22754

    Fela Kuti Coffin For Head Of State

    Knitting Factory Records
    • Fela Kuti – Coffin For Head Of State part 1
    • 1. Coffin For Head Of State part 1
    • 2. Coffin For Head Of State part 2

    Fela Kuti made some frantic albums in his career--ones that popped with his enthusiastic political disobedience and ones that roared with fury at the Nigerian system and Africa's disadvantaged position in the late-20th century. But Coffin for Head of State is a different tiger. It's a downturned, sad, melancholic 22-minute work that signaled how Fela would make his previously general criticisms of Nigerian politics very specific. He recorded the album in 1981, several years after the Nigerian military's destruction of his self-declared Kalakuta Republic (a residential compound, in truth) and the ensuing, relentlessly violent assault on its residents, including his mother, who later died as a result of her injuries. Coffin finds Fela castigating Muslim and Christian leaders for idling while the government raped and pillaged, and it boasts a visionary quality in the antiphonal "Amens" that gets bounced through the band.

    Other Releases by Fela Kuti

    Fela KutiIkoyi BlindnessKnitting Factory Records
    Fela used the cover of ‘Ikoyi Blindness’ to announce his change of middle name from Ransome, which he now considered a slave name, to Anikulapo, which...
    • – Ikoyi Blindness
    • – Gba Mi Leti Ki N'Dolowo (Slap Me Make I Get Money)
    Fela KutiO.D.O.O. (Overtake Don Overtake Overtake)Knitting Factory Records
    ‘Overtake Don Overtake Overtake’ was the penultimate album of newly recorded studio material released by Fela before he passed in 1997.Like its immediate...
      Fela KutiKalakuta ShowKnitting Factory Records
      The ‘Kalakuta Show’ album was Fela Kuti’s undaunted manner of extracting revenge on the military regime that attacked and brutalized him in 1974....
      • – Kalakuta Show
      • – Don't Make Garan Garan
      • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) KFR2020-3£23.99
        In stockAdd to Bag
      Fela KutiNoise For Vendor MouthKnitting Factory Records
      The Nigerian establishment labelled Kalakuta Republic inhabitants as ‘hooligans’, ‘hemp smokers’, etc. ‘Noise For Vendor Mouth’ is Fela’s...
      • – Noise For Vendor Mouth
      • – Mattress
      • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) KFR2019-3£20.99
        In stockAdd to Bag
      Fela KutiWhy Black Man They SufferKnitting Factory Records
      ‘Why Black Man Dey Suffer’, recorded in 1971, was originally deemed too controversial for release by EMI, his label at the time. Having recently been...
      • – Why Black Man Dey Suffer
      • – Ikoyi Mentality vs Mushin Mentality
      • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) KFR2012-3£20.99
        In stockAdd to Bag
      Fela KutiRoforofo Fight (50th Anniversary Edition)Partisan Records
      By 1972, when Music of Fela: Roforofo Fight was originally released (on two vinyl albums, Music of Fela Volume One and Volume Two), Fela was becoming one...
      • – Roforofo Fight
      • – Go Slow
      • New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) KFR2006-8£26.00
        Limited yellow & green vinyl edition
        In stockAdd to Bag
      Fela KutiArmy ArrangementKnitting Factory Records
      Fela Kuti stories Nigeria’s attempt at ‘democracy’ in 1979 after more than a decade ofmilitary rule told through this album, originally released...
      • – Army arrangement (vocal)
      Fela KutiJ.J.D (Johnny Just Drop!!) Live!! At Kalakuta RepublikKnitting Factory Records
      Originally released in 1977, ‘Johnny Just Drop (J.J.D.)’ features Fela lampooning Nigeria’s ‘been-tos’, people who had been to Europe or America...
        • LP + Download Code KFR2026-1£23.99
          In stockAdd to Bag
        Fela KutiNo AgreementKnitting Factory Records
        ‘No Agreement’ is sometimes overlooked among Fela’s 1977 releases, eclipsed by albums such as ‘Johnny Just Drop (J.J.D.)’ and ‘Sorrow Tears...
