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    Fela Kuti Roforofo Fight / The Fela Singles

    Knitting Factory Records
    • Fela Kuti – Rofororo Fight
    • 1. Rofororo Fight
    • 2. Go Slow
    • 3. Question Jam Answer
    • 4. Trouble Sleep Yanga Wake Am
    • 5. Shenshema
    • 6. Ariya

    Essential afro beat! A dancefloor bomb plus essential previously unreleased tracks! You need this!! This is a CD reissue of Fela Kuti's 1972 album Roforofo Fight, with the addition of two previously unreleased tracks from the same era. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!


     

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        *Pressed on opaque 'Red, Green, Blue & Yellow' coloured vinyl.
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                  • 4×LP Box Set KFR1001-8£79.99
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                  • – Ikoyi Blindness
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                  • – Original Sufferhead
                  • – Power Show
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                    • – Kalakuta Show
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                    • – Noise For Vendor Mouth
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                    • – Suegbe And Pako
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                      • LP + Download Code KFR2026-1£20.99
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                      • – Pansa Pansa
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                      • – J'Ehin J'Ehin
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                          • – Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
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                          • – He Miss Road
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                          • – Let's Start

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