Fela Kuti - Gentleman (50th Anniversary Edition)Fela Kuti (1938 1997) was a Nigerian musician, producer, arranger, political radical and outlaw, and the originator of Afrobeat. A titanic musical and socio political voice, Felas legacy spans decades and genres, touching on jazz, pop, funk, hip hop, rock and beyond. 1973s Gentleman is the seventh in the series of celebratory Fela 50th Anniversary reissues. Like its predecessors in the series, this version will be available on exclusive coloured vinyl

“Lyrically this album finds me at my most honest and autobiographical

this reissue for record store day comes backed with original b-side keep moving and with reproduction original fontana label and sleeve

entrancing directness

That spawned a creative partnership that inspired Wendel to persuade Basinski to haul out his saxophone

Kikagaku Moyo call their sound "psychedelic" because it encompasses a broad spectrum of influence: classical Indian music

or 100 years listening to this record and marveling at what these artists created together beauty

three days before he passed away

futurist building project built with a community in mind

Direct lines can be drawn to Kamasi Washington

Hellblazer and the broken character of the strip’s protagonist

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Young created eight EMS / Rhodes pieces solo