        • – No Agreement
        • – Dog Eat Dog
        • LP + Download Code KFR2007-1£20.99
          In stockAdd to Bag
        Fela KutiUnderground SystemKnitting Factory Records
        Reissue of one of Fela's later recordings, comprised of two extended tracks, the title cut and the classic, 'Pansa Pansa'.
        • – Underground System
        • – Pansa Pansa
        Fela KutiAfrodisiacKnitting Factory Records
        1973 Nigerian afro beat funk at it's best from the master - Fela Kuti 
        • – Alu Jon Jonki Jon
        • – Eko Ile
        Fela KutiFela's London SceneKnitting Factory Records
        Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in 1971. Essential Fela Kuti, featuring Tony Allen on drums!
        • – J'Ehin J'Ehin
        • – Who're You?
        • – Buy Africa
        Fela KutiAlagbon Close Knitting Factory
        Unmissable classic afro-beat! Alagbon Close represents one of the first times anyone had directly taken on the Nigerian authorities in such a brash manner!   
        • – alagbon close
        • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) KFR2011-8£22.99
          50th anniversary special - Jollof orange vinyl
          In stockAdd to Bag
        • LP KFR2011-1£17.99
          In stockAdd to Bag
        Fela KutiNa PoiKnitting Factory Records
        Hypnotic afrobeat bullet from 1972 - recorded in Lagos. Sprited percussion, tight horns, and pure funk! As with most of the great man's albums, this is...
        • – na poi (part 1)
        • – na poi (part 2)
        • – you no go die...unless
        Fela KutiExpensive ShitKnitting Factory Records
        'Expensive Shit' is one of Fela's most notorious albums! This killer afro-beat LP was originally release in 1975 and now gets a reissue on Brooklyn-based...
        • – Expensive Shit
        • – Water No Get Enemy
        Fela KutiHe Miss RoadKnitting Factory Records
        He Miss Road', also 1975, was produced by Ginger Baker. A deep and darker shade of afro-beat that is one of Fela's best.
        • – He Miss Road
        • – Monday Morning In Lagos
        • – It's No Possible
        Fela KutiAlagbon Close / Why Black Man Dey SufferKnitting Factory
        Alagbon Close represents one of the first times anyone had directly taken on the Nigerian authorities in such a brash manner. Why Black Man Dey Suffer:...
        • – Alagbon Close
        Fela KutiFela With Ginger Baker Live!Knitting Factory Records
        'Let's Start' - Seriously killer tune! and loads more. It's hard to go wrong with Fela Kuti's work from the 1970s, and LIVE!, which features the Afrobeat...
        • – Let's Start
        Fela KutiYellow FeverKnitting Factory Records
        Yellow Fever’ was originally released in 1976, during Fela’s extraordinarily prolific 1975-77 purple period, when he released 24 albums in Nigeria...
        • – Yellow Fever
        • – Na Poi ‘75

        Other Releases on Knitting Factory Records

        Fela KutiIkoyi BlindnessKnitting Factory Records
        Fela used the cover of ‘Ikoyi Blindness’ to announce his change of middle name from Ransome, which he now considered a slave name, to Anikulapo, which...
        • – Ikoyi Blindness
        • – Gba Mi Leti Ki N'Dolowo (Slap Me Make I Get Money)
        Fela KutiO.D.O.O. (Overtake Don Overtake Overtake)Knitting Factory Records
        ‘Overtake Don Overtake Overtake’ was the penultimate album of newly recorded studio material released by Fela before he passed in 1997.Like its immediate...
          Fela KutiKalakuta ShowKnitting Factory Records
          The ‘Kalakuta Show’ album was Fela Kuti’s undaunted manner of extracting revenge on the military regime that attacked and brutalized him in 1974....
