Fela Kuti Expensive Shit / He Miss Road

    Knitting Factory Records
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    • Fela Kuti – Expensive Shit
    • 1. Expensive Shit
    • 2. Water Get No Enemy
    • 3. He Miss Road
    • 4. Monday Morning In Lagos
    • 5. Its No Possible

    'Expensive Shit', from 1975, is one of Fela's most notorious albums. The title track recounts being framed by the police and his comical escape from certain conviction while 'Water Get No Enemy' is a veritable Afro-beat anthem. 'He Miss Road', also from '75, was produced by Ginger Baker and is a deep and dark album that is one of Fela's best.


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    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...
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    Fela KutiBoxset #5: Co-curated by Chris Martin & Femi KutiKnitting Factory Records
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      • – beats of no nation (vocal)
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      Fela KutiArmy ArrangementKnitting Factory Records
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      Fela KutiJ.J.D (Johnny Just Drop!!) Live!! At Kalakuta RepublikKnitting Factory Records
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        • – Who're You?
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        Fela KutiShakaraKnitting Factory Records
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        Fela KutiRoforofo Fight (2015 Reissue)Knitting Factory
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        Fela KutiEverything Scatter (2015 Reissue)Knitting Factory Records
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        Fela KutiExpensive ShitKnitting Factory Records
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          Fela KutiFela With Ginger Baker Live!Knitting Factory Records
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          Fela KutiOpposite People / Sorrow Tears And BloodKnitting Factory Records
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              Fela KutiCoffin For Head Of StateKnitting Factory Records
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              • – Coffin For Head Of State part 1
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              Fela KutiJ.J.D (Johnny Just Drop!!) Live!! At Kalakuta RepublikKnitting Factory Records
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                • – na poi (part 1)
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                • – Expensive Shit
                • – Water No Get Enemy
                Fela KutiSorrow Tears & Blood (2014 Vinyl Reissue)Knitting Factory Records
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                  Fela KutiTeacher Don't Teach Me NonsenseKnitting Factory Records
                  In 'Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense', Fela explains the role of the teacher in any society with the concept that all the things we consider to be problems...
                  • – Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
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                  • – Let's Start
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                  • – Ye Ye De Smell
                  • – Egbe Mi O
                  Fela KutiHe Miss Road (2014 Vinyl Reissue)Knitting Factory Records
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                  • – He Miss Road
                  • – Monday Morning In Lagos
                  • – It's No Possible
                  Fela KutiOpen & Close / AfrodisiacKnitting Factory Records
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                  • – Open & Close
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                  • – Gentleman
                  Fela KutiOpposite People / Sorrow Tears And BloodKnitting Factory Records
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                    Fela KutiRoforofo Fight / The Fela SinglesKnitting Factory Records
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                    • – Rofororo Fight
                    Fela KutiYellow FeverKnitting Factory Records
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