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King of Afrobeat: The Anthology [Box set]

~ Fela Kuti
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  • Audio CD (14 Jan 2003)
  • Number of Discs: 3
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Talkin Loud
  • ASIN: B000038I2M
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 240,727 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc 1:

Extraits
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. My Lady Frustration 7:01£0.69
Listen  2. Lady13:48Album Only
Listen  3. Alu Jon Jonky Jon12:40Album Only
Listen  4. Alagbon Close17:00Album Only
Listen  5. Everything Scatter10:34Album Only
Listen  6. Kalakuta Show14:32Album Only


Disc 2:

Extraits
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Ikoyi Blindness15:07Album Only
Listen  2. Colonial Mentality13:43Album Only
Listen  3. Shuffering & Shmiling (Part 2)12:17Album Only
Listen  4. Unknown Soldier (Part 2)17:21Album Only
Listen  5. Authority Stealing (Part 2)14:16Album Only


Disc 3:

Extraits
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. I.T.T. (Part 2)13:43Album Only
Listen  2. Power Show14:48Album Only
Listen  3. Army Arrangement (Part 2)17:03Album Only
Listen  4. Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense (Part 2)14:24Album Only
Listen  5. Beast Of No Nation (Part 2)16:34Album Only

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review
"I am trying to use my music as a weapon", Fela Anikulapo Kuti once said, " ... as far as Africa is concerned, music cannot be for enjoyment, it has to be for revolution." And his music breathes with the fervour of a revolutionary. Which of course, he was. He was a political radical; he was an activist who suffered imprisonment and torture for his fearless denunciations of corruption and human rights abuses; he was a spiritual leader; but above all he was a musician, and it is his music that remains his greatest achievement. Fela's Afrobeat is a potent combination of lyrical anger, hypnotic rhythms spiralling round and round for as much as 15 minutes or more, and frantic organ solos or sax breaks that swirl insidiously overhead. It's not jazz, it's not funk, it's something utterly unique. This splendidly packaged box set, which includes a booklet that manages to be both glossy and informative, takes a chronological look at his career over 30 years from 1969 to 1989, tracking the gradual mellowing of his style (not his politics) from early roof-raisers like "Alu jon jonki jon" to the more laid back but no less powerful "Beast Of No Nation (Part 2)". Fortunately, at least for Western audiences, Fela's music really can be heard for pure enjoyment as well as for its political impact. Actually, the end result is always the same: the message is in the music, the message is the music. --Mark Walker

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5.0 out of 5 stars Abami Eda at his very acerbic best, 15 Jan 2000
Fela is the undisputed king of The Afrobeat genre. His message resonates throughout the music and is an inspiration to all. The music is eclectic and represents the "blackman's" struggle for self-emancipation. it's a must for every "Baba" enthusiast.
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