          • – Kalakuta Show
          • – Don't Make Garan Garan
          • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) KFR2020-3£23.99
            In stockAdd to Bag
          Fela KutiNoise For Vendor MouthKnitting Factory Records
          The Nigerian establishment labelled Kalakuta Republic inhabitants as ‘hooligans’, ‘hemp smokers’, etc. ‘Noise For Vendor Mouth’ is Fela’s...
          • – Noise For Vendor Mouth
          • – Mattress
          • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) KFR2019-3£20.99
            In stockAdd to Bag
          Fela KutiWhy Black Man They SufferKnitting Factory Records
          ‘Why Black Man Dey Suffer’, recorded in 1971, was originally deemed too controversial for release by EMI, his label at the time. Having recently been...
          • – Why Black Man Dey Suffer
          • – Ikoyi Mentality vs Mushin Mentality
          • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) KFR2012-3£20.99
            In stockAdd to Bag
          Fela KutiArmy ArrangementKnitting Factory Records
          Fela Kuti stories Nigeria’s attempt at ‘democracy’ in 1979 after more than a decade ofmilitary rule told through this album, originally released...
          • – Army arrangement (vocal)
          Fela KutiJ.J.D (Johnny Just Drop!!) Live!! At Kalakuta RepublikKnitting Factory Records
          Originally released in 1977, ‘Johnny Just Drop (J.J.D.)’ features Fela lampooning Nigeria’s ‘been-tos’, people who had been to Europe or America...
            • LP + Download Code KFR2026-1£23.99
              In stockAdd to Bag
            Fela Kuti & Roy AyersMusic Of Many ColoursKnitting Factory Records
            Reissue of the classic ‘Music Of Many Colours’, the joint album between Roy Ayers and Fela Kuti, recorded after a three week tour of Nigeria’s major...
            • – 2000 Blacks Got To Be Free
            • – Africa-Center Of The World
            Fela KutiNo AgreementKnitting Factory Records
            ‘No Agreement’ is sometimes overlooked among Fela’s 1977 releases, eclipsed by albums such as ‘Johnny Just Drop (J.J.D.)’ and ‘Sorrow Tears...
            • – No Agreement
            • – Dog Eat Dog
            • LP + Download Code KFR2007-1£20.99
              In stockAdd to Bag
            Fela KutiUnderground SystemKnitting Factory Records
            Reissue of one of Fela's later recordings, comprised of two extended tracks, the title cut and the classic, 'Pansa Pansa'.
            • – Underground System
            • – Pansa Pansa
            Fela KutiAfrodisiacKnitting Factory Records
            1973 Nigerian afro beat funk at it's best from the master - Fela Kuti 
            • – Alu Jon Jonki Jon
            • – Eko Ile
            Fela KutiFela's London SceneKnitting Factory Records
            Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in 1971. Essential Fela Kuti, featuring Tony Allen on drums!
            • – J'Ehin J'Ehin
            • – Who're You?
            • – Buy Africa
            Fela KutiNa PoiKnitting Factory Records
            Hypnotic afrobeat bullet from 1972 - recorded in Lagos. Sprited percussion, tight horns, and pure funk! As with most of the great man's albums, this is...
            • – na poi (part 1)
            • – na poi (part 2)
            • – you no go die...unless
            Fela KutiExpensive ShitKnitting Factory Records
            'Expensive Shit' is one of Fela's most notorious albums! This killer afro-beat LP was originally release in 1975 and now gets a reissue on Brooklyn-based...
            • – Expensive Shit
            • – Water No Get Enemy
            Fela KutiHe Miss RoadKnitting Factory Records
            He Miss Road', also 1975, was produced by Ginger Baker. A deep and darker shade of afro-beat that is one of Fela's best.
            • – He Miss Road
            • – Monday Morning In Lagos
            • – It's No Possible
            Fela KutiFela With Ginger Baker Live!Knitting Factory Records
            'Let's Start' - Seriously killer tune! and loads more. It's hard to go wrong with Fela Kuti's work from the 1970s, and LIVE!, which features the Afrobeat...
