Knitting Factory Records
Fela Kuti - Live with Ginger Baker (50th Anniversary Red Vinyl)
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-
Reissued
with
Abbey
Road
mastered
audio.
Red
double
vinyl
with
collector's
50th
Anniversary
gold
foil
obi
strip.
Bespoke
etching
of
album
artwork
on
Side
D.
2021
marks
the
50th
Anniversary
of
the
legendary
record
Fela
Kuti
made
with
Ginger
Baker
of
CreamThis
Anniversary
edition
features
a
newly
unearthed
second
drum
solo
from
Tony
Allen
and
Ginger
Baker,
taken
from
Afrika
70’s
performance
at
the
1978
Berlin
Jazz
Festival.
Part
I
has
never
appeared
on
vinyl
and
this
second
part
has
never
been
heard
-
until
now.
Fela’s
legacy
spans
decades
and
genres,
touching
on
jazz,
pop,
funk,
hip-hop,
rock
and
beyond.
While
he
never
achieved
true
icon
status
during
his
lifetime,
the
last
(roughly)
decade
has
seen
a
broad
resurgence
in
his
popularity
and
a
critical
reevaluation
of
his
life,
music
and
influence.
In
2008,
the
biographical
musical
‘Fela!’
(co-produced
by
Jay-Z
and
Will
Smith)
became
a
surprise
hit
off-Broadway
and
then
Broadway
itself.
Since
then,
Beyoncé
performed
Fela’s
‘Zombie’
at
Coachella,
he’s
been
called
out
as
an
influence
by
everyone
from
Paul
McCartney
to
Questlove
and
sampled
by
Missy
Elliott,
Kendrick
Lamar,
J.
Cole,
Nas,
and
more.
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