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Fela Kuti & Egypt 80

Fela Kuti & Egypt 80

Live in Detroit 1986

Knitting Factory
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August 29, 2012    

When Fela Kuti played this 1986 gig, he’d just spent 20 months in prison on charges brought by a Nigerian dictator. So the Afrobeat godfather’s always-present indignation has particular bite on this live LP, as he and a band of 27 unspool powerful jams that mix funk, jazz and traditional African music. The sound quality isn’t ideal, but Fela’s bruising music is. 

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