            • – Let's Start
            Fela KutiYellow FeverKnitting Factory Records
            Yellow Fever’ was originally released in 1976, during Fela’s extraordinarily prolific 1975-77 purple period, when he released 24 albums in Nigeria...
            • – Yellow Fever
            • – Na Poi ‘75

            People also bought

            Fela KutiExpensive ShitKnitting Factory Records
            'Expensive Shit' is one of Fela's most notorious albums! This killer afro-beat LP was originally release in 1975 and now gets a reissue on Brooklyn-based...
            • – Expensive Shit
            • – Water No Get Enemy
            Fela KutiShakaraKnitting Factory Records
            1972 Fela Kuti anthem! This is afro beat at it's finest...ESSENTIAL!!!    
            • – Shakara (Oloje)
            Fela KutiZombieKnitting Factory Records
            On the title track Fela and the backup singers ridicule the mindset of men in uniform over an urgent, quick-march accompaniment from Afrika 70. The album...
            • – Zombie
            • – Mr. Follow Follow (Mister Follow Follow)
            Fela KutiAfrodisiacKnitting Factory Records
            1973 Nigerian afro beat funk at it's best from the master - Fela Kuti 
            • – Alu Jon Jonki Jon
            • – Eko Ile
            Fela KutiNo AgreementKnitting Factory Records
            ‘No Agreement’ is sometimes overlooked among Fela’s 1977 releases, eclipsed by albums such as ‘Johnny Just Drop (J.J.D.)’ and ‘Sorrow Tears...
            • – No Agreement
            • – Dog Eat Dog
            • LP + Download Code KFR2007-1£20.99
              In stockAdd to Bag
            Fela KutiShuffering And Shmiling/No AgreementWrasse
            Two classic afro beat albums!
            • – Shuffering And Shmiling
            Fela KutiFela With Ginger Baker Live!Knitting Factory Records
            It's hard to go wrong with Fela Kuti's work from the 1970s, and LIVE!, which features the Afrobeat innovator backed by his powerhouse band Africa '70 and...
            • – Let's Start
            • – Black Man's Cry
            • – Ye Ye De Smell
            • – Egbe Mi O
            Lalo SchifrinMusic From Mission ImpossibleDot Records
            Seminal soundtrack to the TV series composed, arranged and conducted by Lalo Schifrin
            • – Mission: Impossible
            • – The Plot
            • Original LP£50.00
              Vinyl condition: VG+Sleeve condition: VG+Original Pre-Owned USA Vinyl
            Joy Orbisonstill slipping vol. 1XL Recordings
            **Debut full length/mixtape project from Joy Orbison!** "Fans of Joy O’s DJ sets and radio shows will already be aware of his diverse tastes and inspirations,...
            • – w/ dad & frankie
            • – sparko (feat. Herron)
            • – swag w/ kav (feat. James Massiah & Bathe)
            • – better (feat. Léa Sen)
            • – bernard?
            • – runnersz
            • – rraine (feat. Edna)
            • – glorious amateurs
            • – s gets jaded
            • – froth sipping
            • – layer 6
            • – in drink
            • – playground (feat. Goya Gumbani)
            • – born slipping (feat. TYSON)
            Soul Jazz Records Presents Fashion Records : Style & FashionA-Class Top Notch Hi Fi Sounds In Fine StyleSoul Jazz Records
            Soul Jazz Records are proud to present this new collection of music from the great Fashion Records, one of the most important and iconic independent labels...
            • Papa Face featuring Red Man – Dance Pon De Corner
            • Dee Sharp – Let's Dub It Up
            • Cutty Ranks – Limb By Limb (DJ SS Remix)
            • General Levy – Mad Them
            • Laurel & Hardy – You're Nicked
            • Bunny General – Played By This Ya Sound
            • General Levy & Hard 'n' Pure – Wikkeda!!
