Fela Kuti - Roforofo Fight (50th Anniversary Edition) (Vinyl) Format:Vinyl 2LP (Yellow/Green) this thing is a seriously

this thing is a seriously lovely 15-minute finger-plucked excursion that fans of Jose Gonzalez (specifically) and nimble acoustic fretwork (generally) will gratefully gobble

Features backing vocals from Kate and Anna McGarrigle

Wishful Beginnings

which is the lead track onCease to Begin

Kurt Vile) at his Mant Studios alongside musician and long-time friend and collaborator Justin Tripp

Fela Kuti - Roforofo Fight (50th Anniversary Edition) (Vinyl) Format:Vinyl 2LP (Yellow/Green) this thing is a seriouslyBy 1972, when Music of Fela: Roforofo Fight was originally released (on two vinyl albums, Music of Fela Volume One and Volume Two), Fela Kuti was becoming one of the most avidly followed musicians in West Africa. His audience came from among the region's urban poor, the "sufferheads" living in the shanty towns around the major cities, along with growing numbers of students and political dissenters. Fela championed, and sang about the problems of,