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In 1971,
Fela Anikulapo Kuti's
record company (EMI) agreed to finance a recording date in London for
Fela
and band. Now huge stars in Nigeria, this trip was, in a way, a triumphant return to the country that had provided
with a musical education and the club scene where he cut his proverbial bandleader's teeth. What is important to note is that he had become good friends with former
Cream
(and at the time of this recording current
Blind Faith
) drummer
Ginger Baker
, who had traveled to Lagos a year earlier to meet, hang out, and play with
.
Baker
shows up on this recording (albeit uncredited) on the track
"Egbe Mio,"
but more importantly helped get
gigs all over the city at such venerable venues as the 100 Club, the Cue Club, and the Four Aces. Recording at Abbey Road (a.k.a. the hallowed home of the Beatles)
cut these five awesome tracks in which his Afrobeat sound is more complex and jazzy than on the
'69 Los Angeles Sessions
. At over 13 minutes "J'ehin J'ehin" cuts a wicked groove for its entire length pushed by the horn section and
Tony Allen's
superlative drumming. "Buy Africa" is a anti-colonial rant worthy of the
Last Poets
, and "Fight to Finish" very simply kicks out the jams. A stunning record that marks the beginning of
Fela's
best period of recording. ~ John Dougan
Fela Anikulapo Kuti's
record company (EMI) agreed to finance a recording date in London for
Fela
and band. Now huge stars in Nigeria, this trip was, in a way, a triumphant return to the country that had provided
with a musical education and the club scene where he cut his proverbial bandleader's teeth. What is important to note is that he had become good friends with former
Cream
(and at the time of this recording current
Blind Faith
) drummer
Ginger Baker
, who had traveled to Lagos a year earlier to meet, hang out, and play with
.
Baker
shows up on this recording (albeit uncredited) on the track
"Egbe Mio,"
but more importantly helped get
gigs all over the city at such venerable venues as the 100 Club, the Cue Club, and the Four Aces. Recording at Abbey Road (a.k.a. the hallowed home of the Beatles)
cut these five awesome tracks in which his Afrobeat sound is more complex and jazzy than on the
'69 Los Angeles Sessions
. At over 13 minutes "J'ehin J'ehin" cuts a wicked groove for its entire length pushed by the horn section and
Tony Allen's
superlative drumming. "Buy Africa" is a anti-colonial rant worthy of the
Last Poets
, and "Fight to Finish" very simply kicks out the jams. A stunning record that marks the beginning of
Fela's
best period of recording. ~ John Dougan
In 1971,
Fela Anikulapo Kuti's
record company (EMI) agreed to finance a recording date in London for
Fela
and band. Now huge stars in Nigeria, this trip was, in a way, a triumphant return to the country that had provided
with a musical education and the club scene where he cut his proverbial bandleader's teeth. What is important to note is that he had become good friends with former
Cream
(and at the time of this recording current
Blind Faith
) drummer
Ginger Baker
, who had traveled to Lagos a year earlier to meet, hang out, and play with
.
Baker
shows up on this recording (albeit uncredited) on the track
"Egbe Mio,"
but more importantly helped get
gigs all over the city at such venerable venues as the 100 Club, the Cue Club, and the Four Aces. Recording at Abbey Road (a.k.a. the hallowed home of the Beatles)
cut these five awesome tracks in which his Afrobeat sound is more complex and jazzy than on the
'69 Los Angeles Sessions
. At over 13 minutes "J'ehin J'ehin" cuts a wicked groove for its entire length pushed by the horn section and
Tony Allen's
superlative drumming. "Buy Africa" is a anti-colonial rant worthy of the
Last Poets
, and "Fight to Finish" very simply kicks out the jams. A stunning record that marks the beginning of
Fela's
best period of recording. ~ John Dougan
Fela Anikulapo Kuti's
record company (EMI) agreed to finance a recording date in London for
Fela
and band. Now huge stars in Nigeria, this trip was, in a way, a triumphant return to the country that had provided
with a musical education and the club scene where he cut his proverbial bandleader's teeth. What is important to note is that he had become good friends with former
Cream
(and at the time of this recording current
Blind Faith
) drummer
Ginger Baker
, who had traveled to Lagos a year earlier to meet, hang out, and play with
.
Baker
shows up on this recording (albeit uncredited) on the track
"Egbe Mio,"
but more importantly helped get
gigs all over the city at such venerable venues as the 100 Club, the Cue Club, and the Four Aces. Recording at Abbey Road (a.k.a. the hallowed home of the Beatles)
cut these five awesome tracks in which his Afrobeat sound is more complex and jazzy than on the
'69 Los Angeles Sessions
. At over 13 minutes "J'ehin J'ehin" cuts a wicked groove for its entire length pushed by the horn section and
Tony Allen's
superlative drumming. "Buy Africa" is a anti-colonial rant worthy of the
Last Poets
, and "Fight to Finish" very simply kicks out the jams. A stunning record that marks the beginning of
Fela's
best period of recording. ~ John Dougan
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