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    • Fela Kuti – Shakara (Oloje)
    • 1. Lady
    • 2. Shakara (Oloje)

    1972 Fela Kuti anthem! This is afro beat at it's finest...ESSENTIAL!!!    

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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...
      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)
      • LP + Download Code£20.99
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      Fela KutiCoffin For Head Of StateKnitting Factory Records
      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...
      • – Coffin For Head Of State part 1
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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...
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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
        • LP + Download Code£20.99
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        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 KutiI.T.T.Knitting Factory Records
        'International Thief Thief' classic Fela from 1979
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          • – Up Side Down
          • – Go Slow
          Fela KutiZombieKnitting Factory Records
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          • – Zombie
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          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
          Fela KutiEverything Scatter (2015 Reissue)Knitting Factory Records
          Another killer gem from the undisputed 'King Of Afrobeat' Fela Kuti! Originally released in 1975. Expect nothing less than perfection. Sweet locked-in...
          • – Everything Scatter
          • – Who No Know Go How
          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 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
          Fela KutiHe Miss Road (2014 Vinyl Reissue)Knitting 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 KutiBeasts Of No Nation / O.D.O.OKnitting Factory Records
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          • – Beasts Of No Nation
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          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
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          '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...
          • – Expensive Shit

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            • – Army arrangement (vocal)
            • LP + Download Code£20.99
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            • CD£7.99 £7.99
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            Fela KutiCoffin For Head Of StateKnitting Factory Records
            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...
            • – Coffin For Head Of State part 1
            • Original LP£8.00
              Vinyl condition: POORSleeve condition: POOROriginal Nigerian vinyl POOR CONDITION
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            • LP + Download Code£20.99
              In stockAdd to Bag
            • CD£7.99 £7.99
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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
            • – Dog Eat Dog
              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
              • LP + Download Code£20.99
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              • CD£7.99 £8.99
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              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 KutiI.T.T.Knitting Factory Records
              'International Thief Thief' classic Fela from 1979
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                Upside Down’ and ‘Zombie’, both released in 1976, were made at the midpoint of an extraordinary three-year purple period during which Fela recorded...
                • – Up Side Down
                • – Go Slow
                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)
                • LP£19.99
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                Fela KutiEverything Scatter (2015 Reissue)Knitting Factory Records
                Another killer gem from the undisputed 'King Of Afrobeat' Fela Kuti! Originally released in 1975. Expect nothing less than perfection. Sweet locked-in...
                • – Everything Scatter
                • – Who No Know Go How
                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 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
                Fela KutiHe Miss Road (2014 Vinyl Reissue)Knitting 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 KutiBeasts Of No Nation / O.D.O.OKnitting Factory Records
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                • – Beasts Of No Nation
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