The Complete Works of Fela Anikulapo Kuti [Box] by Fela Kuti [CD]

Description: Tracks:Open & CloseSwegbe & PakoGbagada Gbagada Gbogodo GbogodoAlu Jon Jonki JonJeun Ko Ku (Chop 'n Quench)Eko IleJe'nwi Temi (Don't Gag Me)J.J.D. (Johnny Just Drop), Pts. 1-2Unnecessary BeggingNo Buredi (No Bread)ZombieMr. Follow FollowObservation Is No CrimeMistake [Live at the Berlin Jazz Festival, 1978]Underground SystemPansa PansaConfusion Break Bones (C.B.B.)Let's StartBlack Man's CryYe Ye De SmellEgbe Mi O (Carry Me)Ginger Baker and Tony Allen [Drum Solo Live at the Berlin Jazz Festival, 1978]M.O.P (Movement of the People)You Gimme Shit I Give You ShitCustom Check PointV.I.P., Pts. 1-2Authority Stealing, Pt. 1-2Yellow FeverNa Poi [1975 Version]Na Poi, Pt. 1-2You No Go Die... UnlessAlagbon CloseI Know Get Eye for BackWhy Black Man Dey SufferIkoyi Mentality vs. Mushin MentalityMonkey BananaSense WisenessExcuse-OMr. Grammarticalogylisationalism Is the BossEverything ScatterWho No Know Go KnowNoise for Vendor MouthMattressTeacher Don't Teach Me NonsenseLook and LaughJust Like ThatHighlife TimeOmuti TideOlolufe MiWadele Wa RohinLaise LairoWayo [Version 1]My Lady FrustrationViva NigeriaObeAkoWitchcraftWayo [2nd Version]LoverFunky HornEkoThis Is SadRoforofo FightGo SlowQuestion Jam AnswerTrouble Sleep Yanga Wake AmShenshemaAriyaConfusion, Pts. 1-2GentlemanFefe Naa EfeIgbeLadyShakaraJ'Ehin J'Ehin (Chop Teeth Chop Teeth)Egbe Moi (Carry Me)Who're YouBuy AfricaFight to FinishExpensive ShitWater No Get EnemyHe Miss RoadMonday Morning in LagosIt's No PossibleStalemateDon't Worry About My Mouth O (African Message)Fear Not for ManPalm Wine Sound [Instrumental]Ikoyi BlindnessGba Mi Leti Ki N'Dolowo (Slap Me Make I Get Money)Kalakuta ShowDon't Make Me Garan GaranUpside DownGo Slow2000 Blacks Got to Be FreeAfrica Centre of the WorldBeasts of No NationOvertake Don Overtake OvertakeArmy ArrangementGovernment Chicken BoyCoffin for Head of State, Pts. 1-2Unknown Soldier, Pts. 1-2Shuffering and Shmiling, Pts. 1-2No AgreementDog Eat Dog [Instrumental]Opposite PeopleSorrow Tears and Blood [Original Extended Version]Original Suffer HeadPower ShowI.T.T. (International Thief Thief), Pts. 1-2I Go Shout PlentyFrustrationMistake [Live at the Berlin Jazz Festiva, 1978]PerambulatorNa Fight-OColonial MentalityEqualisation of Trouser and Pant Performer Notes: Even before his death in 1997, Fela Anikulapo Kuti was the stuff of legend as the creator of Afro-beat, and as a fierce political activist, outlaw, and outspoken voice for the oppressed not only in his native Nigeria, but throughout Africa. Though harassed, beaten, tortured, and imprisoned by his own country's oppressive military dictatorship, he could not be broken. Like Bob Marley's, Kuti's name has been synonymous with liberation. Since his passing he has even become the subject of a Broadway musical that bears his name and tours internationally. He is a bona fide folk hero. That said, it's his music that not only survives his legend, but is the largest part of what perpetuates it. In its salacious, infectious, polyrhythmic grooves, the anger, politics, and sexuality shake, quake, and roar from his first recordings to his last. His catalog has been issued in several incarnations at various times since his death. This particular box set from Wrasse contains all 26 albums, which were previously released by the label in three separate compilation groupings. Each disc is housed in its own mini-LP sleeve, bearing original cover art, and the set contains four booklets -- one for each grouping of albums and a brief biography in a booklet of its own. What's confusing, at least initially, is that the back of the box numbers the albums one through 26, while each booklet numbers them starting at one. In other words, discs ten and 19 both bear the number one and start again with their groupings. They correspond to the way the label initially released these albums. The box also contains a DVD entitled A Slice of Fela. It is a compilation narrated by Sahr Ngaujah that contains excerpts from various documentaries and live concerts. There are interviews with Kuti's biographer Carlos Moore and Fela the musical's co-writer and choreographer, Bill T. Jones. Obviously, this collection is for the hardcore Kuti fan who doesn't already have everything. That said, given its exceptionally reasonable price tag (a true bargain), it may appeal to others as well. Either way, it is a singular document, one that testifies to Kuti's authentic role as one of the great musical innovators of the 20th century. ~ Thom Jurek Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo Studio/Live: Mixed Release Date: 25 November, 2016 Label: Knitting Factory Records Dimensions: 13.3 x 13.3 x 7.7 centimeters (0.67 kg)

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Track #1: Open & Close

Track #2: Swegbe & Pako

Track #3: Gbagada Gbagada Gbogodo Gbogodo

Track #4: Alu Jon Jonki Jon

Track #5: Jeun Ko Ku (Chop 'n Quench)

Track #6: Eko Ile

Track #7: Je'nwi Temi (Don't Gag Me)

Track #8: J.J.D. (Johnny Just Drop), Pts. 1-2

Track #9: Unnecessary Begging

Track #10: No Buredi (No Bread)

Track #11: Zombie

Track #12: Mr. Follow Follow

Track #13: Observation Is No Crime

Track #14: Mistake [Live at the Berlin Jazz Festival, 1978]

Track #15: Underground System

Track #16: Pansa Pansa

Track #17: Confusion Break Bones (C.B.B.)

Track #18: Let's Start

Track #19: Black Man's Cry

Track #20: Ye Ye De Smell

Track #21: Egbe Mi O (Carry Me)

Track #22: Ginger Baker and Tony Allen [Drum Solo Live at the

Track #23: M.O.P (Movement of the People)

Track #24: You Gimme Shit I Give You Shit

Track #25: Custom Check Point

Track #26: V.I.P., Pts. 1-2

Track #27: Authority Stealing, Pt. 1-2

Track #28: Yellow Fever

Track #29: Na Poi [1975 Version]

Track #30: Na Poi, Pt. 1-2

Track #31: You No Go Die... Unless

Track #32: Alagbon Close

Track #33: I Know Get Eye for Back

Track #34: Why Black Man Dey Suffer

Track #35: Ikoyi Mentality vs. Mushin Mentality

Track #36: Monkey Banana

Release Year: 2016

Format: CD

Genre: World Music

Artist: Kuti, Fela

Record Label: Knitting Factory, KFW

Release Title: Complete Works of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti