Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Questlove on Fela


Questlove Brings Fela to the Masses

“It’s the story of Hip Hop.  It’s the story of taking nothing and turning it into something,” explains ?uestlove (of the Roots) who is now the celebrated associate producer on the hit musical Fela! on Broadway.  Knitting Factory Records is proud to release the first of the long-awaited vinyl reissues from the Fela Kuti catalog.  This is the first in a series of curated vinyl box sets.  The box includes six Fela Kuti albums that were handpicked by ?uestlove of The ROOTS.  The artwork for each album is painstakingly recreated original album artwork along with vintage vinyl label artwork.  What’s more is that this release marks the first time that some of these Fela Kuti albums have been released on vinyl domestically.
Knitting Factory Records Released earlier this year Fela Kuti Power Show Box Set
In 2010, we saw the re-release of 34 Fela Kuti albums dating back to records that were originally released in 1969.  2011 will see the continuation of sharing Fela’s art with the world, starting with Knitting Factory Record’s January 18th release of the final set of re-released CDs in a set titled Power Show.
Power Show includes 10 albums (on 7 CDs) spanning from 1979 to Fela Kuti’s last album, Underground System, originally released in 1992.  It was during this era that Fela consistently toured on the international circuit, bringing Afrobeat to the world. This period also coincides with severe political turmoil in Fela’s Nigerian home and is unsurprisingly reflected in Fela’s music.  Starting with Unknown Soldier (1979) and Coffin For Head Of State (1980), which directly address the fatal attack by the Nigerian army on Kalakuta Republic, to Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense (1986), which criticizes the government as a corrupt teacher, to later albums which descriptively question ethics and policies related to past and modern colonization via capitalism.  Fela’s political statements also began to expand beyond Africa Fela phototo the U.N. as on Beasts Of No Nation.  Fela’s compositions grew more complex, the songs longer but no less funky.  Many Fela fans feel this era holds some of his crowning achievements – like the masterfully produced Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense or the political powerhouse I.T.T.


Fela Kuti - Power Show (2011)


Artist: Fela Kuti
Title Of Album: Power Show (Batch 4)
Year Of Release: 2011
Label: Knitting Factory Records
Genre: Funk / Jazz / Word Music
Format: Mp3
Quality: 320 kbps
Total Time: 7:45:31
Total Size: 1,09 Gb

Tracklist:

01. Coffin For Head Of State 22:44
02. Uknown Soldier 31:11
03. Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense 25:46
04. Look and Laugh (Parts 1 & 2) 30:49
05. Just Like That 22:19
06. Original Suffer Head 21:10
07. Power Show 14:50
08. International Thief Thief 24:05
09. M.O.P. (Movemente Of The People) 37:04
10. You Gimme Shit I Give You Shit 25:01
11. Custom Check Point 16:03
12. Army Arrangemente 29:57
13. Government Chicken Boy 29:17
14. Beasts Of Non Nation 28:20
15. O.D.O.O. (Overtake Don Overtake) 31:56
16. Underground System 28:29
17. Pansa Pansa 17:20
18. Confusion Break Bones 29:10


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