            • Carlton Lewis – Small Talking
            • Poison Chang – Shot Fe Bust (Marvellous Cain Remix)
            • Dee Sharp – Rising To The Top
            • Papa Face With Keith Douglas – DJ Jamboree
            • General Levy – Heat
            • Carlton Lewis – Sweet Soul Rocking
            • Top Cat – Ruffest Gun Ark (DJ Rap Mix)
            • Papa San – DJ Business
            • Papa Face & Bionic Rhona – To The Bump
            • Cutty Ranks – As You See It
            • Janice Walker – You'll Never Need Somebody
            • Asher Senator – Bubble With I
            • 1. Papa Face featuring Red Man – Dance Pon De Corner
            • 2. Dee Sharp – Let's Dub It Up
            • 3. Cutty Ranks – Limb By Limb (DJ SS Remix)
            • View full info and tracklisting
            Fela KutiConfusionKnitting Factory Records
            Originally recorded in 1974, "Confusion" is a 26-minute, one-track album that is entirely instrumental on the first side. Lyrically, the song is a polemical...
              Lloyd McNeillWashington Suite (1970)Soul Jazz Records
              Soul Jazz Records’ new ox-blood red coloured vinyl limited-edition 1000-copies worldwide LP (+ download code) issue of this very rare deep spiritual...
              • – Home Rule
              • – Just 71% Moor
              • – 2504 Cliffbourne Pl.
              • – Fountain In The Circle
              • – City Tryptych
              • – Fountain In The Circle
              • LP (Coloured Vinyl) + Download Code SJRLP374C£24.00
                In stockAdd to Bag
              • CD SJRCD374£12.00
                In stockAdd to Bag
              • MP3 Release SJRD374£7.99
                In stockAdd to Bag
              Prince BusterRoll On Charles Street 'Prince Buster Ska Selection'Rock A Shacka
              Awesome 20 track ska collection from Japan featuring 11 unreleased & alternative takes from the vaults of the late great Prince Buster. With sleevenotes...
              • Prince Buster's All Stars – Buster Pink Night Stars (Unreleased)
              • Prince Buster's All Stars – Hey Train (Unreleased)
              • Roland Alphonso – Roll On Charles Street (Natty’ s Dub Plate) (Unreleased)
              • Raymond Harper – Raining Outside (Unreleased)
              • Roland Alphonso – Almost Like Being In Love (Alternate Take)
              • Prince Buster – High Blood Pressure
              • Derrick And Patsy – Raindrops Falling (Unreleased)
              • Prince Buster – Stir The Pot (Feat,Prince Buster, Derrick Morgan, Eric Morris & Patsy)
              • Spanish Town Skabeats – Stop That Train
              • Prince Buster – Islam
              • Prince Buster's All Stars – Charles Street Cowboy (Unreleased)
              • Prince Buster's All Stars – Prince Of Peace (Alternate Take)
              • Prince Buster – Rude Rude Rudie (Don’ t Throw Stones)
              • Don Drummond – Sudden Attack
              • Don Drummond – Vietnam (Unreleased)
              • Prince Buster – Prince Buster
              • Slim Smith – Only Soul Can Tell
              • Prince Buster – I’ m Sorry (Unreleased)
              • Unknown Artist – Summer Time (Unreleased)
              • Prince Buster – Prince Buster
              • 1. Prince Buster's All Stars – Buster Pink Night Stars (Unreleased)
              • 2. Prince Buster's All Stars – Hey Train (Unreleased)
              • 3. Roland Alphonso – Roll On Charles Street (Natty’ s Dub Plate) (Unreleased)
              • View full info and tracklisting
              Herbie HancockInventions And DimensionsBlue Note
              Great album fusing modal jazz piano with latin percussion  - a classic! A really super record from Herbie Hancock - one that's almost completely...
              • – Succotash
              • – Triangle
              Tom Misch & Yussef DayesWhat Kinda MusicBeyond the Groove / Blue Note
              An astonishing collaboration between two artists of very different disciplines, and one of the most unique and seamlessly original projects of its ilk...
