock era, certainly tougher and more innovative than anyone in the "Afro Pop" field. (Textos extraidos de Amazon.com)

Os envio este magnífico box-set de tres cds con una presentación en forma de libro grueso de cubierta y dentro un libreto de 50 páginas, todo en su original. Es un envio de Fredericio y no vais a poder parar de mover el esqueleto. Imprescindible.

Disc: 1 1. My Lady Frustration 2. Lady 3. Alu Jon Jonki Jon 4. Alagbon Close 5. Everything Scatter 6. Kalakuta Show

Disc: 2 1. Ikoyi Blindness 2. Colonial Mentality 3. Shuffering and Shmiling, Pt. 2 4. Unkown Soldier, Pt. 2 5. Authority Stealing, Pt. 2

Disc: 3 1. I.T.T., Pt. 2 2. Power Show 3. Army Arrangement, Pt. 2 4. Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense, Pt. 2 5. Beast of No Nation, Pt. 2

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