Description
Tracklist:
A1: Lady
A2: Shakara (Oloje)
B1: Gentleman
B2: Water No Get Enemy
C1: Zombie
C2: Sorrow Tears And Blood
D1: No Agreement
D2: Roforofo Fight
E1: Shuffering And Shmiling
F1: Coffin For Head Of State
F2: Itt
G1: Army Arrangement
H1: O.d.o.o
The Best Of The Black President is a 13-track guide to Fela Kutis massive and manifold creative career. Fela was a musician, arranger, producer, political radical and outlaw and the originator of Afrobeat. This is the first time the complete compilation is available on vinyl. It is a 4LP set, with updated cover art, in a hardbound book jacket and printed inner sleeves. The individual LPs are pressed on red, green, blue and yellow discs. This edition features a Ludo game board as the back cover and comes with a perforated set of game pieces, dice and instructions on how to play. The definitive survey of Fela Kutis epic body of work, including the songs Zombie, Water No Get Enemy and Lady. This album follows the release of the 12-episode podcast on the life and legacy of Fela, Fela Kuti: Fear No Man.
The package also includes an essay about Felas massive and lasting impact by the host of Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, Jad Abumrad
Limited edition of 3000.
Made in the Czech Republic.
