• Fela Kuti – na poi (part 1)
    • Fela Kuti – na poi (part 2)
    • Fela Kuti – you no go die...unless
    • 1. na poi (part 1)
    • 2. na poi (part 2)
    • 3. you no go die...unless

    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 not to be missed.

    Other Releases by Fela Kuti

    Fela KutiLive In AmsterdamPhillips
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      Fela KutiUp Side DownKnitting Factory Records
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      Fela KutiIkoyi BlindnessKnitting Factory Records
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      • – Ikoyi Blindness
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        • – Noise For Vendor Mouth
        • – Mattress
        • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) KFR2019-3£20.99
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        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
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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...
        • – Roforofo Fight
        • – Go Slow
        • New 2×LP (Coloured Vinyl) KFR2006-8£26.00
          Limited yellow & green vinyl edition
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        Fela KutiBoxset #5: Co-curated by Chris Martin & Femi KutiKnitting Factory Records
        Knitting Factory Records release the next installment of long-awaited vinyl reissues from the Fela Kuti catalog. Box Set #5 was co-curated by Fela’s...
          • 7×LP Box set (2.2kg) KFR4006-1£90.00
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          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
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          • LP + Download Code KFR2007-1£20.99
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          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 
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          Fela KutiShakaraKnitting Factory Records
          1972 Fela Kuti anthem! This is afro beat at it's finest...ESSENTIAL!!!    
          • – Shakara (Oloje)
          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
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          • LP KFR2011-1£15.99
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          Fela KutiOpen & Close / AfrodisiacKnitting Factory Records
          Two classic Afro-beat albums on one bargain price CD! All Fela Kuti's albums are superb! Highly recommended!
          • – Open & Close
          Fela KutiOriginal Suffer Head And I.T.TKnitting Factory Records
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          • – I T T

          Other Releases on Knitting Factory Records

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          • – Up Side Down
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          • LP KFR2023-1£22.99
            In stockAdd to Bag
          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
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            • – Noise For Vendor Mouth
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            Fela KutiWhy Black Man They SufferKnitting Factory Records
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            • – Why Black Man Dey Suffer
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            • New LP (Coloured Vinyl) KFR2012-3£20.99
              In stockAdd to Bag
            Fela KutiBoxset #5: Co-curated by Chris Martin & Femi KutiKnitting Factory Records
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              • 7×LP Box set (2.2kg) KFR4006-1£90.00
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              Fela KutiNo AgreementKnitting Factory Records
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              • – No Agreement
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              • LP + Download Code KFR2007-1£20.99
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              Fela KutiUnderground SystemKnitting Factory Records
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              • – Underground System
              • – Pansa Pansa
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              1973 Nigerian afro beat funk at it's best from the master - Fela Kuti 
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              Fela KutiShakaraKnitting Factory Records
              1972 Fela Kuti anthem! This is afro beat at it's finest...ESSENTIAL!!!    
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              Fela KutiOpen & Close / AfrodisiacKnitting Factory Records
              Two classic Afro-beat albums on one bargain price CD! All Fela Kuti's albums are superb! Highly recommended!
              • – Open & Close
              Fela KutiOriginal Suffer Head And I.T.TKnitting Factory Records
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              • – I T T

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