              • – What Kinda Music
              Fela KutiIkoyi BlindnessKnitting Factory Records
              Fela used the cover of ‘Ikoyi Blindness’ to announce his change of middle name from Ransome, which he now considered a slave name, to Anikulapo, which...
              • – Ikoyi Blindness
              • – Gba Mi Leti Ki N'Dolowo (Slap Me Make I Get Money)
              Alfred Panou & The Art Ensemble of ChicagoJe Suis Un SauvageSouffleContinu Records
              First ever reissue of this rare treasure of Afro-groove poetry from 1969, featuring French actor Alfred Panou with the backing of the legendary The Art...
              • – Je Suis Un Sauvage
              • – Le Moral Nécessaire
              CandidoBeautiful (1970)Blue Note
              Seriously funky album by Cuban jazz percussionist Candido Camero recorded in 1970 for Blue Note. Check the audio!
              • – I'm On My Way
              Fela KutiOriginal SufferheadKnitting Factory Records
              This edition of ‘Original Sufferhead’ is a major event. With the release of ‘Box Set #5’, and now on this reissue, the title track of this magnificent...
              • – Original Sufferhead
              • – Power Show
              Soul of A Nation: Afro-Centric Visions in the Age of Black PowerSoul Jazz Records
              This album coincides with the massive new exhibition Soul of A Nation - Art in the Age of Black Power at Tate Modern, London. Watch Channel 4 news piece...
              • Gil Scott-Heron – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
              • Mandingo Griot Society with Don Cherry – Sounds From The Bush
              • Roy Ayers Ubiquity – Red, Black and Green
              • Philip Cohran and The Artistic Heritage Ensemble – Malcolm X
              • Sarah Webster Fabio – Sweet Songs
              • Phil Ranelin – Vibes From The Tribe
              • Horace Tapscott with the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra – Desert Fairy Princess
              • David McKnight – Strong Men
              • Joe Henderson – Black Narcissus
              • Oneness Of Juju – African Rhythms
              • Doug Carn – Suratal Ihklas
              • Duke Edwards and The Young Ones – Is It Too Late ?
              • Carlos Garnett – Mother Of The Future
              • 1. Gil Scott-Heron – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
              • 2. Mandingo Griot Society with Don Cherry – Sounds From The Bush
              • 3. Roy Ayers Ubiquity – Red, Black and Green
              • View full info and tracklisting
              Groove Interrupted Loss, Renewal, and the Music of New OrleansSt. Martin's Press
              60% OFF!The recent history of New Orleans is fraught with tragedy and triumph. Both are reflected in the city’s vibrant, idiosyncratic music community....
                Pacific Breeze 2: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1972-1986Light In The Attic
                BACK IN STOCK!! Light In The Attic dig deeper into the sounds of bubble-era Japan with their superb 'Pacific Breeze 2' compilation! From the proto-City...
                • Bread & Butter – Pink Shadow
                • Eiichi Ohtaki – Yubikiri
                • Kimiko Kasai – Vibration
                • The Mystery Kindaichi Band – Kindaichi Kosuke No Theme
                • Tetsuji Hayashi – Hidari Mune No Seiza
                • Anri – Last Summer Whisper
                • Kikuchi Momoko – Blind Curve (1984)
                • Tomoko Aran – I'm In Love
                • Yu Imai – Kindaichi Kosuke Nishi E Iku
                • The Sadistics – Tokyo Taste
                • Piper – Hot Sand
                • Junko Ohashi & Minoya Central Station – Rainy Saturday & Coffee Break
                • Eri Ohno – Skyfire
                • Yumi Murata – Kanpoo
                • Kyoko Furuya – Harumifutou
                • Yuji Toriyama – Bay/Sky Provincetown 1977
                • 2×LP Deluxe vinyl LITA179-1£56.00
                  Housed in a deluxe wide spine jacket with full colour inner sleeves