Fela Kuti - Roforofo Fight (1972)
I'm glad that in the past couple years, Fela Kuti's been getting the recognition he always deserved. Throughout his storied life (seriously, look up some of these hijinks), he made a fuck-ton of spectacular afro-beat, each release as good as the next.
Fela invented and popularized afro-beat, with it's mix of African-American funk rhythms, Yoruba drumming, psychedelic guitars, cataclysmic horn lines that hit you like a dump truck made of dump trucks, and long long long long song forms. Holding all this joy together is Fela's versatile voice, full of emotions and character.
This release has some of my favorite tracks--the title track, in particular is glorious.
Bonus: this is in a similar vein (with fela's old drummer), and is also fucking sweet. deep cuts from the wflm archives...
This album is bananas. My fav is still Expensive Shit, but the title cut here is the toughest jam Fela ever cut. Afro-house? Hot stuff. Thanks for this, and for everything else you share with us!
real good stuff.
would you guys put up a few of the harder to find king creosote releases? he's made so much stuff and it can be really hard to track down...
thanks and keeping doin'!
Fela is a god, thanks for this
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