Fela Kuti's Box Set No. 6: Curated by Idris Elba on 7LP Box Set.
Knitting Factory Records and Partisan Records are proud to release the sixth installment of the much anticipated vinyl reissues from the Fela Kuti catalog. Vinyl Box #6 was curated by actor, producer, DJ, rapper and singer, Idris Elba aka DJ Big Driis. This edition features Open & Close, Music of Many Colors, Stalemate, I Go Shout Plenty!!!, Live In Amsterdam, and Opposite People. The artwork for each album has been meticulously recreated from the original vinyl pressings, alongside vintage vinyl label artwork. Previous box set curators include Chris Martin, Erykah Badu, Ginger Baker, Brian Eno, and Questlove.
Fela Kuti (1938-1997) was a Nigerian musician, producer, arranger, political radical, outlaw and the originator of Afrobeat. Since his untimely death in 1997 he has become a worldwide musical icon. A titanic musical and sociopolitical voice, Fela’s legacy spans decades and genres, touching on jazz, pop, funk, hip-hop, rock and beyond.
Open & Close
- Open and Close
- Suegbe and Pako (Part I)
- Suegbe and Pako (Part II)
- Gbagada Gbogodo
Music of Many Colors
- 2000 Blacks Got to Be Free
- Africa - Center of the World
Stalemate
- Stalemate
- African Message (Don't Worry About My Mouth O)
I Go Shout Plenty!!!
- I Go Shout Plenty
- Frustration
Live In Amsterdam
- M.O.P 1 (Movement Of The People no. 1) (Part One)
- M.O.P 1 (Movement Of The People no. 1) (Part Two)
- Gimme Shit, I Give You Shit
- C.C.P. (Custom Check Point)
Opposite People
- O.P. (Opposite People)
- Equalisation of Trouser & Pant